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Reggie's Red Hot Feetwarmers @ Saratoga Race Track 8/1



Rob Lindquist @ One Caroline 8/2



Joe Barna @ Club 388 8/3



Big Soul Ensemble @ Lark Tavern 8/5



Joe Finn @ The Mouzon House 8/6



Adrian Cohen @ Justin's 8/7



Brian Patneaude Quartet @ Tang Museum 8/8



Lee Shaw @ 74 State 8/9



Sonny & Perley @ Barnsider 8/10



Skip Parsons @ Best Western 8/12



Craig Thaler @ The Mouzon House 8/13



Dillon Kopf @ Jazz On Jay 8/14



Teresa Broadwell @ Otesaga Hotel 8/16



Azzaam Hameed @ One Caroline 8/17



Michael Benedict @ Saratoga Race Track 8/18



April Marie @ Central Park 8/21



Jack Fragomeni @ Stockade Inn 8/22



Doc Scanlon @ Tang Museum 8/22



Francesca Tanksley @ Justin's 8/23



Terry Gordon @ Pied Piper 8/25



teri Roiger & John Menegon @ justin's 8/27



Aaron Parks @ Tanglewood 8/29



Dianne Reeves @ Tanglewood 8/30



Jane Monheit @ Tanglewood 8/31



terence Blanchard @ Tanglewood 8/31


August
(click on a performer or venue in bold for more information)

Friday 8/1
9 Maple Ave > JB All Stas (9pm)
Cabernet Cafe > The Cafe Jazzbo's (7:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Peggy Stern Trio (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Root Blues Revival (8pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Panza's > Peter Van Keuren (6:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Saratoga Race Track Gazebo > Sonny & Perley Quartet (12pm)
The Stockade Inn > Sonny & Perley (7pm)
Tang Museum, Skidmore College > Reggie's Red Hot Feetwarmers (7pm)
Wallabee's > Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip (8pm)

Saturday 8/2
9 Maple Ave > Clarinet Marmalade w/Skip Parsons (9pm)
Conkling Hall, Rensselaerville > Sonny & Perley (8pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Freedom Park > Brian Patneaude Quartet + Special Guests (7pm)
Justin's > Lee Shaw Trio (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
One Caroline > Rob Lindquist Trio (8pm)
Panza's > Tom Shields (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Tosca > Joe Finn & Scott Bassinson (6:30pm)
Wallabee's > (8pm)

Sunday 8/3
Club 388 > Mike Parker Trio (7pm)
Club 388 > Jam Session w/Joe Barna (9pm)
Justin's brunch > Nat Phipps (11:30am)
Justin's > Brian Patneaude Quartet (9pm)
One Caroline > Joe Finn (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Railroad Park @ Cambridge Hotel > Sonny & Perley Trio (6pm)
The Red Onion > Classical Jazz Ensemble (6pm)

Monday 8/4

The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Bobbie VanDetta (9pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Tuesday 8/5
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Lark Tavern > Big Soul Ensmeble (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Masters of Nostalgia (8pm)
One Caroline > Mike Parker Duo (7pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Wednesday 8/6
Blue Plate Restaurant > Lincoln Mayorga & Otto Gardner (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Nat Phipps Trio (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Joe Finn Trio (8pm)
One Caroline > Masters of Nostalgia II (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Thursday 8/7
Alive At Five > Alex Torres y Su Orquesta & Sensemaya (5pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Jazz On Jay > Nat Phipps Trio (12pm)
Justin's > Adrian Cohen Group (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Joe Gitto Duo (8pm)
One Caroline > Skidmore Jazz (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Tommy Verrigni Trio (7pm)
Zaika India Restaurant > Sonny & Perley (7pm)

Friday 8/8
9 Maple Ave > New Regime (7pm)
Cabernet Cafe > The Cafe Jazzbo's (7:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Fountain > Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band (10pm)
Java Jazz Cafe > String Theory (7pm)
Justin's > George Schuller Trio (9:30pm)
Mouzon House > Keith Pray Quartet (8pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (7pm)
Panza's > Peter Van Keuren (6:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Lee Shaw Trio (7pm)
Tang Museum, Skidmore College > Brian Patneaude Quartet (7pm)
Wallabee's > Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip (8pm)

Saturday 8/9
9 Maple Ave > Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes (9pm)
74 State > Lee Shaw Trio (8:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Fountain > Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band (10pm)
Justin's > Trio Loco with a twist (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
One Caroline > Joe Finn (7:30pm)
Panza's > Colleen Pratt & Peg Delaney (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Provence > Patricia Dalton Trio (6:30pm)
Wine Down Lounge > Sonny & Perley (7:30pm)

Sunday 8/10
Barnsider Smokehouse Restaurant > Sonny & Perley (6:30pm)
Club 388 > Mike Parker Trio (7pm)
Club 388 > Jam Session w/Joe Barna (9pm)
Justin's brunch > Nick Lue (11:30am)
Justin's > Brian Patneaude Quartet (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Root Blues Revival (7:30pm)
One Caroline > Dave Payette (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Red Onion > Classical Jazz Ensemble (6pm)

Monday 8/11

The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Nate Buccieri (9pm)
Muddy Cup Schenectady > Erica Seguine Jazz Orchestra (8pm)
One Caroline > Rob Lindquist Duo (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Tuesday 8/12
Best Western-Soverign Hotel > Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band (6:30pm)
Congress Park, Saratoga > Sonny & Perley (7pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Mouzon House > Masters of Nostalgia (8pm)
One Caroline > Mike Parker Duo (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Stony Creek Concert In The Park > Doc Scanlon Band (7pm)

Wednesday 8/13
Blue Plate Restaurant > Lincoln Mayorga & Otto Gardner (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Dave Gleason Trio (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Craig Thaler Trio (8pm)
One Caroline > Masters of Nostalgia II (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Rensselaer Riverside Park > April Marie & Peg Delaney Quartet (6pm)

Thursday 8/14
The Crossings, Colonie > Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival (6:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Jazz On Jay > Dillon Kopf (12pm)
Justin's > Inside Out feat. John Menegon (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Joe Gitto Duo (8pm)
One Caroline > Skidmore Jazz (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Dave Gleason Duo (7pm)

Friday 8/15
9 Maple Ave > Pete Sweeney Quartet (7pm)
Cabernet Cafe > The Cafe Jazzbo's (7:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Terry Gordon Quintet (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Rob Lindquist Quartet (8pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Panza's > Peg Delaney (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Brian Patneaude Trio (7pm)
Tang Museum, Skidmore College > Sonny & Perley "A Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald" (7pm)
Wallabee's > Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip (8pm)

Saturday 8/16
9 Maple Ave > Joe Barna (9pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Dave Kain Group (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
One Caroline > Lee Shaw Trio (7:30pm)
Otesaga Hotel > Teresa Broadwell Quartet (9pm)
Panza's > Michael Panza Trio (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Saratoga Music Hall > Sonny & Perley (8pm)

Sunday 8/17
Club 388 > Mike Parker Trio (7pm)
Club 388 > Jam Session w/Joe Barna (9pm)
Jazz Vespers > Paul Mastriani, Ron Partch & Tom D'Andrea (5pm)
Justin's brunch > Lee Shaw (11:30am)
Justin's > Brian Patneaude Quartet (9pm)
One Caroline > Azzaam Hameed (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Red Onion > Classical Jazz Ensemble (6pm)

Monday 8/18

The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Nate Buccieri (9pm)
One Caroline > tba (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Saratoga Racetrack > Michael Benedict Jazz Vibes (12pm)

Tuesday 8/19
Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival > Brubeck Brothers Quartet (7:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Mouzon House > Masters of Nostalgia (8pm)
One Caroline > Mike Parker Duo (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Stony Creek Concert In The Park > Doc Scanlon (7pm)

Wednesday 8/20
Blue Plate Restaurant > Lincoln Mayorga & Otto Gardner (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Lee Russo Group (9pm)
The Mouzon House > Azzaam Hameed Trio (8pm)
One Caroline > Masters Of Nostalgia II (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Thursday 8/21
Central Park Schenectay > April Marie & Peg Delaney Quartet (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Jazz On Jay > Sonny & Perley (12pm)
Justin's > Adrian Cohen Group (9pm)
Malta Community Center > Reggie's Red Hot Feetwarmers (6pm)
The Mouzon House > Joe Gitto Duo (8pm)
One Caroline > Skidmore Jazz (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Pat DiCeasare Trio (7pm)

Friday 8/22
9 Maple Ave > Triple Play w/s/g Kevin Barcomb (9pm)
Cabernet Cafe > The Cafe Jazzbo's (7:30pm)
Caffe Lena > Sonny & Perley (8pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Iron Horse > Karrin Allyson Quartet (7pm)
Justin's > Jeremy Gold Quartet (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Craig Thaler Quartet (8pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Panza's > Peter Van Keuren (6:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Jack Fragomeni/Steve Laspina Duo(7pm)
Tang Museum, Skidmore College > Doc Scanlon (7pm)
Wallabee's > Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip (8pm)

Saturday 8/23
9 Maple Ave > Jazz Factor (9pm)
74 State > Lee Shaw Trio (8:30pm)
Barnsider Smokehouse Restaurant > Sonny & Perley (6:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
It's Confidential > Sonny & Perley (5:30pm)
Justin's > Francesca Tanksley Trio (9:30pm)
The Mouzon House > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
One Caroline > Joe Finn (8pm)
Panza's > Nate Buccieri (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Riverlink Park, Amsterdam > Doc Scanlon (7pm)
Wallabee's > Terry Gordon Quartet (8pm)

Sunday 8/24
Club 388 > Mike Parker Trio (7pm)
Club 388 > Jam Session w/Joe Barna (9pm)
Justin's brunch > Mike Lampkin (11:30am)
Justin's > Brian Patneaude Quartet (9pm)
One Caroline > Natt Phipps (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Red Onion > Classical Jazz Ensemble (6pm)

Monday 8/25

The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Matt Pirog (9pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Pied Piper Concert Series, Belfast > Terry Gordon Quartet (6:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Tuesday 8/26
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
The Mouzon House > Masters of Nostalgia (8pm)
One Caroline > Mike Parker Duo (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Wednesday 8/27
Blue Plate Restaurant > Lincoln Mayorga & Otto Gardner (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Roiger/Menegon Duo (9pm)
The Mouzon House > tba (8pm)
One Caroline > Masters of Nostalgia II (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)

Thursday 8/28
Central Park Schenectady > Keith Pray Quintet w/s/g Steve Lambert (6pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Jazz On Jay > Li'l Jay & the Cardsharks (12pm)
The Mouzon House > Joe Gitto Duo (8pm)
Justin's > Dzuiba/Sweeney Thing (9pm)
One Caroline > Skidmore Jazz (8pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > Bobby Massaro Trio (7pm)
Tosca > Al Huagen Trio (6:30pm)

Friday 8/29
9 Maple Ave > Mark Capon (7pm)
Cabernet Cafe > The Cafe Jazzbo's (7:30pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Justin's > Teresa Broadwell Trio (9:30pm)
Mouzon House > Brian Patneaude Quartet (8pm)
One Caroline > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
Panza's > Bobbie Van Detta (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Spillin' The Beans > Keith Pray Soul Jazz Revival (7pm)
The Stockade Inn > "A Special Meeting of West Point Band Alumni" feat. Al Haugen, Don Egry & Lou Pappas (7pm)
Tanglewood Jazz Festival > Aaron Parks Quartet (6:30pm), Edmar Castaneda Trio w/s/g Joe Locke & Eliane Elias "Something For You" A Tribute to Bill Evans (8pm)
Wallabee's > Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip (8pm)

Saturday 8/30
9 Maple Ave > Marcus Benoit (9pm)
The Desmond's Scrimshaw Restaurant > Ruth Hellkamp (6pm)
Final Stretch Saratoga > Brian Patneaude Quartet (7pm)
Justin's > Sensemaya (9:30pm)
Kingston Rondout > Sonny & Perley (4pm)
The Mouzon House > Sarah Pedinotti Band (8pm)
One Caroline > Nat Phipps Trio (8pm)
Panza's > Colleen Pratt & Peg Delaney (7:30pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
Rome YMCA Center for the Creative Arts > Will Calhoun drumset clinic (11am)
Tanglewood Jazz Festival > Kate McGarry Trio (12:30pm), A Celebration of Marian McPartland's 90th Birthday w/s/g Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day (2pm), Jason Palmer Quintet (6:30pm), Donal Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project w/s/g Christian Scott & Dianne Reeves (8pm)

Sunday 8/31
Club 388 > Mike Parker Trio (7pm)
Club 388 > Jam Session w/Joe Barna (9pm)
Final Stretch Saratoga > Brian Patneaude Quartet (7pm)
Justin's brunch > Maria Zemantauski (11:30am)
Justin's > Keith Pray Quartet (9pm)
Prime At Saratoga National > Mark Finkin (7pm)
The Red Onion > Classical Jazz Ensemble (6pm)
Tanglewood Jazz Festival > Spencer Day Quartet (12:30pm), Eddie Daniels Quartet, Mark O'Connor's "Hot Swing" w/s/g Jane Monheit (2pm), Alex Brown Trio (6:30pm), Terence Blanchard's "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)" with 35 piece orchestra (8pm)