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Welcome to the website of Rod Blumenau,
Rochester, New York jazz pianist, composer
and arranger.
Rod's NEW CD, "Jazz Impressions of the Beatles" is available through CDBaby!
Click here to learn more.

Rochester Int. Jazz Festival Photo by Don Ver Ploeg
Here is a list of upcoming gigs. Please scroll Down (or back Up) to see the whole list.
Saturday October 16, 2010, 9:30 - 12:00 PM, Sigma Chi House, 58 Pinewoods Ave., Troy, NY. Reunion of Rod's college rock band "Oedipus & the Mothers" (quite likely the last!). Rod and former RPI classmates from the early 1960s play R&B covers from that era. Guaranteed to be a one-time, unforgettable performance!
Friday October 22, 2010, 7-9 PM, Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave., Rochester 14607. Rod's Quartet (with Gabe Condon, John Beck and Jeff Campbell) returns to the Friday Jazz at Immanuel series. Great venue, great music, and a chance to ask the musicians questions. Admission $10.
Sunday October 24, 2010, 3:30 - 5:00 PM, The Country Club of Rochester, 2935 East Ave., Rochester. Rod, Jeff Campbell & John Beck present a brief concert to benefit the Friends of the Susan B. Anthony House at their annual Tea. For information/reservations call Sue Barres, 381-2121.
Sunday November 21, 2010, 10 AM, Mt. Rise United Church of Christ, 2 Mt. Rise (just off Rt 31), Fairport, NY. Rod, Gabe, John Beck and others present their annual jazz church service. Enjoyable even if all you believe in is good music!! No salesmen will call...
Wednesday February 9, 2011, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Strong Museum of Play, Rochester. Rod and the Quartet perform music of George Gershwin in a new program called "It's Jazz, By George!", part of Strong's monthly "Making American Music" series.
Friday April 29, 2011, 8:00 PM, Ingle Auditorium at Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT's Performing Artists Concert Series presents Michael Lasser, Herb Smith, Rod and an all-star cast presenting a concert of American Ragtime Music! Save the date!