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April 1-30: "Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary", Arts Center of the Capital Region 

Thursday, April 1

7pm, Matthew Shipp Trio, Arts Center of the Capital Region

7pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Cantina

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-8pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

9pm-midnight, Dave Fisk Quartet, Justin's

7-10pm, Skidmore Jazz, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, A3, Provence Restaurant

8pm, Sonny & Perley, Quintessence

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Tommy Verrigni Trio, Stockade Inn

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7:30-11:30pm, Josh Fialkoff's J-Street, Albany Elks Lodge

7-10pm, Cliff and Tree Jazz Trio, Blu Stone Bistro

7:30pm, Sketches of Influence, Bread & Jam Café

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Café Capriccio

8-11pm, Rob & Pete Putnam, Rob Kelly & Jeff Stevens, Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Satauna Howerg, Century House

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

8pm, Kevin Hayes with special guests Joe Lovano & Judi Silvano, to benefit Haiti, The Falcon

5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Luncheonette

8-11pm, Out of the Box Trio , Hollywood Brown Derby

9:30pm-12:30am, “Step In” Trio w/ G. Schuller, J. Fonda & C. Morena, Justin's

9pm-1am, Pete Sweeney Quartet, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Peg Delaney Duo, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Doc Scanlon Trio, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

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8:30-11:30pm, Kelly Birtch, Bistro/Bar at 74

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

7:30pm, Sketches of Influence, Bread & Jam Café

8-11pm, Peg Dealney (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Satauna Howerg, Century House

8-10pm, , Crooked Lake House

10pm, Tichy Boys & Commander Cody, Daisey Baker's

6-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

8pm, Hugh Brodie & the Cosmic Ensemble, The Falcon

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne

9:30pm-12:30am, Lee Shaw Trio, Justin's

9pm-1am, Mad i, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Rob Lindquist Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Bobbie Van Detta (guitar and vocals), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, , Provence Restaurant

9pm-12am, Michael Louis-Smith Hot House Jazz Group, Pub at Cooper's Cave

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

9pm, Grand Central Station, Van Dyck

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10am-1pm, , Bread & Jam Café

5-6pm, jazz vespers with Michael Benedict (vibes), Nat Phipps (piano), Pete Toigo (bass), Tom D’Andrea (drums), First Reformed Church of Schenectady

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Nat Phipps, Justin's

9pm-midnight, David Caldwell Mason Duo, Justin's

10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, John Charles, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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7-10pm, Chris Carey, One Caroline Street

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7pm, The Human Mirror and Jazz Robot, Bread & Jam Café

11am-2pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

9pm-midnight, Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble, Lark Tavern

7-10pm, Jazz Piano, One Caroline Street

5:30pm, "Food for Thought and All That Jazz," Schenectady County Community College

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10pm, FlavaEvolution, Bishop's Lounge

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7-10pm, live jazz jam hosted by Joe Barna, Bread & Jam Café

5-8pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

7pm, John Jorgenson Quintet, Iron Horse Music Hall

5pm, Al Santoro & Friends, Lanie's Café, 471 Albany-Shaker Rd, Loudonville, 438-5008

6-9pm, Annette Harris & 'Azzaam Hameed, La Serre Restaurant, 14 Green St, Albany,

8pm, Moon & River Jazz band, Moon & River Café

7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline Street

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8-10pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

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7pm, Marc Copland, Adam'space

7pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Cantina

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-8pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

9pm-midnight, Sensemaya Trio, Justin's

8pm, Stephanie Nania & Friends, Moon & River Café

7-10pm, Skidmore Jazz, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, George Giroux, Provence Restaurant

9-11:30pm, Rob Linquist Trio, Quintessence

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Joe Finn, Stockade Inn

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7-10pm, Weekend Explorers Jazz Trio, Blu Stone Bistro

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Café Capriccio

8-11pm, Andy Jaffe (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Graig Thaler, Century House

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

7pm, Akie Bermiss; 8pm, Vijay Iyer, The Falcon

10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band, The Fountain

8-11pm, Patricia Fennell with Peg Delaney Duo, Hollywood Brown Derby

9:30pm-12:30am, Robert Kopec Trio, Justin's

8pm, Out of the Box, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

9pm-1am, Mike Parker Quartet, 9 Maple Ave 

7:30-10:30pm, Keith Pray Duo, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Jody Shayne Trio, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Stockade Inn

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8:30-11:30pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Bistro/Bar at 74

8pm, Idan Santhaus Big Band featuring Todd Coolman & John Riley, The Falcon

9pm-12am, Joe Barna's Sketches of Influence , Pub at Cooper's Cave

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10am-1pm, , Bread & Jam Café

2pm, Sonny & Perley "Fascinatin' Rhythm - A Tribute to the Gershwins," Clifton Park/Halfmoon Library, 475 Moe Rd, Clifton Park, 371-8622

7:30pm, Turtle Island String Quartet with Mike Marshall, The Egg

10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

2-4pm, Skip Parsons' Clarinet Marmalade Quartet, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave, Guilderland, 456-2400x12

12-3pm, jazz brunch with Christine and Elliot Spero, High Falls Café

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Michael Roach, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Duo, Justin's

3-7pm, Afternoon of free jazz sponsored by Schenectady Musical Union: Fragomeni Tribute Trio, Yuko Kishimoto, Mike Benedict's Jazz Vibes, Brian Patneaude Quartet, "Sketches of Influence", Muddy Cup at Proctors

10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

3pm, Ron Finck memorial Concert with Roswell Rudd, Mike Kull, Harvey Kaiser, Matt Ficnk, et al, Rosendale Café

10:30am-1:30pm, John Charles, Scrimshaw Restaurant

1pm, Gary Brooks, Tavern at Sterup Square, Rte 7, Troy, 663-5300

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7-10pm, Chris Carey, One Caroline Street

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6-8pm, Jazz/Latino Spring Series Kickoff with Mundo Nuevo, Elda's on Lark, 205 Lark St, Albany, 449-3532

11am-2pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

7-10pm, Jazz Piano, One Caroline Street

8pm, Empire Jazz Orchestra with soloist Vince DeMartino, Schenectady County Community College

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5:30-6:30pm, Berkshire Jazz Youth Ensemble + reception and announcement of 2010 season, Berkshire Museum, 39 South St, Pittsfield, MA

10pm, Beau Sasser Organ Trio, Bishop's Lounge

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7-10pm, live jazz jam hosted by Joe Barna, Bread & Jam Café

12-1pm, Peter White Trio, Choices Café, Albany Medical Center, New Scotland Ave, Albany

7:30-10:30, Joan Taub (vocals) & Michael Lamkin (piano), Circus Café

2pm & 7pm, "In the Mood," a 1940s musical review, The Egg

5-8pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

5pm, Al Santoro & Friends, Lanie's Café, 471 Albany-Shaker Rd, Loudonville, 438-5008

7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline Street

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8-10pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

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7pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Cantina

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-8pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

10pm, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Iron Horse Music Hall

9pm-midnight, Ray Alexander Trio, Justin's

6-9pm, Skip Parsons' Clarinet Marmalade Quartet, Mercato's Restaurant

7-10pm, Skidmore Jazz, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant

9-11:30pm, Rob Linquist Trio, Quintessence

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Dave Gleason , Stockade Inn

12-4pm, Sonny & Perley, fashion show/fund raiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St, Saratoga Springs, 584-3543

7pm, Colleen Pratt & Friends, Van Dyck

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7:30-11:30pm, Georgie Wonders' Orchestra, Albany Elks Lodge

7-10pm, 'Azzaam and Annettte Jazz Duo, Blu Stone Bistro

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Café Capriccio

8-11pm, Vinnie Martucci (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Tom Shields, Century House

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

8-11pm, Teresa Broadwell Trio, Hollywood Brown Derby

9:30pm-12:30am, Peter O’Brien Quartet, Justin's

8pm, Don Hyman, Moon & River Café

9pm-1am, Arch Stanton Quartet, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Lee Shaw Duo, One Caroline Street

6-9pm, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, Robb Alley at Proctors

7-10pm, Patricia Dalton with Peg Delaney Duo, Provence Restaurant

6:30pm, Yuko Kishimoto, Schenectady County Public Library

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

8pm, Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau, Zankel Music Center at Skidmore

7-10pm, Sonny & Perley, Stockade Inn

8pm, Jazz/Latino All Stars, Whisperdome

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Festival

8:30-11:30pm, Skip Parsons Trio, Bistro/Bar at 74

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

8-11pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Tom Shields, Century House

8-10pm, , Crooked Lake House

6-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

7pm, Concepts Project; 8pm, Marcus Strickland Trio, The Falcon

9:30pm-12:30am, Yuko Kishimoto Quartet, Justin's

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne

8-11pm, Annette Harris & 'Azzaam Hameed, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

9pm-1am, Keith Pray’s Soul Jazz Revival, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Nat Phipps Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Jeanne O'Connor (vocals) & Peg Delaney (piano), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, George & Peter Giroux, Provence Restaurant

9pm-12am, Pete Sweeney, Pub at Cooper's Cave

8-11:30pm, Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys with Colleen Pratt, Saratoga Savoy Diamond Dance

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7-10pm, Sonny & Perley, Steel House, 88 East Strand, Kingston, 845-338-7847

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

Noon-8pm, 25th anniversary celebration of Bill McCann's "Saturday Morning Edition of Jazz" at University at Albany Campus Center Assembly Hall, 2nd Floor, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany 442-3300. Noon: UofA Jazz Ensemble; 1pm, Peg Delaney Quintet; 2:15pm, Troika; 3:30pm, Colleen Pratt & Friends; 4:45pm, Brian Patneaude Quartet; 6pm, Lee Shaw Trio; 7:15pm, Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble

8pm, Peter Bernstein Trio: Tribute to Attila Zoller, Vermont Jazz Center

7pm, Michael Panza, Wishing Well, 745 Saratoga Rd, Wilton, 584-7640

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Festival

10am-1pm, , Bread & Jam Café

5-6pm, jazz vespers with Peg Delaney (piano), Bill Delaney (bass), Tom D’Andrea (drums), First Reformed Church of Schenectady

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Lee Shaw, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, John Charles, Scrimshaw Restaurant 

1pm, Gary Brooks, Tavern at Sterup Square, Rte 7, Troy, 663-5300

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7-9pm, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Lark Tavern

7-10pm, Chris Carey, One Caroline Street

7:30pm, University Jazz Ensemble, Univ. at Albany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, 442-3997

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11am-2pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

8-10:30pm, Jazzmin, Moon & River Café

7-10pm, Jazz Piano, One Caroline Street

12-12:45pm, Elizabeth Kasius & HEARD, St Paul's Episcopal Church, 58 3rd St, Troy, 273-7351

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10pm, FlavaEvolution, Bishop's Lounge

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7-10pm, live jazz jam hosted by Joe Barna, Bread & Jam Café

7pm, Jason Domnarski Trio, Caffe Lena

5-8pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline Street

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8-10pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

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Festival

7pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Cantina

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5:30pm Jump Daddies, benefit for St Catherine's Center for Children, 11 North Pearl, 11 N. Pearl St, Albany, 453-6716

5-8pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

9pm-midnight, Bobbie Van Detta, Justin's

7-10pm, Skidmore Jazz, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant

9pm, George Muscatello Trio, Quintessence

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Azzaam Hameed, Stockade Inn

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Festival

5:30-8:30pm, Noreen Pratt, Apertivo Bistro

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Café Capriccio

8-11pm, Ben Kohn (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Vince Bonafede, Century House

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

7:30pm, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, The Egg

8pm, Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra, The Falcon

8-11pm, Phil Barrett Trio, Hollywood Brown Derby

9:30pm-12:30am, Nick Mancini Trio, Justin's

7:30pm, St Rose Jazz Ensemble with Michael Davis, Massry Center for the Arts

7:30pm, Out of the Box, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

9pm-1am, Tim Olsen Quartet, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Sam Farkas Duo, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, , Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

4pm, Flute master class with Andrea Brachfield, 466-9990 or info@jazzlatino.org for location & other details

7:30pm, Jazz/Latino Salon: The Role of the Flute in Afro-Cuban Music with Andrea Brachfield, SUNY Albany, Bldg 11, Humanities 354

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Festival

8-11:30pm, Spring Swing Fling with Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys, Arts Center of the Capital Region

8:30-11:30pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Bistro/Bar at 74

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

8-11pm, Joel Martin (piano), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, Vince Bonafede, Century House

8-10pm, , Crooked Lake House

6-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

7pm Jazz Connection, Emack & Bolio's, 1704 Western Ave, Guilderland, 260-4196

7pm, The Amazing Mr. Spoons; 8pm, Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits, The Falcon

9:30pm-12:30am, Jonathan Lorentz Quartet, Justin's

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne

9pm-1am, Jon LeRoy Trio, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Rob Lindquist Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Colleen Pratt (vocals) & Peg Delaney (piano), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, , Provence Restaurant

9pm-12am, Dave Berger & Nick Mancini, Pub at Cooper's Cave

6-9pm, Annette Harris & 'Azzaam Hameed, Sam's Seafood & Steakhouse, 281 N. Central Ave, Johnstown

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

4pm, Lee Shaw Trio, University Concert, Oneonta, NY

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10am-1pm, , Bread & Jam Café

2-8pm, Albany Musicians' Union + Swingtime Jazz Society annual celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month; 2pm, Lansingburg HS Stage Band; 3pm, Leo Russo Octet; 4pm, tribute to Georgia Urban; 4:15, Tommy Ippolito; 4:30 Sesamaya; 5:20, Swingin' Songstresses; 6:15 Joey Thomas Big Band tribute to Garry Stevens; Colonie Elks Lodge, Elks Lane (off Rte 155), Latham

10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

12-3pm, jazz brunch with Terry Blaine & Mark Shane, High Falls Café

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Michael Lamkin, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, John Charles, Scrimshaw Restaurant

1pm, Gary Brooks, Tavern at Sterup Square, Rte 7, Troy, 663-5300

5:30 & 7pm, Nick Mancini Collective, Yours

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5:30-8:30pm, Noreen Pratt, Apertivo Bistro

7-10pm, Chris Carey, One Caroline Street

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11am-2pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

7-10pm, Jazz Piano, One Caroline Street

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5:30-8:30pm, Jeanne O'Connor with Peg & Bill Delaney, Apertivo Bistro

10pm, Beau Sasser Organ Trio, Bishop's Lounge

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7-10pm, live jazz jam hosted by Joe Barna, Bread & Jam Café

7:30pm, "Global Gumbo" with Charlie Tokarz, John Hughes & Brian Melick, Chapel + Cultural Center, 2125 Burdett Ave, Troy, 274-7793

5-8pm, Joye Bell, Four Corners Luncheonette

7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline Street

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

8-10pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

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7pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Cantina

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-8pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Luncheonette

9pm-midnight, Adrian Cohen Trio, Justin's

7-10pm, Skidmore Jazz, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant

9pm, George Muscatello Trio, Quintessence

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7-10pm, Jody Shayne Trio, Stockade Inn

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12-1pm, Jody Shayne Trio, Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave, Albany, 427-4300

5:30-8:30pm, Brian Patneaude Trio, Apertivo Bistro

7-10pm, 'Azzaam and Annette Jazz Duo, Blu Stone Bistro

5:30pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Blue 82

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Café Capriccio

8-11pm, BTUs (R&B guitars), Castle Street Café

5:30-9:30pm, A3, Century House

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

5-10pm, Cole Broderick, Dale Miller

8-11pm, Jody Shayne Trio, Hollywood Brown Derby

9:30pm-12:30am, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius and Heard, Justin's

7:30pm, Michelle Caminos with Jim Ketterer & Friends, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

9pm-1am, Benoit, Savage & Borello Band, 9 Maple Ave

7:30-10:30pm, Yuko Kishimoto Duo, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Peg Delaney Trio featuring Earl Davis, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7pm, Skidmore Small Jazz Ensemble, Zankel Music Center at Skidmore

7-10pm, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, Spillin' the Beans

7-10pm, Michael Louis Smith, Stockade Inn

7-10pm, Al Haugen/Don Egry Quartet, "A Tribute to Art Van Damme & Oscar Peterson," Van Dyck

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