Christ Church - Global Jazz Now
141 East Avenue
OFFICIAL CLUB PASS VENUE, located at 141 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604 Christ Church Rochester is an Episcopal Church in the Center City district of downtown Rochester, NY. Located steps from the Eastman School of Music, Christ Church uniquely partners with this world-class music institution. The Eastman School owns several organs housed in the sanctuary, including The Craighead-Saunders organ, considered to be the most authentic Bach organ in the U.S. They share their music with us and we share our acoustic space with them. A long-time Club Pass Venue. 2 shows nightly, all 9 nights, $30 or Club Pass. No reserved seats. christchurchrochester.org
Venue Schedule
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowTom Guarna Trio
Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and arranger Tom Guarna is an unparalleled artist, incorporating many styles (Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Blues, Pop, R&B, World Music) into his own blend of unique and engaging music. Guarna, described by Tom Schnabel (Rhythm Planet) as “demonstrat[ing] . . . superb chops and melodic invention” and by J...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowTom Guarna Trio
Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and arranger Tom Guarna is an unparalleled artist, incorporating many styles (Jazz, Funk, Latin, Soul, Blues, Pop, R&B, World Music) into his own blend of unique and engaging music. Guarna, described by Tom Schnabel (Rhythm Planet) as “demonstrat[ing] . . . superb chops and melodic invention” and by J...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowOddgeir Berg Trio
Oddgeir Berg Trio: While we wait for a brand new day The Oddgeir Berg Trio have waited four years for this "brand new day". After Before Dawn in 2018 and 2020's In the End of the Night, the third part of their trilogy around the wee small hours now opens its eyes to the light. The conceptual focus on the brighter side has made the album their most dyna...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowOddgeir Berg Trio
Oddgeir Berg Trio: While we wait for a brand new day The Oddgeir Berg Trio have waited four years for this "brand new day". After Before Dawn in 2018 and 2020's In the End of the Night, the third part of their trilogy around the wee small hours now opens its eyes to the light. The conceptual focus on the brighter side has made the album their most dyna...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowErez Aviram Ensemble
The Erez Aviram Ensemble is a unique group consisting of eight versatile musicians from New York City, including Gabe Terracciano, Nicholas Biello, Justin Mullens and more, who play Aviram’s compositions. The ensemble, combining traditional orchestral instruments with a powerful rhythm and horn sections, creates a bridge&n...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowErez Aviram Ensemble
The Erez Aviram Ensemble is a unique group consisting of eight versatile musicians from New York City, including Gabe Terracciano, Nicholas Biello, Justin Mullens and more, who play Aviram’s compositions. The ensemble, combining traditional orchestral instruments with a powerful rhythm and horn sections, creates a bridge&n...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowOlli Hirvonen Group
Olli Hirvonen is a Finnish guitarist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in various styles from jazz to rock to more experimental sounds, he has formed a highly unique style combining these different influences. As the winner of the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition, Hirvonen is definitely one of the most accomplished Nordic musicians of his gen...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowOlli Hirvonen Group
Olli Hirvonen is a Finnish guitarist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in various styles from jazz to rock to more experimental sounds, he has formed a highly unique style combining these different influences. As the winner of the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition, Hirvonen is definitely one of the most accomplished Nordic musicians of his gen...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowJoona Toivanen Jazz & Fly Fishing
In June 2023, the world’s only fly-fishing and film-making jazz quartet is embarking on their next big project, fulfilling a lifelong dream: A tour of the United States, playing concerts and fly fishing, and making some sort of outlandish documentary about themselves as they go along. The band will perform at clubs, festivals, fly shops, and...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowJoona Toivanen Jazz & Fly Fishing
In June 2023, the world’s only fly-fishing and film-making jazz quartet is embarking on their next big project, fulfilling a lifelong dream: A tour of the United States, playing concerts and fly fishing, and making some sort of outlandish documentary about themselves as they go along. The band will perform at clubs, festivals, fly shops, and...
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7:30 PM
$30/door or Club Pass
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowRalph Alessi & This Against That
Ralph Alessi & This Against That is a group that organically tows the line between jazz, pop and contemporary classical music. The band has toured Europe and the United States since 2004 playing venues such as The Earshot Festival in Seattle, RedCat Theatre in Los Angeles, Bimhuis in Amsterdam and The New Morning in Paris. Recently they released the...
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9:30 PM
$30/door or Club Pass
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowRalph Alessi & This Against That
Ralph Alessi & This Against That is a group that organically tows the line between jazz, pop and contemporary classical music. The band has toured Europe and the United States since 2004 playing venues such as The Earshot Festival in Seattle, RedCat Theatre in Los Angeles, Bimhuis in Amsterdam and The New Morning in Paris. Recently they released the...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowMark Guiliana Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s becom...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowMark Guiliana Quartet
Hailed by The New York Times as “a drummer around whom a cult of admiration has formed,” Mark Guiliana brings the same adventurous spirit, eclectic palette and gift for spontaneous invention to a staggering range of styles. Equally virtuosic playing acoustic jazz, boundary-stretching electronic music, or next-level rock, he’s becom...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowDiana Herold & Helium
Randy Brecker. Buddy DeFranco. Yo-Yo Ma . Anthony Davis. Sam Rivers. Tania Leon, Brian Torff, TEXtet, They Might Be Giants. Diana Herold’s been busy since she moved to New York City in 1992. Whether she’s performing on Broadway (The Lion King ), playing drums and percussion (The Joint Chiefs, GypZbilly ), performing with The Mark Morr...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowDiana Herold & Helium
Randy Brecker. Buddy DeFranco. Yo-Yo Ma . Anthony Davis. Sam Rivers. Tania Leon, Brian Torff, TEXtet, They Might Be Giants. Diana Herold’s been busy since she moved to New York City in 1992. Whether she’s performing on Broadway (The Lion King ), playing drums and percussion (The Joint Chiefs, GypZbilly ), performing with The Mark Morr...
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7:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowAlexi Tuomarila Trio
For more than 15 years Alexi Tuomarila has been quietly building a considerable reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation in Europe, described by Jazz Times, "as one of the next big deals on jazz piano" and selected as one of the New Future Names of International Jazz by distinguished British jazz journalist Stuart Nicholson in the Obse...
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9:30 PM
Club Pass or $30/door
Christ Church - Global Jazz NowAlexi Tuomarila Trio
For more than 15 years Alexi Tuomarila has been quietly building a considerable reputation as one of the finest pianists of his generation in Europe, described by Jazz Times, "as one of the next big deals on jazz piano" and selected as one of the New Future Names of International Jazz by distinguished British jazz journalist Stuart Nicholson in the Obse...
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