Jazz Around Town: As the Summer Wanes, There Still Some Jazz in Rochester

Thursday, September 1, 2011

• Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Uptown Jazz Rochester with Whitney Marchelle, Andy Calabrese and John Montgomery @ The Grill at Strathallan, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Co. @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm
• Boone Ra Racketstra @ Tommy's, Railroad Ave, Newark, 8:30 pm

Friday, September 2, 2011

• Johnny Matt Band @ Seebreeze, 12:00 pm
• Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans (Empire and Bay Rd), 5:30 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:30 pm
• Bop Shop's 14 Fridays ends with The Margaret Explosion @ Courtyard, Village Gate, 6:00 pm
• Ryan T Carey @ Thali of India, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Adrian DiMatteo @ Hogan's Hideaway, 7:00 pm
• Julie Ketchum Duo @ Bistro 135, 7:30
• The Shawn Williams Quintet @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• The Westview Project @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Mark Cassara @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm

Saturday, September 3, 2011

• Whitney Marchello Trio @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Pomodoro's on University, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Joe Kozlowski Group @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Bending and Breaking CD Release with Wooden Cities and Quintopus @ The Bug Jar, 8:00 pm
• Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione & The New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, September 4, 2011

• Troup Street Jazz Jam Session @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
• Art Release Party with the Moho Collective @ Lovin' Cup, 6:00 pm

Monday, September 5, 2011

• Happy Hour with Brad Batz @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

• Mark Viavattine Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Thomas Gravino @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

• Soul Express @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
• The Gateswingers with The Al Bruno Trio & Tom Monte @ Ontario Beach Park, 6:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Pomodoro's Grill & Wine Bar (University Ave.), 7:30 pm
• The Margaret Explosion @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Events in the Future

• Fifth Annual Evening of Wine and Jazz gala fundraiser to benefit Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM @ Waterside Room, Pier 45 in the Port of Rochester, Thursday, September 15, 6:30-9:30 p.m (Tickets now on sale)
• Reuben Allen Jazz Piano Trio, Dat Dere Trio+1, Company B and Holy Smith (and many others) @ Greentopia Festival, September 17-18, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (check website for days and times)
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, September 24, 2011, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
• Michael Berkowitz with the New Gene Krupa Orchestra and vocalist Tony Babino re-creating Sinatra's first live album in 1966 with Count Basie: “Sinatra at the Sands." @ Roberts Wesleyan College, Cultural Life Center, October 1st, 7:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents TIZER Featuring Karen Briggs @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)