Series Schedule
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageJake Shimabukuro
Almost everyone in Hawaii has strummed a ukulele at one time or another. But at the age of 14, Jake Shimabukuro ( pronounced: SHE-MUH-BOO-COO-RO) realized that he was doing something a little different with the four-stringed instrument – OK, a lot different. Shimabukuro’s wholly unique approach to the ukulele started early. As a youngs...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicJanice Friedman
Janice Friedman established her career path early on — fed (by her pianist mother) a diet of Errol Garner, Oscar Peterson, Marian McPartland, Bill Evans and Ahmad Jamal; playing organ and then piano before starting kindergarten; seriously studying classical piano and then jazz piano while playing for school and private events well before high scho...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallJennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino
Trumpeter and vocalist, Jennifer Hartswick is one of the most exciting performers in music today. She exudes confidence and joy and brings her own refreshing spirit to the stage every time she performs. Jennifer’s music is honest, soulful and comes with a maturity far beyond her years. Hartswick is an original member of the Trey Anastasio Band an...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomLaura Dubin Trio Plays West Side Story
For the outstanding pianist/composer Laura Dubin, the serious pursuit of jazz expression began at the age of 12 in her native Rochester, NY. In 2007 she embarked on a 7-year journey of study and performing that brought her to various points in the U.S. and Latin America; and now Laura’s path has come full circle to her hometown. “Wh...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicEmilie-Claire Barlow
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and six-time nominee, she has released 11 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. She is known for her inspired re-imaginings and affectionate treatment of both class...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceSasha Berliner Quintet
Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco, CA.Sasha started playing drums at eight years old. She pursued a jazz emphasis at her high school, Oakland School for the Arts, where she picked up the vibraphone at age 13. She is an alumnus of the SF Jazz High School All Stars Orchestra and the Banff International Wo...
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6:30 PM
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageWestern Centuries
When did country music start to sound the same? The first generation of country artists borrowed from everything around them: Appalachian stringband music, Texas fiddle traditions, cowboy songs, Delta blues. In an era of unprecedented access to our musical pasts, shouldn’t country music be even more diverse than it was in its infancy? Honky-tonk s...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRichie Goods
Music is the fulfillment of Richie’s destiny – it’s in his DNA. The youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame, bassist Richie Goods got an early start playing in church and clubs while still attending Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School. After graduating from the prestigious jazz program at Ber...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleSNJO
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra invites you to enjoy new swinging big-band jazz interpretations of Prokofiev’s popular classical work: Peter & the Wolf. Conducted by Tommy Smith with actor Tam Dean Burn as guest narrator. Sergei Prokofiev’s cautionary fable is retold in the ...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageJake Shimabukuro
Almost everyone in Hawaii has strummed a ukulele at one time or another. But at the age of 14, Jake Shimabukuro ( pronounced: SHE-MUH-BOO-COO-RO) realized that he was doing something a little different with the four-stringed instrument – OK, a lot different. Shimabukuro’s wholly unique approach to the ukulele started early. As a youngs...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicJanice Friedman
Janice Friedman established her career path early on — fed (by her pianist mother) a diet of Errol Garner, Oscar Peterson, Marian McPartland, Bill Evans and Ahmad Jamal; playing organ and then piano before starting kindergarten; seriously studying classical piano and then jazz piano while playing for school and private events well before high scho...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentScott Sharrard
SCOTT SHARRARD IS BEST KNOWN as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman. But his personal artistic journey – which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging – began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a mission that resumes with “Saving Grace,” Sharrard’s fifth album -...
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8:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Western Centuries
When did country music start to sound the same? The first generation of country artists borrowed from everything around them: Appalachian stringband music, Texas fiddle traditions, cowboy songs, Delta blues. In an era of unprecedented access to our musical pasts, shouldn’t country music be even more diverse than it was in its infancy? Honky-tonk s...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRichie Goods
Music is the fulfillment of Richie’s destiny – it’s in his DNA. The youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame, bassist Richie Goods got an early start playing in church and clubs while still attending Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School. After graduating from the prestigious jazz program at Ber...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicEmilie-Claire Barlow
Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer and voice actress. A two time Juno Award winner and six-time nominee, she has released 11 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. She is known for her inspired re-imaginings and affectionate treatment of both class...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleSNJO
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra invites you to enjoy new swinging big-band jazz interpretations of Prokofiev’s popular classical work: Peter & the Wolf. Conducted by Tommy Smith with actor Tam Dean Burn as guest narrator. Sergei Prokofiev’s cautionary fable is retold in the ...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentScott Sharrard
SCOTT SHARRARD IS BEST KNOWN as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman. But his personal artistic journey – which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging – began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a mission that resumes with “Saving Grace,” Sharrard’s fifth album -...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceSasha Berliner Quintet
Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco, CA.Sasha started playing drums at eight years old. She pursued a jazz emphasis at her high school, Oakland School for the Arts, where she picked up the vibraphone at age 13. She is an alumnus of the SF Jazz High School All Stars Orchestra and the Banff International Wo...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallJennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino
Trumpeter and vocalist, Jennifer Hartswick is one of the most exciting performers in music today. She exudes confidence and joy and brings her own refreshing spirit to the stage every time she performs. Jennifer’s music is honest, soulful and comes with a maturity far beyond her years. Hartswick is an original member of the Trey Anastasio Band an...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomLaura Dubin Trio Plays West Side Story
For the outstanding pianist/composer Laura Dubin, the serious pursuit of jazz expression began at the age of 12 in her native Rochester, NY. In 2007 she embarked on a 7-year journey of study and performing that brought her to various points in the U.S. and Latin America; and now Laura’s path has come full circle to her hometown. “Wh...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageBrecker Plays Rovatti
Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament/Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. Born in ...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicPeter Johnstone & Tommy Smith
Two of Scotland’s finest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Pete Johnstone, have teamed up to bring audiences some of the most beautiful, haunting and iconic pieces in the jazz repertoire. Tommy’s prolific career began in earnest when, aged just 16, he recorded his first album. He rewarded with a s...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallCelebrating Art Blakey with the SNJO Sextet
When guitarist John Scofield joined the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on tour in March 2010, it was an event that not only furthered the orchestra’s reputation for collaborations at the highest level. It marked fifteen years of conspicuous progress for what The Times newspaper has recognised as ‘Britain’s most polished and versatile...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomDawn Thomson's Imagine That
Dawn Thomson is a jazz guitarist and vocalist born in Hastings, Nebraska and who grew up in Montreal. She lived in New York City for many years where she studied with renowned guitarists Jim Hall and Emily Remler. She later became part of the jazz faculty at the New School University. It was during the 1990s when Thomson began collaborating with many NY...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJake Shimabukuro
Almost everyone in Hawaii has strummed a ukulele at one time or another. But at the age of 14, Jake Shimabukuro ( pronounced: SHE-MUH-BOO-COO-RO) realized that he was doing something a little different with the four-stringed instrument – OK, a lot different. Shimabukuro’s wholly unique approach to the ukulele started early. As a youngs...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceSteven Taetz
Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto ...
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6:30 PM
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageKevin Gordon
Kevin Gordon’s Louisiana is a strange place. It’s a place where restless teens road tripto where the highway dead-ends at the Gulf of Mexico; a place where prisoners who arein for life compete in a rodeo while the town watches; where a character can get lost inthe humid afternoon and where religion may not signify hope; and where rivers, nev...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageScott Sharrard
SCOTT SHARRARD IS BEST KNOWN as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman. But his personal artistic journey – which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging – began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a mission that resumes with “Saving Grace,” Sharrard’s fifth album -...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleBill Frisell Trio
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as "the best recorded output of the decade." Released March of ’18, Frisell’s latest album for OKeh/Sony is a solo album titled, Music IS - "Taken as a whole, the album beautifully e...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageBrecker Plays Rovatti
Jazz trumpeter and composer Randy Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances have graced hundreds of albums by a wide range of artists from James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Parliament/Funkadelic to Frank Sinatra, Steely Dan, Jaco Pastorius and Frank Zappa. Born in ...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicPeter Johnstone & Tommy Smith
Two of Scotland’s finest jazz artists, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Pete Johnstone, have teamed up to bring audiences some of the most beautiful, haunting and iconic pieces in the jazz repertoire. Tommy’s prolific career began in earnest when, aged just 16, he recorded his first album. He rewarded with a s...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentEmpire Strikes Brass
Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. Combining complex musical arrangements with thoughtful lyrical s...
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8:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Kevin Gordon
Kevin Gordon’s Louisiana is a strange place. It’s a place where restless teens road tripto where the highway dead-ends at the Gulf of Mexico; a place where prisoners who arein for life compete in a rodeo while the town watches; where a character can get lost inthe humid afternoon and where religion may not signify hope; and where rivers, nev...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageScott Sharrard
SCOTT SHARRARD IS BEST KNOWN as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman. But his personal artistic journey – which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging – began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a mission that resumes with “Saving Grace,” Sharrard’s fifth album -...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJake Shimabukuro
Almost everyone in Hawaii has strummed a ukulele at one time or another. But at the age of 14, Jake Shimabukuro ( pronounced: SHE-MUH-BOO-COO-RO) realized that he was doing something a little different with the four-stringed instrument – OK, a lot different. Shimabukuro’s wholly unique approach to the ukulele started early. As a youngs...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleBill Frisell Trio
Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings, whose catalog has been cited by Downbeat as "the best recorded output of the decade." Released March of ’18, Frisell’s latest album for OKeh/Sony is a solo album titled, Music IS - "Taken as a whole, the album beautifully e...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentEmpire Strikes Brass
Empire Strikes Brass (ESB) is a high energy Brass-Funk-Rock band hailing from the city of Asheville, North Carolina. Formed on the streets of their hometown, ESB is rooted in the New Orleans Brass Band tradition of second-line parades and deep moving grooves reminiscent of old school funk. Combining complex musical arrangements with thoughtful lyrical s...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceSteven Taetz
Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallCelebrating Art Blakey with the SNJO Sextet
When guitarist John Scofield joined the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on tour in March 2010, it was an event that not only furthered the orchestra’s reputation for collaborations at the highest level. It marked fifteen years of conspicuous progress for what The Times newspaper has recognised as ‘Britain’s most polished and versatile...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomDawn Thomson's Imagine That
Dawn Thomson is a jazz guitarist and vocalist born in Hastings, Nebraska and who grew up in Montreal. She lived in New York City for many years where she studied with renowned guitarists Jim Hall and Emily Remler. She later became part of the jazz faculty at the New School University. It was during the 1990s when Thomson began collaborating with many NY...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageOver The Rhine
When you listen to Over the Rhine, the supremely talented musical couple comprised of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, you quickly fall under the spell of Karin’s timeless voice “which has the power to stop the world in its tracks” (Performing Songwriter). But then the songs start hitting you. Paste magazine writes, &...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicBill Dobbins
Bill Dobbins is professor of jazz studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he teaches the jazz composing and arranging courses and directs the award winning Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra. As a pianist, he has performed with orchestra and chamber ensembles under the direction of Louis Lane, Pierre Boulez, ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallSteven Taetz
Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomJared Schonig & Friends
Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, Laurence Hobgood, Tim Hagans, Fred Hersch, Wycliffe Gordon, Tom Harrell, Joe Locke, and Ernie Watts among others. A favorite among vocalists,...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicStefon Harris & Blackout
Stefon Harris's passionate artistry and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him to the forefront of the jazz scene. Heralded as "one of the most important artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times), he has been named a recipient of the 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards. One of the most prestigious programs in the arts, “the Doris Duke Artist Awards in...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceScott Robinson Quartet
Saxophonist Scott Robinson celebrates his 60th birthday and the first all-tenor outing of his wide-ranging career: Tenormore, with Helen Sung, Martin Wind and Dennis Mackrel “Robinson astonished the audience with the range of his playing, from nearly subsonic to beyond altissimo, and control of volume from all but subliminal to thunderous.”...
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6:30 PM
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageCircus No. 9
Circus No. 9 is East Tennessee’s own Progressive Bluegrass outfit, blurring the lines between Bluegrass, Jazz, and Rock. Described as “John Hartford meets John Coltrane,” the group has appeared alongside artists including David Grisman, Bryan Sutton, Larry Keel, among others. Comprised of musicians Matthew Davis, Thomas Cassell, Vince ...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageCampbell Brothers
Chuck Campbell (Pedal Steel Guitar), Phil Campbell (Guitar), Darick Campbell (Lap Steel Guitar), Carlton Campbell (Drums), Daric Bennett (Bass) Denise Brown (vocals). * Additional band members: Tiffany Godette (v) Pedal steel guitarist Chuck Campbell and his lap steel-playing brother Darick are two of the finest in this tradition. Rounding out the band...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageOver The Rhine
When you listen to Over the Rhine, the supremely talented musical couple comprised of Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, you quickly fall under the spell of Karin’s timeless voice “which has the power to stop the world in its tracks” (Performing Songwriter). But then the songs start hitting you. Paste magazine writes, &...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicBill Dobbins
Bill Dobbins is professor of jazz studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he teaches the jazz composing and arranging courses and directs the award winning Eastman Jazz Ensemble and Eastman Studio Orchestra. As a pianist, he has performed with orchestra and chamber ensembles under the direction of Louis Lane, Pierre Boulez, ...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentMichael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn
Clarinetist Michael Winograd is one of the most respected and versatile working musicians in klezmer music today. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Michael spends much of his time in transit, performing and teaching throughout the world. He is one-third of the transatlantic klezmer/cabaret collective Yiddish Art Trio, clarinetist of Tarras Band, a classic 19...
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8:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Circus No. 9
Circus No. 9 is East Tennessee’s own Progressive Bluegrass outfit, blurring the lines between Bluegrass, Jazz, and Rock. Described as “John Hartford meets John Coltrane,” the group has appeared alongside artists including David Grisman, Bryan Sutton, Larry Keel, among others. Comprised of musicians Matthew Davis, Thomas Cassell, Vince ...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageCampbell Brothers
Chuck Campbell (Pedal Steel Guitar), Phil Campbell (Guitar), Darick Campbell (Lap Steel Guitar), Carlton Campbell (Drums), Daric Bennett (Bass) Denise Brown (vocals). * Additional band members: Tiffany Godette (v) Pedal steel guitarist Chuck Campbell and his lap steel-playing brother Darick are two of the finest in this tradition. Rounding out the band...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicStefon Harris & Blackout
Stefon Harris's passionate artistry and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him to the forefront of the jazz scene. Heralded as "one of the most important artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times), he has been named a recipient of the 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards. One of the most prestigious programs in the arts, “the Doris Duke Artist Awards in...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentMichael Winograd & The Honorable Mentshn
Clarinetist Michael Winograd is one of the most respected and versatile working musicians in klezmer music today. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Michael spends much of his time in transit, performing and teaching throughout the world. He is one-third of the transatlantic klezmer/cabaret collective Yiddish Art Trio, clarinetist of Tarras Band, a classic 19...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceScott Robinson Quartet
Saxophonist Scott Robinson celebrates his 60th birthday and the first all-tenor outing of his wide-ranging career: Tenormore, with Helen Sung, Martin Wind and Dennis Mackrel “Robinson astonished the audience with the range of his playing, from nearly subsonic to beyond altissimo, and control of volume from all but subliminal to thunderous.”...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallSteven Taetz
Vintage pop, swing, and jazz singer and composer/lyricist Steven Taetz is based in Toronto. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Bitter End and Rockwood Music Hall (NY), The Rogers Centre (Toronto), Blue Room (Korea), Capital Pride (Wash DC), Hotel Café (LA), World Pride, House of Jazz (Montreal), Ironwood (Calgary), and Toronto ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomJared Schonig & Friends
Grammy-Award winning drummer, composer & bandleader Jared Schonig has toured and/or recorded internationally with Nicholas Payton, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donny McCaslin, Darcy James Argue & Secret Society, Laurence Hobgood, Tim Hagans, Fred Hersch, Wycliffe Gordon, Tom Harrell, Joe Locke, and Ernie Watts among others. A favorite among vocalists,...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageCyro Baptista
Brazilian performer and bandleader Cyro Baptista is widely considered the premier percussionist on the planet, bringing his unique charm and undeniable rhythmic drive to countless stages, performing on numerous Grammy Award-winning recordings, and collaborating with myriad luminaries such as Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Yo-Yo ...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicAdam Ben Ezra
Double-Bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and online sensation Adam Ben Ezra; a man seemingly on a mission to bring his instrument from its status as a background note to the dominant front-presence it deserves. For the past few years Adam has been pushing his craft in new, exciting directions and carving out a unique spot for himself in today&rsquo...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallPaa Kow
In the small Ghanaian village of Enyan Denkyira, where Paa Kow was born, there was no electricity until he was 13 years old. As children, they would often entertain themselves by singing and making music any way they could. Paa Kow fashioned drums out of metal cans, wire, and a fertilizer bag, which he used to practice for hours every day. He even ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomAndrea Koziol and Bill Brennan
Vocalist Andrea Koziol and pianist Bill Brennan met a very long time ago at a most illustrious birthday party for a one year old Newfoundlander. Early into their very first conversation they realized that they were a jazz match made in heaven. It wasn’t long before they were booking gigs together in Toronto’s finest jazz concert venues, root...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicBria Skonberg
New York-based Canadian singer, trumpeter and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal). Recognized as one of 25 for the Future by DownBeat Magazine, Bria Skonberg has been a force in the new generation with her bold horn melodies...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceThe Willows
With Krista Deady as contralto, Andrea Gregorio as soprano and Lauren Pedersen as mezzo-soprano, the refreshing harmonies of these sophisticated songstresses will transport you back to the classiest of eras in music. Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, the tri-hair colored trio met as young dance students. Together, they not only nurt...
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6:30 PM
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageGreg Humphreys Electric Trio
MATT BRANDAU, BASS; KEITH ROBINSON, DRUMS; GREG HUMPHREYS, GUITAR AND VOCALS Music fans are familiar with Humphreys from his years leading North Carolina faves Dillon Fence and Hobex. With songs influenced by the best in pop, funk, soul, R&B, and rock n' roll, you might find Greg Humphreys Electric Trio in the same soul-centric corner of th...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio was formed in the Spring of 2015 by Amy Novo, Delvon Lamarr’s wife and band manager. She told her husband she would take over his music career and all he had to do was find the musicians, create and play music. They originally started with another guitarist and drummer. Within a year they brought on the infamous Jimmy Jame...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleYellowjackets
Throughout their storied 35-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 24 albums, received 17 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970’s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded th...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageCyro Baptista
Brazilian performer and bandleader Cyro Baptista is widely considered the premier percussionist on the planet, bringing his unique charm and undeniable rhythmic drive to countless stages, performing on numerous Grammy Award-winning recordings, and collaborating with myriad luminaries such as Paul Simon, Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Yo-Yo ...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicAdam Ben Ezra
Double-Bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and online sensation Adam Ben Ezra; a man seemingly on a mission to bring his instrument from its status as a background note to the dominant front-presence it deserves. For the past few years Adam has been pushing his craft in new, exciting directions and carving out a unique spot for himself in today&rsquo...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentDjabe
Tamás Barabás – bass guitarAttila Égerházi – guitar, percussionÁron Koós-Hutás – trumpet, flugelhornPéter Kaszás – drums, vocalJános Nagy – piano, keyboards Djabe is the number 1 jazz/world fusion band in Hungary. It was established 24 years ago and ...
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8:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Greg Humphreys Electric Trio
MATT BRANDAU, BASS; KEITH ROBINSON, DRUMS; GREG HUMPHREYS, GUITAR AND VOCALS Music fans are familiar with Humphreys from his years leading North Carolina faves Dillon Fence and Hobex. With songs influenced by the best in pop, funk, soul, R&B, and rock n' roll, you might find Greg Humphreys Electric Trio in the same soul-centric corner of th...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio was formed in the Spring of 2015 by Amy Novo, Delvon Lamarr’s wife and band manager. She told her husband she would take over his music career and all he had to do was find the musicians, create and play music. They originally started with another guitarist and drummer. Within a year they brought on the infamous Jimmy Jame...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicBria Skonberg
New York-based Canadian singer, trumpeter and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal). Recognized as one of 25 for the Future by DownBeat Magazine, Bria Skonberg has been a force in the new generation with her bold horn melodies...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleYellowjackets
Throughout their storied 35-year history, the Yellowjackets have recorded 24 albums, received 17 Grammy® nominations – won 2 – performed countless sold-out tours, and enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim and commercial success. The Yellowjackets formed in the late 1970’s as the backup band for guitarist Robben Ford. They recorded th...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentDjabe
Tamás Barabás – bass guitarAttila Égerházi – guitar, percussionÁron Koós-Hutás – trumpet, flugelhornPéter Kaszás – drums, vocalJános Nagy – piano, keyboards Djabe is the number 1 jazz/world fusion band in Hungary. It was established 24 years ago and ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceThe Willows
With Krista Deady as contralto, Andrea Gregorio as soprano and Lauren Pedersen as mezzo-soprano, the refreshing harmonies of these sophisticated songstresses will transport you back to the classiest of eras in music. Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, the tri-hair colored trio met as young dance students. Together, they not only nurt...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallPaa Kow
In the small Ghanaian village of Enyan Denkyira, where Paa Kow was born, there was no electricity until he was 13 years old. As children, they would often entertain themselves by singing and making music any way they could. Paa Kow fashioned drums out of metal cans, wire, and a fertilizer bag, which he used to practice for hours every day. He even ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomAndrea Koziol and Bill Brennan
Vocalist Andrea Koziol and pianist Bill Brennan met a very long time ago at a most illustrious birthday party for a one year old Newfoundlander. Early into their very first conversation they realized that they were a jazz match made in heaven. It wasn’t long before they were booking gigs together in Toronto’s finest jazz concert venues, root...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageVickiKristinaBarcelona
VickiKristinaBarcelona is Rachelle Garniez, Amanda Homi and Terry Radigan, a power trio of seasoned music veterans dedicated to re-imagining the songs of Tom Waits via inventive three-part harmonies and a treasure trove of instruments including banjos, bottles, squeezebox, and zills. They create a world of sound at once powerful, playful and ...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicHarold Mabern
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist. Mabern was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee – a city that’s a capital of 20th century American music. Like fellow Memphis jazz artists George Coleman, Booker Little, and Frank Strozier, Mabern attended Manassas High School, and after an ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallThe Willows
With Krista Deady as contralto, Andrea Gregorio as soprano and Lauren Pedersen as mezzo-soprano, the refreshing harmonies of these sophisticated songstresses will transport you back to the classiest of eras in music. Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, the tri-hair colored trio met as young dance students. Together, they not only nurt...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomDave Glasser Quartet
Dave Glasser encompasses a uniquely personal sound rooted in rich tradition. A veteran of the Clark Terry quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet, Barry Harris, and Dizzy Gillespie, his music covers a wide range of expression. His performances tie together the great American songbook, jazz lineage, the blues and fresh, swinging, originals. ...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicNat King Cole at 100 With Paul Marinaro
Vocalist Paul Marinaro, dubbed as having “one of the most beautiful vocal instruments in the business today” by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune, is a modern classic. With Chicago as his home base, Paul has become one of the most in-demand and respected male vocalists and has “taken his place among the top five male jazz singers act...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceAudrey Ochoa
Audrey Ochoa is one of Edmonton’s most prolific trombone players, playing Jazz, Rock, Pop, Latin, Punk, Ska and whatever other genres will have her. Audrey released her debut album in 2014, “Trombone and Other Delights” which spent several consecutive months on the ! Earshot! Jazz Charts, eventually earning the #5 spot on the annual t...
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6:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Adam Ben Ezra
Double-Bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and online sensation Adam Ben Ezra; a man seemingly on a mission to bring his instrument from its status as a background note to the dominant front-presence it deserves. For the past few years Adam has been pushing his craft in new, exciting directions and carving out a unique spot for himself in today&rsquo...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRoosevelt Collier
Roosevelt Collier - Pedal and lap steelRodrigo Zambrano - BassJason Matthews - KeysArmando Lopez - Drums Soft-spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Roosevelt Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar. Brought up in the "sacred steel" tradition of the House of God Church, Roosevelt built his reputation alongside his uncles and cousins in The...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleOzmosys
OZMOSYS is Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, Linley Marthe and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Omar Hakim – Omar’s drumming has underpinned an incredible array of the most popular music in the last 30+ years. From Weather Report, Miles Davis, Sting, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Madonna, Everything But the Girl, to Journey, Kate Bush and Daft Punk’s wo...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageVickiKristinaBarcelona
VickiKristinaBarcelona is Rachelle Garniez, Amanda Homi and Terry Radigan, a power trio of seasoned music veterans dedicated to re-imagining the songs of Tom Waits via inventive three-part harmonies and a treasure trove of instruments including banjos, bottles, squeezebox, and zills. They create a world of sound at once powerful, playful and ...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicHarold Mabern
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist. Mabern was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee – a city that’s a capital of 20th century American music. Like fellow Memphis jazz artists George Coleman, Booker Little, and Frank Strozier, Mabern attended Manassas High School, and after an ...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentRob Tardik
Canadian-born, Toronto-native Rob Tardik is multi-award winning “FUNlectic” guitarist and contemporary pop/jazz/world/fusion instrumental music artist. He has performed at venues all across North America including the prestigious Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Jazz on the Vine in Wisconsin, The Catalina Island Jazz Festival, Flato Markahm Theatre,...
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8:30 PM Geva Theatre Center – Fielding Stage
Adam Ben Ezra
Double-Bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and online sensation Adam Ben Ezra; a man seemingly on a mission to bring his instrument from its status as a background note to the dominant front-presence it deserves. For the past few years Adam has been pushing his craft in new, exciting directions and carving out a unique spot for himself in today&rsquo...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRoosevelt Collier
Roosevelt Collier - Pedal and lap steelRodrigo Zambrano - BassJason Matthews - KeysArmando Lopez - Drums Soft-spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Roosevelt Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar. Brought up in the "sacred steel" tradition of the House of God Church, Roosevelt built his reputation alongside his uncles and cousins in The...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicNat King Cole at 100 With Paul Marinaro
Vocalist Paul Marinaro, dubbed as having “one of the most beautiful vocal instruments in the business today” by Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune, is a modern classic. With Chicago as his home base, Paul has become one of the most in-demand and respected male vocalists and has “taken his place among the top five male jazz singers act...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleOzmosys
OZMOSYS is Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, Linley Marthe and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Omar Hakim – Omar’s drumming has underpinned an incredible array of the most popular music in the last 30+ years. From Weather Report, Miles Davis, Sting, Dire Straits, David Bowie, Madonna, Everything But the Girl, to Journey, Kate Bush and Daft Punk’s wo...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentRob Tardik
Canadian-born, Toronto-native Rob Tardik is multi-award winning “FUNlectic” guitarist and contemporary pop/jazz/world/fusion instrumental music artist. He has performed at venues all across North America including the prestigious Seabreeze Jazz Festival, Jazz on the Vine in Wisconsin, The Catalina Island Jazz Festival, Flato Markahm Theatre,...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceAudrey Ochoa
Audrey Ochoa is one of Edmonton’s most prolific trombone players, playing Jazz, Rock, Pop, Latin, Punk, Ska and whatever other genres will have her. Audrey released her debut album in 2014, “Trombone and Other Delights” which spent several consecutive months on the ! Earshot! Jazz Charts, eventually earning the #5 spot on the annual t...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallThe Willows
With Krista Deady as contralto, Andrea Gregorio as soprano and Lauren Pedersen as mezzo-soprano, the refreshing harmonies of these sophisticated songstresses will transport you back to the classiest of eras in music. Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, the tri-hair colored trio met as young dance students. Together, they not only nurt...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomDave Glasser Quartet
Dave Glasser encompasses a uniquely personal sound rooted in rich tradition. A veteran of the Clark Terry quintet, the Count Basie Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet, Barry Harris, and Dizzy Gillespie, his music covers a wide range of expression. His performances tie together the great American songbook, jazz lineage, the blues and fresh, swinging, originals. ...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageVincent Peirani
Like all popular music, jazz is associated with strong personalities. International recognition of accordionist Vincent Peirani rests on that essential, fundamental quality. His musical charisma, his very distinctive creative skills, his unique approach to his art – all of which are the fruit of a very open, unblinkered attitude – strike the...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicHarold Danko
In a career spanning more than a half century Harold Danko has established himself as a distinguished pianist, composer and band leader, fortified by an impressive resume of collaborations with legendary jazz artists, at prestigious jazz venues throughout the world as well as in recordings, television and video. His work is well documented and readily a...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallTamar Korn & A Kornucopia
Since 2004 Tamar Korn has been a full-time New York City-based vocalist playing a repertoire steeped in early jazz tunes of the 1920's and 30's and traditional New Orleans jazz, western swing, and American roots music. Formerly of the Cangelosi Cards, she now leads A Kornucopia, plays in the Brain Cloud (western swing band led by clarinet/mandolin/fiddl...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomUnder One Sun
With drummer and percussionist Jamey Haddad, saxophonist and flutist Billy Drewes, tablaist Salar Nader, bassist Roberto Occhipinti, pianist Leo Blanco, accordionist Michael Ward Bergeman, quanunist Ali Amr, and percussionist Luisito Quintero. We’ll let Paul Simon explain why you should check out Under One Sun, founded by percussionist Jame...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicLionel Loueke & Raul Midón
Genre-bending icons Raul Midón and Lionel Loueke join forces to present a special night of song and guitar wizardry. The revered instrumentalists and vocalists will perform sets of original material in an evening that will culminate in an unforgettable jam. Heralded as a "one-man band who turns a guitar into an orches...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceHarold Mabern Trio
Harold Mabern, one of jazz’s most enduring and dazzlingly skilled pianists, was born in Memphis, a city that produced saxophonists George Coleman and Charles Lloyd, pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. and trumpeter Booker Little. He was an unsung hero of the 1960s hardbop scene, performing and recording with many of its finest artists, and on...
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6:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageVilray
Vilray (vill-ree) is a composer and performer from Brooklyn. He sings, whistles, and plays swing guitar in NYC and around the world, most recently opening for The Gipsy Kings on their west coast tour. With the release of his album 7 Singles in 2017, Vilray's unique take on the Tin Pan Alley style has earned wider acclaim. These original songs...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleKandace Springs
If Kandace Springs‘ new album Indigo sounds like something new, that’s because it is. Simple while funky. Classic but contemporary. Straightforward in the way it breaks down complex ideas and genres. And, at the end of the day, undeniably human. That said, it isn’t quite a rebirth for the Nashville-born artist, who after stints living ...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageShamarr Allen & The Underdawgs
Shamarr Allen is the definition of New Orleans! Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Allen has influences in jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk rhythms, blues and country. He is the lead vocalist and trumpeter of his band “Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs.” In addition to performing with his band, Allen has collaborated with many renowne...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageVincent Peirani
Like all popular music, jazz is associated with strong personalities. International recognition of accordionist Vincent Peirani rests on that essential, fundamental quality. His musical charisma, his very distinctive creative skills, his unique approach to his art – all of which are the fruit of a very open, unblinkered attitude – strike the...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicHarold Danko
In a career spanning more than a half century Harold Danko has established himself as a distinguished pianist, composer and band leader, fortified by an impressive resume of collaborations with legendary jazz artists, at prestigious jazz venues throughout the world as well as in recordings, television and video. His work is well documented and readily a...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentRoosevelt Collier
Roosevelt Collier - Pedal and lap steelRodrigo Zambrano - BassJason Matthews - KeysArmando Lopez - Drums Soft-spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Roosevelt Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar. Brought up in the "sacred steel" tradition of the House of God Church, Roosevelt built his reputation alongside his uncles and cousins in The...
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8:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageVilray
Vilray (vill-ree) is a composer and performer from Brooklyn. He sings, whistles, and plays swing guitar in NYC and around the world, most recently opening for The Gipsy Kings on their west coast tour. With the release of his album 7 Singles in 2017, Vilray's unique take on the Tin Pan Alley style has earned wider acclaim. These original songs...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageShamarr Allen & The Underdawgs
Shamarr Allen is the definition of New Orleans! Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Allen has influences in jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk rhythms, blues and country. He is the lead vocalist and trumpeter of his band “Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs.” In addition to performing with his band, Allen has collaborated with many renowne...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicLionel Loueke & Raul Midón
Genre-bending icons Raul Midón and Lionel Loueke join forces to present a special night of song and guitar wizardry. The revered instrumentalists and vocalists will perform sets of original material in an evening that will culminate in an unforgettable jam. Heralded as a "one-man band who turns a guitar into an orches...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleKandace Springs
If Kandace Springs‘ new album Indigo sounds like something new, that’s because it is. Simple while funky. Classic but contemporary. Straightforward in the way it breaks down complex ideas and genres. And, at the end of the day, undeniably human. That said, it isn’t quite a rebirth for the Nashville-born artist, who after stints living ...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentRoosevelt Collier
Roosevelt Collier - Pedal and lap steelRodrigo Zambrano - BassJason Matthews - KeysArmando Lopez - Drums Soft-spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Roosevelt Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar. Brought up in the "sacred steel" tradition of the House of God Church, Roosevelt built his reputation alongside his uncles and cousins in The...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceHarold Mabern Trio
Harold Mabern, one of jazz’s most enduring and dazzlingly skilled pianists, was born in Memphis, a city that produced saxophonists George Coleman and Charles Lloyd, pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. and trumpeter Booker Little. He was an unsung hero of the 1960s hardbop scene, performing and recording with many of its finest artists, and on...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallTamar Korn & A Kornucopia
Since 2004 Tamar Korn has been a full-time New York City-based vocalist playing a repertoire steeped in early jazz tunes of the 1920's and 30's and traditional New Orleans jazz, western swing, and American roots music. Formerly of the Cangelosi Cards, she now leads A Kornucopia, plays in the Brain Cloud (western swing band led by clarinet/mandolin/fiddl...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomUnder One Sun
With drummer and percussionist Jamey Haddad, saxophonist and flutist Billy Drewes, tablaist Salar Nader, bassist Roberto Occhipinti, pianist Leo Blanco, accordionist Michael Ward Bergeman, quanunist Ali Amr, and percussionist Luisito Quintero. We’ll let Paul Simon explain why you should check out Under One Sun, founded by percussionist Jame...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageJohn Pizzarelli Trio
World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And the Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.” Esta...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicGary Versace with Scott Robinson
Since basing himself in NYC in 2002, originally hailing from Cos Cob, CT, jazz pianist, organist and accordionist Gary Versace has become one of the busiest and most versatile musicians on the scene, often featured in bands led by musicians such as John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Al Foster, Regina Carter, Maria Schneider, Madeleine Peyroux, Matt Wilson...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallVeronica Swift
At age 24, Veronica Swift is now being recognized around the country as one of the top young jazz singers on the scene. In the fall of 2015, she won second place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. In 2016 she was asked to perform a concert of her own at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City and ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomHeather Bambrick
When Anita O’Day first heard Heather Bambrick sing, the Jazz vocal legend exclaimed “You’re good! You should have your own show!” After inviting Heather to jam with him, renowned Jazz-fusion guitarist Larry Coryell said to her “Wow, you’re the real deal!” To this day, flugelhorn icon Guido Basso call...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicGeorge Coleman Quartet
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was taught how to play the alto saxophone in his teens by his older brother Lucian Adams, inspired (like many jazz mu...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceJohn Fedchock NY Sextet
The John Fedchock NY Sextet is comprised of some of New York City’s jazz elite. All six members are internationally recognized players, successful solo performers, and acclaimed recording artists, with a list of credits that reads like a who’s-who of the jazz world. The sextet performs Fedchock originals as well as sophisticated arrangements...
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6:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageAmanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
“We’re switching things up a little. After four albums I’ve decided to step out and start using my own name. It’s something that a lot of people have encouraged me to do over the years, and I guess that 2017 just felt right.” That name, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, is also the title of the band’s new albu...
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7:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRon Artis II & The Truth
Ron has been called “A Pure Artist”. Always keeping a connection between life and music. Think Marvin Gaye, Gregory Porter, Jack Johnson, James Brown, Gary Clark Jr. and 100% Ron Artis II. Emerging from the islands of Hawaii, surprising artists/audiences all over the world. Ron’s first major release was ‘What Music Means To Me&rs...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChroniclePaul McCandless & Charged Particles
Paul McCandless During a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Paul McCandless has brought the soaring lyricism in his playing and composing to the ensemble sound of two seminal iconic bands of jazz: the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, OREGON. Born in 1947 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a gifte...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageJohn Pizzarelli Trio
World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the Boston Globe for “reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz.” The Toronto Star pegged him as “the genial genius of the guitar.” And the Seattle Times saluted him as “a rare entertainer of the old school.” Esta...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicGary Versace with Scott Robinson
Since basing himself in NYC in 2002, originally hailing from Cos Cob, CT, jazz pianist, organist and accordionist Gary Versace has become one of the busiest and most versatile musicians on the scene, often featured in bands led by musicians such as John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Al Foster, Regina Carter, Maria Schneider, Madeleine Peyroux, Matt Wilson...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentParis_Monster
Beat-driven. Employing heavy elements of funk and soul, paris_monster closes the gaps between synth-pop & garage; between modern detail and old-school grit. Solid earth. Soaring soundscapes. A mass of noise. Volatility. Vocal singularity. The Deli NYC calls paris_monster “a precise, complex and sophisticated mechanism" with "a monstro...
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8:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageAmanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters
“We’re switching things up a little. After four albums I’ve decided to step out and start using my own name. It’s something that a lot of people have encouraged me to do over the years, and I guess that 2017 just felt right.” That name, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, is also the title of the band’s new albu...
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8:45 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass M&T Pavilion - Squeezers StageRon Artis II & The Truth
Ron has been called “A Pure Artist”. Always keeping a connection between life and music. Think Marvin Gaye, Gregory Porter, Jack Johnson, James Brown, Gary Clark Jr. and 100% Ron Artis II. Emerging from the islands of Hawaii, surprising artists/audiences all over the world. Ron’s first major release was ‘What Music Means To Me&rs...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicGeorge Coleman Quartet
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master. Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was taught how to play the alto saxophone in his teens by his older brother Lucian Adams, inspired (like many jazz mu...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChroniclePaul McCandless & Charged Particles
Paul McCandless During a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Paul McCandless has brought the soaring lyricism in his playing and composing to the ensemble sound of two seminal iconic bands of jazz: the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, OREGON. Born in 1947 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a gifte...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentParis_Monster
Beat-driven. Employing heavy elements of funk and soul, paris_monster closes the gaps between synth-pop & garage; between modern detail and old-school grit. Solid earth. Soaring soundscapes. A mass of noise. Volatility. Vocal singularity. The Deli NYC calls paris_monster “a precise, complex and sophisticated mechanism" with "a monstro...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceJohn Fedchock NY Sextet
The John Fedchock NY Sextet is comprised of some of New York City’s jazz elite. All six members are internationally recognized players, successful solo performers, and acclaimed recording artists, with a list of credits that reads like a who’s-who of the jazz world. The sextet performs Fedchock originals as well as sophisticated arrangements...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallVeronica Swift
At age 24, Veronica Swift is now being recognized around the country as one of the top young jazz singers on the scene. In the fall of 2015, she won second place at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. In 2016 she was asked to perform a concert of her own at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City and ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomHeather Bambrick
When Anita O’Day first heard Heather Bambrick sing, the Jazz vocal legend exclaimed “You’re good! You should have your own show!” After inviting Heather to jam with him, renowned Jazz-fusion guitarist Larry Coryell said to her “Wow, you’re the real deal!” To this day, flugelhorn icon Guido Basso call...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicBill Charlap
Grammy award winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Freddy Cole and Houston Person. Born in New York City, Charlap began playing the piano at age three. His father was Broadway composer Moose Charlap, whose credits include Peter Pan...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallMatthew Whitaker
Born in 2001 in Hackensack, NJ, Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by music. His love for playing music first began at the young age of 3, after his grandfather gave him a small Yamaha keyboard. At 9, Matthew began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ. Four years later, he became the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80+ ye...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomSpaga
When the clock hit 40, Disco Biscuits’ keyboardist and founding member Aron Magner decided it was time to get back to his roots. This was the time when you’re supposed to be taking stock of your accomplishments — in his case, a successful career as a touring musician who, among other things, had a measurable impact on the jam ban...
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6:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley is considered to be one of the all-time greatest jazz musicians. From "Kind of Blue" to "Them Dirty Blues", Cannonball's playing projected depth and command. But he also possessed the rare ability to connect and uplift the listener, shouting out "Joy" in every phrase. For Cannonball's 90thbirthday anniversary, "Jubila...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceSullivan Fortner Trio
Fortner brings the same sense of musicianship to his recordings as he does to his live performances. His first album, Aria (Impulse Records) has garnered acclaim by The New York Times and Downbeat Magazine as it showcases Fortner’s mastery at both rendering well-chosen standards and composing memorable melodies. On Aria, Fortner leads a splen...
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6:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageDurham County Poets
The Durham County Poets are a lively and soulful group, who write and perform an eclectic blend of blues and folk, with tinges of gospel and swing tossed in for good measure. They are five seasoned musicians, all of whom are songwriters, who work together individually and collaboratively in composing their music. Delving into a variety of styles and gen...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleCatherine Russell
Alone Together, vocalist Catherine Russell’s seventh studio album as a leader, is a search for truth. Drawing on composers and lyricists of The Great American Songbook—Irving Berlin, Eddie de Lange and Jimmy Van Heusen—along with songwriters from the Swing and Rhythm & Blues eras—Nat Cole, Louis Jordan, and Al Dubin and Harry...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicBill Charlap
Grammy award winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time including Phil Woods, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Wynton Marsalis, Freddy Cole and Houston Person. Born in New York City, Charlap began playing the piano at age three. His father was Broadway composer Moose Charlap, whose credits include Peter Pan...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentRon Artis II & The Truth
Ron has been called “A Pure Artist”. Always keeping a connection between life and music. Think Marvin Gaye, Gregory Porter, Jack Johnson, James Brown, Gary Clark Jr. and 100% Ron Artis II. Emerging from the islands of Hawaii, surprising artists/audiences all over the world. Ron’s first major release was ‘What Music Means To Me&rs...
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8:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageDurham County Poets
The Durham County Poets are a lively and soulful group, who write and perform an eclectic blend of blues and folk, with tinges of gospel and swing tossed in for good measure. They are five seasoned musicians, all of whom are songwriters, who work together individually and collaboratively in composing their music. Delving into a variety of styles and gen...
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9:00 PM
$35 at the door or Club Pass Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of MusicJubilation! Celebrating Cannonball Adderley
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley is considered to be one of the all-time greatest jazz musicians. From "Kind of Blue" to "Them Dirty Blues", Cannonball's playing projected depth and command. But he also possessed the rare ability to connect and uplift the listener, shouting out "Joy" in every phrase. For Cannonball's 90thbirthday anniversary, "Jubila...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleCatherine Russell
Alone Together, vocalist Catherine Russell’s seventh studio album as a leader, is a search for truth. Drawing on composers and lyricists of The Great American Songbook—Irving Berlin, Eddie de Lange and Jimmy Van Heusen—along with songwriters from the Swing and Rhythm & Blues eras—Nat Cole, Louis Jordan, and Al Dubin and Harry...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentRon Artis II & The Truth
Ron has been called “A Pure Artist”. Always keeping a connection between life and music. Think Marvin Gaye, Gregory Porter, Jack Johnson, James Brown, Gary Clark Jr. and 100% Ron Artis II. Emerging from the islands of Hawaii, surprising artists/audiences all over the world. Ron’s first major release was ‘What Music Means To Me&rs...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceSullivan Fortner Trio
Fortner brings the same sense of musicianship to his recordings as he does to his live performances. His first album, Aria (Impulse Records) has garnered acclaim by The New York Times and Downbeat Magazine as it showcases Fortner’s mastery at both rendering well-chosen standards and composing memorable melodies. On Aria, Fortner leads a splen...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallMatthew Whitaker
Born in 2001 in Hackensack, NJ, Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by music. His love for playing music first began at the young age of 3, after his grandfather gave him a small Yamaha keyboard. At 9, Matthew began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ. Four years later, he became the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80+ ye...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomSpaga
When the clock hit 40, Disco Biscuits’ keyboardist and founding member Aron Magner decided it was time to get back to his roots. This was the time when you’re supposed to be taking stock of your accomplishments — in his case, a successful career as a touring musician who, among other things, had a measurable impact on the jam ban...
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5:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageAcoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy have spent over a quarter century making music and in that time they have not only received critical acclaim for their albums (including three Grammy nominations), but also have built a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands in the business. For the last decade the band lineup has been made up of Greg Carmichael on nyl...
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5:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicSullivan Fortner
Lauded as one of the top jazz pianists of his generation, Sullivan Fortner is recognized for his virtuosic technique and captivating performances. The winner of three prestigious awards – a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, and the 2016 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artis...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Montage Music HallSisters Euclid
The Sisters Euclid are an all male, instrumental quintet formed in 1996. It is composed of leader, guitarist, Kevin Breit ; bassist, Ian De Souza; drummer, Gary Taylor; keyboardist/accordionist, Mark Lalama and saxophonist, Perry White. They have recorded 10 cds and one DVD. The Sisters won a Juno in the Best Instrumental category, for their 'Run ...
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6:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
The Wilder RoomGene Perla Quartet
Pat LaBarbera (Tenor Saxophone), Jon Ballantyne (Keyboard), Gene Perla (Double-bass), Alan Jones (Drums) Gene Perla (Double-Bass) Gene Perla grew up in northeastern New Jersey attending public school grades 1-12. After one year of post graduate study at New York Military Academy he entered the University of Toledo majoring in civil...
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6:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Max of Eastman PlaceAndrea Brachfeld & Insight
I was brought up in a household where it was mandatory to take the piano. I studied it for seven years starting at age six. At age 10 I found out that you could take the flute in school and get out of class; so the flute it was! I entered the High School of Music and Art in 1969, majoring in the flute. There I met and played with, Noel Pointer, Nat Adde...
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6:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageJon Stickley Trio
Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, who’s deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet. “It’s not your father’s acoustic-guitar music—although Stickley’s pop showed him his first chords when he was 12 years old. Instead...
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7:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass
Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleJoey Defrancesco
Raised in Philadelphia, this is where the foundation of his musical roots in Jazz, Blues and other musical art forms were born. To hear Joey DeFrancesco today, his music embodies the traditional art form infused with a distinct modern approach, just part of what makes his music unmistakably his...
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7:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Wilson StageAcoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy have spent over a quarter century making music and in that time they have not only received critical acclaim for their albums (including three Grammy nominations), but also have built a reputation for being one of the most exciting live bands in the business. For the last decade the band lineup has been made up of Greg Carmichael on nyl...
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7:45 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Hatch Recital Hall at Eastman School of MusicSullivan Fortner
Lauded as one of the top jazz pianists of his generation, Sullivan Fortner is recognized for his virtuosic technique and captivating performances. The winner of three prestigious awards – a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, the 2015 Cole Porter Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, and the 2016 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artis...
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8:30 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass
Rochester Regional Health Big TentThe Klick
The Klick is a 7-piece band that hails from Rochester, NY and plays a Jazz-Infused mix of Funk, Soul, Pop, and R&B. The band boasts some of Rochester’s finest musicians including current and past members of Hard Logic, Prime Time Funk, Goodness, Vanishing Sun and The Elementals just to name a few. The infectious groove they lay down, along wit...
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8:30 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Geva Theatre Center – Fielding StageJon Stickley Trio
Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, who’s deep grooves, innovative flatpicking, and sultry-spacy violin moves the listener’s head, heart, and feet. “It’s not your father’s acoustic-guitar music—although Stickley’s pop showed him his first chords when he was 12 years old. Instead...
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9:15 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Temple Building Theater Presented by the Democrat & ChronicleJoey Defrancesco
Raised in Philadelphia, this is where the foundation of his musical roots in Jazz, Blues and other musical art forms were born. To hear Joey DeFrancesco today, his music embodies the traditional art form infused with a distinct modern approach, just part of what makes his music unmistakably his...
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10:00 PM
$30 cash at the door or Club Pass Rochester Regional Health Big TentThe Klick
The Klick is a 7-piece band that hails from Rochester, NY and plays a Jazz-Infused mix of Funk, Soul, Pop, and R&B. The band boasts some of Rochester’s finest musicians including current and past members of Hard Logic, Prime Time Funk, Goodness, Vanishing Sun and The Elementals just to name a few. The infectious groove they lay down, along wit...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Max of Eastman PlaceAndrea Brachfeld & Insight
I was brought up in a household where it was mandatory to take the piano. I studied it for seven years starting at age six. At age 10 I found out that you could take the flute in school and get out of class; so the flute it was! I entered the High School of Music and Art in 1969, majoring in the flute. There I met and played with, Noel Pointer, Nat Adde...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass Montage Music HallSisters Euclid
The Sisters Euclid are an all male, instrumental quintet formed in 1996. It is composed of leader, guitarist, Kevin Breit ; bassist, Ian De Souza; drummer, Gary Taylor; keyboardist/accordionist, Mark Lalama and saxophonist, Perry White. They have recorded 10 cds and one DVD. The Sisters won a Juno in the Best Instrumental category, for their 'Run ...
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10:00 PM
$30 at the door or Club Pass The Wilder RoomGene Perla Quartet
Pat LaBarbera (Tenor Saxophone), Jon Ballantyne (Keyboard), Gene Perla (Double-bass), Alan Jones (Drums) Gene Perla (Double-Bass) Gene Perla grew up in northeastern New Jersey attending public school grades 1-12. After one year of post graduate study at New York Military Academy he entered the University of Toledo majoring in civil...
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