Jazz Around Town: Music to Check out Around Rochester All Week Long....

Thursday, September 22, 2011

• Jazz & Wine Happy Hour with The Swooners @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm
• Deanna Witkowski, Moving with the Spirit: The Sacred Art of Jazz (lecture/performance) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: Awakening the Heart: The Art(s) of Faith, Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, 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
• Soul Express @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 8:30 pm

Friday, September 23, 2011

• Deanna Witkowski, Beyond Words: Improvisation as Prayer (conversation) @ Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies Lecture Series: Awakening the Heart: The Art(s) of Faith, Nazareth College Linehan Chapel, Golisano Academic Center, Friday, September 23, 1:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Kenny Garrett Master Class (fundraiser for MoKa, Museum of Kids Arts) @ Fairport High School, Friday, September 23, 4:30-6:00 pm
• Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 5:00 pm
• Bobby Dibaudo Duo @ Bistro 135, 5:00 pm
• Johnny Matt Band with Jon Seiger @ Wegmans, Eastway, 5:30 pm
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ The Pultneyville Grill, 4135 Mill St., Williamson, 7:00 pm
• Allen Vizzutti with the Robert Wesleyan College Orchestra @ Roberts Wesleyan Cultural Life Center, 7:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Bistro 135, 7:30 pm
• Deanna Witkowski Trio withJeff Campbell & Rich Thompson @ Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1050 East Avenue, Rochester, 7:30 pm
• Soul Express @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
• The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Little Theatre Cafe, 8:30 pm
• Gap Mangione and the New Blues Band @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 8:30 pm
• Brian Williams @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Jessy Carolina & The Hot Mess @ Abilene, 9:30 pm

Saturday, September 24, 2011HTML

• Grand Opening Celebration & “Instrument Petting Zoo" @ Rochester Contemporary School of Music, Friday & Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm 
• Gap Mangione @ Pier 45, 6:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi & Shared Genes @ Glengarry Inn at Eagle Vale, Fairport, 6:30 pm
• Madeline Forster @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm
• Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm
• Barry Tee Jazz Trio @ Pomodoro Pittsford, 7:00 pm
• Mikrokolekty “Revisit" @ Nazareth College-Wilmot Recital Hall, 7:30 pm (more info here)
• Bobbie DiBaudo @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 7:30 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents the Kenny Garrett Quartet @ Hochstein School of Music, Saturday, September 24, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets) (Ron Netsky profile in City)
• Mark Cassara @ Pittsford Grill, 8:00 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm
• Dan Kodweis Trio @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 8:00 pm
• The Swooners @ The Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm
• Prime Time Funk @ Lovin Cup, 9:00 pm
• East End Jazz Boys @ Havana Moes, 9:30 pm

Sunday, September 25, 2011

• Organ Jazz Brunch @ Abbott's Downtown, 72 St. Paul St., 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Grand Opening Celebration & “Instrument Petting Zoo" @ Rochester Contemporary School of Music, Friday & Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm 
• Danny 'Knuckles' Sullivan @ Pane Vino Ristorante, 5:00 pm
• Captain Marvel @ Lemoncello, 6:00 pm
• Sunday Night Jazz Showcase and Jam Session hosted by The Mike Kujawski Quartet @ Lovin Cup, 7:00 pm

Monday, September 26, 2011

• Happy Hour with The Westview Project with Doug Stone @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Ted Nicolosi and Shared Genes @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• The Greece Jazz Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

• Happy Hour with Tinted Image @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Duo @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tom Tosti @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• Russell Scarbrough Soul-Jazz Big Band @ Tala Vera Cantina, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

• Side Project featuring Walt Scott @ Bistro 135, 6:00 pm
• Tony Gianavola @ Beale Street Cafe, 6:00 pm
• Bill Slater @ Pittsford Grill, 6:00 pm
• Robert Chevrier @ Pomodoro's (Monroe Ave.), 6:30 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

• Adam Unsworth & Ellen Rowe in an evening of original jazz compositions and standards for piano and French horn @ Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue, Rochester Thursday, September 29th, 7:00 pm
• Bill Evans Dance presents Autumn Leaves: Hot Jazz/Cool Tap with Rhythm Tap Rochester & the No Mean Feat Jazz Trio (Gabe Condon, Alex Dugdale & Dominic Sbrega with guest artists Danny Lopa and Tamara Wilcox) @ NextStage at Geva Theatre, September 30 through October 8
• Heritage Jazz Series with Dr. Carl Atkins @ Baobab Cultural Center, Friday, September 30th, 7:00 pm (and continuing on the last Friday of the month)
• 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
• Madeleine Peyroux @ Great Performers Series 2011-2012, Performing Arts Center, Buffalo State College, Saturday, October 8, 2011, 8:00 pm
• Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Sunday, October 16, 8:00 pm
• Exodus to Jazz presents Tizer featuring Karen Briggs @ Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Saturday, October 22nd, 8:00 pm (two one-hour sets)
• Cindy Miller and Gene Bertoncini “An Evening to Remember" @ The Pittsford Grill, Saturday, October 22nd, 7:00pm (Limited seating, by reservation only)
• Will Downing, 8th Annuual Jazz for the Park Benefit for Commencement Park @ Eastman Kodak Theatre, Sunday, October 30th, 7:00 pm