Webster Jazz Festival returns this weekend

Get ready to dance in the streets this weekend, when the Webster Jazz Festival returns after a one-year break thanks to Covid.

The event will stretch over two days this Friday and Saturday, kicking off with “Jazz in the Pubs” Friday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. Five different bands are scheduled to perform at five different village pubs and restaurants, with staggered start times, so you can visit visit several (or all) of the venues for a drink and a bite to eat, and enjoy as many bands as you like.

Here’s the schedule (click on the name to get more information about each band):

• 6:30 p.m.: Skeleton Keys at Barry’s Old School Irish
• 7 p.m.: El Rojo Jazz at Pub 235
• 7 p.m.: Marco Amadio on the patio at Brimont Bistro
• 7:15 p.m.: Paradigm Shift at Ploty’s Hometown Tavern
• 8:15 p.m.: The Bill Tiberio Band at The Coach Sports Bar

West Main Street will also be hopping that evening with the second Family Game Night and Beer Garden.

The first Family Games Night on July 30 was very well received, so this second one will feature all the same fun. From 6 to 9 p.m., West Main will be closed and filled with with activities including Dancing with Denise for the kids, sidewalk chalk, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect Four, Corn Hole, cookie decorating, food and drinks. So basically, you can pop into the pubs for some music, then out onto the street for some games. It should be a great evening for the whole family.

The music continues Saturday night when jazz takes to the street.

Beginning at 4 p.m., an outstanding lineup of musical entertainment will perform from the big West Main Street stage, featuring musicians from around Rochester and Upstate. There will be some tables and chairs set up, but they go pretty fast, so plan to bring your own, set them up in the middle of the street and enjoy music all evening long.

The schedule looks like this:

• 4 p.m.: the Big Band sounds of The Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
• 5:30 p.m.: Sofrito Latin Jazz quintet
• 7:15 p.m.: Smooth jazz sounds from Judah Sealy
• 9 p.m.: Jazz-infused funk from The Klick

This is always a huge event, so you’ll really want to be a part of it.

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