Rochester Jazz Club Bookings - Local Artists - 1958
| Date | Venue | Artist | Comments |
| 58/01/10-11 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Milt Williams, Penny Boatman |
| 58/01/24-25 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/01/17-19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Will Alger and Salt City 5 | |
| 58/01/17 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers and Don Manning Quartet | Battle of the Drums |
| 58/02/08 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Shelly Harris |
| 58/02/22,28 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | |
| 58/ 03/01 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | with Joyce McGrath (v) |
| 58/03/17,31 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d); Jam Session |
| 58/03/21-22 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
| 58/03/29 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/04/07 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d) |
| 58/04/11,12,18-20 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | Jam Session Sunday |
| 58/04/11,15,18 | Sparky's Avenue Restaurant | Vic Kirch Quartet | |
| 58/04/18,19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
| 58/04/18,19 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/04/25 | Golden Grill | Salt City Five | with Chuck Cameron (d), Joyce McGrath )v) |
| 58/05/02,03 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/05/05,19 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Trio | with Joe Caruso (b), Bill Porter (d) |
| 58/05/ 09-11,16-18,23-24,29-30 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
| 58/05/09,10 | Golden Grill | Dixieland Ramblers and Don Manning Trio | with Al Vino |
| 58/05/10 | Band Box | Matt Scherzi Trio | |
| 58/05/23,24 | Ridge Crest Inn | Don Manning Trio | with Bob Dineri (v) |
| 58/05/23,29 | O'Brien's Lounge | Doug Duke | |
| 58/05/31 | Mardi Gras | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/06/02 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | with Joe Caruso (b), Bob Porter (d); Jam Session |
| 58/06/06-08 | Ridge Crest Inn | Will Alger's Salt City 5 | with Chuck Cameron (d) |
| 58/06/09,23,30 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
| 58/06/20-22,27-29 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
| 58/06/20-22, 27-29 | Ridge Crest Inn | Sara Amiger | interludes for major artists |
| 58/06/21 | Mardi Gras | Don Manning Trio | |
| 58/07/07,14,21,28 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
| 58/07/03-06,12,31 | O'Brien's Lounge | Doug Duke | |
| 58/07/05 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio; Sara Amiger | |
| 58/07/05 | Mardi Gras | Don Manning Trio; Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/07/08-13 | Cafe Moulin Rouge | Matt Scherzi Swing 4 | |
| 58/07/11-13,18-20 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | opposite Art Blakey, Chico Hamilton |
| 58/07/25,26 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
| 58/08/08-10 | El Rancho | Bob Livingstone Quartet | featuring Howie Collins (g) |
| 58/08/2,3,15-17 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | featuring Bill Traikoff |
| 58/08/04 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Quartet | featuring Joe Romano (ts) |
| 58/08/11,18,22,29 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | featuring Benny Salzano |
| 58/08/29,30 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/08/30 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | featuring Bill Traikoff, Al Morrell |
| 58/09/06-07 | Ridge Crest Inn | Salt City Five + Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
| 58/09/06 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/09/08 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | |
| 58/09/19 | Tiny's Bengal Inn | Johnny Albert Band | |
| 58/09/19 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | |
| 58/09/19-20 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi Jazz Giants | Jam Session featuring Ben Salzano |
| 58/09/19-20 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/09/22 | J&L Lounge | Matt Scherzi | Every Monday |
| 58/09/26-29 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi - Ben Salzano | Jam Session Sunday |
| 58/10/04 | Jerry's El Rancho | Matt Scherzi Trio | Featuring Don Sheldon (d) |
| 58/11/01 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | Featuring Billy Traikoff |
| 58/11/01 | Show Boat | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/11/13-16 | Ridge Crest Inn | Salt City Five | Featuring Gap Mangione and Chuck Cameron; Dixieland Ramblers guests on Sunday |
| 58/11/22 | Hokie's Place | Smugtown Stompers | Dixieland every Saturday |
| 58/11/28-29 | Al's Green Tavern | Wolfgang Knittel | Wolfgang at the Jazz Piano every Friday and Saturday |
| 58/12/02-21 | J&L Lounge | Joe Romano Quartet | Featuring Bob Livingston (d) ("New York City's top drummer"), Matt Scherzi (p), Gene Varren (Varenti) (b); Nightly except Monday; "Star of Woody Herman Band" |
| 58/12/05-31 | DiPacific's Steakhouse | Al Bruno Trio | Nick Zinni (g), Russ Musseri (ts, cl, f); Fridays & Saturdays and New Years Eve |
| 58/12/03-06,19,20 | Josef's | Dixieland Ramblers | |
| 58/12/12 | Ridge Crest Inn | Elmer Mongelli Trio | Featuring Billy Traikoff |
| 58/12/29 | Sparky's Avenue Restaurant | Joe Romano Quartet | Matt Scherzi (p), Gene Varenti (b), Bob Livingston (d) |
| 58/12/31 | Il Papagallo | Doug Duke |
Note 1: This list is not comprehensive. Many clubs did not advertise their bookings. The information is taken from microfilm of the Rochester Times-Union stored at the main library in Rochester, NY.
Note 2: The bassist with the Don Manning Trio was usually Ron Carter during this period. Carter was a student at the Eastman School of Music at the time.
Venue Locations:
Al's Green Tavern - 1160 N. Goodman St.
Di Pacific's Steakhouse - Junction Rtes. 96 & 232, Canandaigua, NY
Golden Grill = Mardi Gras - 4775 Lake Ave.
Hokie's Place - 1670 Scottsville Rd.
Il Papagallo - 14 State St.
J&L Lounge - 881 Merchants Rd.
Jerry's El Rancho - 3015 W. Henrietta Rd.
Josef's - 465 E. Main St.
O'Brien's Lounge - 1768 E. Main St.
Ridge Crest Inn - 1982 Ridge Rd. E.
Show Boat - 750 Edgemere Dr.
Sparky's Avenue Restaurant - University Ave. at E. Main St.
Tiny's Bengal Inn - 5389 St. Paul St.