Ulysses S. Owens Quintet with Christian McBride, Marcus Printup, Christian Sands and Jaleel Shaw tearing it up at Exodus to Jazz.... Why are you not here?...

Casting about after Queen Latifah bowed out of the 2012 XRIJF, John Nugent and crew hit a home run and have now booked 2011 Best New Artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spaulding into the still open night at Eastman. While there's plenty of jazz around XRIJF o...

Drummer Ulysses S. Owens, who has previously graced the Exodus To Jazz stage is bringing a all-star quintet with him to Rochester on Saturday, April 14th at the Hochstein Performance Hall in a concert that will feature compositions from his new Criss Cro...

Finally back home from my trip to Kansas and Chicago, just in time to bring you another set of listings for the next seven days. One BIG regret is that I didn't get to hear any jazz while in Chicago, including a chance to see Katie Ernst play at an old ha...

If you're following my travels, I'm now in Chicago after a week with my father in Kansas. Now at a legal conference for a few days and then some R&R here in the Windy City. Hope to catch something so watch for a "Live Shot"... Here are the listings fo...

Support your local jazz men & women the other 356 days of the year!  I am writing this from Kansas, where I'm visiting my father and, believe it or not, it's actually warmer where you are! I packed for warm and it's in the 50s here, but will be up ar...

This morning, before the assembled "throng" of media types, John Nugent and Marc Iacona revealed the lineup of artists, new venue and other changes for the 11th edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 22-30. At least for me, this year'...

Marc Iacona sets out the changes to venues, street closings for the 2012 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival.... John Nugent showing off the grid ... The lineup is killer! The band Newt doing a wee bit o'jazz for the folks live from Scotland.... Q...

Can you say 70 degrees? What's it gonna be when XRIJF rolls around? Still waiting for enough snow to use up the rest of the driveway plowing I bought and paid for... Not! Hey, the Jazz90.1 spring membership campaign has begun. Now is the time to renew you...