Date | Venue | Artist | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Jan 10-11 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Milt Williams, Penny Boatman |
Jan 24-25 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Jan 17-19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Will Alger and Salt City 5 | |
Jan 17 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers and Don Manning Quartet | Battle of the Drums |
Feb 08 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Shelly Harris |
Feb 22, 28 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | |
03-01 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | with Joyce McGrath (v) |
Mar 17, 31 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d); Jam Session |
Mar 21-22 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
Mar 29 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Apr 07 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d) |
Apr 11, 12, 18-20 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | Jam Session Sunday |
Apr 11, 15, 18 | Sparky's Avenue Restaurant | Vic Kirch Quartet | |
Apr 18, 19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
Apr 18, 19 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Apr 25 | Golden Grill | Salt City Five | with Chuck Cameron (d), Joyce McGrath )v) |
May 02, 03 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
May 05, 19 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Trio | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d) |
May 09-11, 16-18, 23-24, 29-30 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
May 09, 10 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers and Don Manning Trio | with Al Vino |
May 10 | Band Box | Matt Scherzi Trio | |
May 23, 24 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
May 23, 29 | O'Brien's Lounge | Doug Duke | |
May 31 | Mardi Gras | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Jun 02 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bob Porter (d); Jam Session |
Jun 06-08 | Ridge Crest Inn | Will Alger's Salt City 5 | with Chuck Cameron (d) |
Jun 09, 23, 30 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
Jun 20-22, 27-29 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
Jun 20-22, 27-29 | Ridge Crest Inn | Sara Amiger | interludes for major artists |
Jun 21 | Mardi Gras | Don Manning Trio | |
Jul 07, 14, 21, 28 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
Jul 03-06, 12, 31 | O'Brien's Lounge | Doug Duke | |
Jul 05 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio; Sara Amiger | |
Jul 05 | Mardi Gras | Don Manning Trio; Dixieland Ramblers | |
Jul 08-13 | Cafe Moulin Rouge | Matt Scherzi Swing 4 | |
Jul 11-13, 18-20 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | opposite Art Blakey, Chico Hamilton |
Jul 25, 26 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
Aug 08-10 | El Rancho | Bob Livingstone Quartet | featuring Howie Collins (g) |
Aug 2, 3, 15-17 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | featuring Bill Traikoff |
Aug 04 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
Aug 11, 18, 22, 29 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | featuring Benny Salzano |
Aug 29, 30 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Aug 30 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | featuring Bill Traikoff, Al Morrell |
Sep 06-07 | Ridge Crest Inn | Salt City Five + Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
Sep 06 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Sep 08 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | |
Sep 19 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
Sep 19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
Sep 19-20 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | Jam Session featuring Ben Salzano |
Sep 19-20 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Sep 22 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | Every Monday |
Sep 26-29 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi - Ben Salzano | Jam Session Sunday |
Oct 04 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi Trio | Featuring Don Sheldon (d) |
Nov 01 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | Featuring Billy Traikoff |
Nov 01 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Nov 13-16 | Ridge Crest Inn | Salt City Five | Featuring Gap Mangione and Chuck Cameron; Dixieland Ramblers guests on Sunday |
Nov 22 | Hokie's Place | Smugtown Stompers | Dixieland every Saturday |
Nov 28-29 | Al's Green Tavern | Wolfgang Knittel | Wolfgang at the Jazz Piano every Friday and Saturday |
Dec 02-21 | J&L Lounge | Joe Romano Quartet | Featuring Bob Livingston (d) ("New York City's top drummer"), Matt Scherzi (p), Gene Varren (Varenti) (b); Nightly except Monday; "Star of Woody Herman Band" |
Dec 05-31 | DiPacific's Steakhouse | Al Bruno Trio | Nick Zinni (g), Russ Musseri (ts, cl, f); Fridays & Saturdays and New Years Eve |
Dec 03-06, 19, 20 | Josef's | Dixieland Ramblers | |
Dec 12 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | Featuring Billy Traikoff |
Dec 29 | Sparky's Avenue Restaurant | Joe Romano Quartet | Matt Scherzi (p), Gene Varenti (b), Bob Livingston (d) |
Dec 31 | Il Papagallo | Doug Duke |
Note 1: This list is not comprehensive. Many clubs did not advertise their bookings. The information is taken from microfilm of the Rochester Times-Union stored at the main library in Rochester, NY.
Note 2: The bassist with the Don Manning Trio was usually Ron Carter during this period. Carter was a student at the Eastman School of Music at the time.
Rochester, NY Venue Locations:
Al’s Green Tavern – 1160 N. Goodman St.
Di Pacific’s Steakhouse – Junction Rtes. 96 & 232, Canandaigua, NY
Golden Grill = Mardi Gras – 4775 Lake Ave.
Hokie’s Place – 1670 Scottsville Rd.
Il Papagallo – 14 State St.
J&L Lounge – 881 Merchants Rd.
Jerry’s El Rancho – 3015 W. Henrietta Rd.
Josef’s – 465 E. Main St.
O’Brien’s Lounge – 1768 E. Main St.
Ridge Crest Inn – 1982 Ridge Rd. E.
Show Boat – 750 Edgemere Dr.
Sparky’s Avenue Restaurant – University Ave. at E. Main St.
Tiny’s Bengal Inn – 5389 St. Paul St.