Worth the trip . . . for many reasons.

Tomorrow night at 9:00, The Bill Tiberio Group will appear at a new (January 2007) music club in Geneva called McCool's Music Room. Yes. Geneva. It's about a 40 minute ride from the Thruway entrance #45 in Victor. But it is well worth the trip. I've heard that the building used to be some dive bar, but these new owners who moved here from California (the McGraths) completely renovated this place into a posh, sophisticated and upscale music club. Why they chose to put it in Geneva, I do not know. Not that there's anything wrong with Geneva, but I sure hope their success is so great that they'll want to replicate this club in Rochester. We need it. There is a dwindling number of venues for our many talented musicians to play at--we need more! And we need them done in the stylish way that McCool's has been done.

Besides the many aesthetic reasons to visit this high-end establishment and the fact that they create many "fancy" drinks and have a well-stocked bar, they also get the best musicians to play there on Friday and Saturday nights. Most of the groups and soloists come in from Rochester. Every group I've seen there has been top-notch, and that keeps people coming every weekend. This Saturday, one of my favorite local jazz bands will be playing--The Bill Tiberio Group. Whether they are covering standard jazz tunes, contemporary jazz tunes or playing their own compositions, this is a tight band of exemplary musicians led by the incomparable Bill Tiberio. Not to be missed.

Tonight, Allegro plays at Hi-Fidelity. I'll be checking out both the band and the venue. I hope Hi-Fidelity doesn't make me long for the old Milestones. (And I sure hope they renovated the bathrooms.)

support our local musicians and venues,
Tracy