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Bill Cunliffe [ JAZZ ] Jazz pianistcomposer-arranger Bill Cunliffe is the musical equivalent of a Renaissance man — he does it all. He’s won the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and toured as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band. He’s also worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, James Moody, and many others. Cunliffe has garnered four Grammy and two Emmy Award nominations. In 2009 he won the Best Instrumental Arrangement Grammy Award for “West Side Story Medley,” on the album “Resonance Big Band Plays Tribute to Oscar Peterson.” (RN) billcunliffe.com
4:30 p.m.: Gates HS Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:15 p.m.: Buffalo Acad./Visual and Perf. Arts HS Jazz Band Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 5:30 p.m.: Mike Stern Group Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 5:45 p.m.: Bill Cunliffe Hatch Recital Hall ($20 Or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: RPO Marimba Band Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: ECMS Jazz Combo led by Mike Kaupa Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 6 p.m.: Mathias Eick Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble Plays Debussy & Ravel Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 6 p.m.: Gap Mangione & Special Guests Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 6:15 p.m.: Gerald Clayton Trio Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 6:30 p.m.: J.M.O.G. Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 6:45 p.m.: Liane Carroll Trio Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 7 p.m.: Danielia Cotton East Ave./ Chestnut Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: L’Orkestre Des Pas Perdus Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 7:15 p.m.: Mike Stern Group Harro East Ballroom ($20 or Club Pass) 7:30 p.m.: Yggdrasil featuring Eivor Lutheran Church ($20 or Club Pass)
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings [ ALTCOUNTRY ] With multiple Juno Awards to its credit, Hamilton, Ontario’s Blackie and The Rodeo Kings is a powerfully compelling alt-country trio. And it doesn’t just rely on the twang and heartache; it rocks steady on its latest release, “Kings and Queens,” with undeniable duets with a pile of amazing artists like Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, and Roseanne Cash, to name a precious few. The music rollicks and soars where Byrds and Burrito Brothers fly. (FD) blackieandtherodeokings.com Danielia Cotton [ ROCK ] Switching between acoustic guitar and singing with Joe Cocker-with-a-feminine-twist moves, Danielia Cotton belts, bellows, shouts, and sings. Her songs combine a singersongwriter tone with rock passion and determination. She seasons it all with anger and joy. She is mesmerizing. Cotton fleshes out her tunes in such a way that it’s easy to see where they came from: they’re lean and tight interpretations of simple, beautiful ideas accompanied by simple, beautiful hooks. They may not come from a place of splendor, but Cotton’s brassy patina sure makes them sound that way. (FD) myspace. com/danieliacotton
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Esperanza Spalding [ JAZZ ] Esperanza Spalding fell in love with the bass while a high school student in Portland, Oregon. Starting with a simple blues run, Spalding found that she could produce a good sound right from the start. So good, that by the age of 20 she had graduated from — and become the youngest musician ever to teach at — Berklee College of Music. In the process she met and played with Michel Camilo, Pat Metheny, Joe Lovano and others. When she formed her own group and began to record, the world found that not only is Spalding an excellent bassist, she also has a beautiful voice. In 2011 Spalding achieved the nearly impossible when her unstoppable talent beat out four pop acts, including Justin Bieber and Drake, for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. (RN) esperanzaspalding.com Gap Mangione [ JAZZ ] Growing up in Rochester, pianist Gap Mangione and his brother, Chuck, were introduced by their father to some of the greatest musicians in jazz. After collaborating as The Jazz Brothers in the 1960’s, they worked together on several of Chuck’s landmark albums in the early 1970’s. And, after Chuck’s phenomenal crossover success, they reunited in 2007 for the “Friends & Love” reunion concerts. A fixture on the Rochester music scene for five decades, Gap Mangione has pursued a continues on page 14
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7:45 p.m.: Bill Cunliffe Hatch Recital Hall ($20 or Club Pass) 7:45 p.m.: Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 8 p.m.: Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre ($33-$65) 8:30 p.m.: Sultans of String Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 8:45 p.m.: Liane Carroll Trio Christ Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9 p.m.: Outlaws East Ave./Chestnut Stage (FREE) 9 p.m.: J.M.O.G. Xerox Auditorium ($20 or Club Pass) 9:15 p.m.: L’Orkestre Des Pas Perdus Jazz Street Stage (FREE) 9:30 p.m.: Yggdrasil featuring Eivor Lutheran Church ($20 or Club Pass) 9:45 p.m.: Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Abilene ($20 or Club Pass) 10 p.m.: Gap Mangione & Special Guests Rochester Club ($20 or Club Pass) 10 p.m.: Gerald Clayton Trio Max of Eastman Place ($20 or Club Pass) 10 p.m.: Mathias Eick Montage ($20 or Club Pass) 10 p.m.: Sultans of String Big Tent ($20 or Club Pass) 10 p.m.: Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble Plays Debussy & Ravel Kilbourn Hall ($25 or Club Pass) 10:30 p.m.: Jam Session w/Bob Sneider Trio State St. Bar & Grill (FREE)