The Flower City Jazz Society

Where Friends and Jazz Meet

In 1992, an energetic group of 30 people met to form a society for the appreciation, preservation, and promotion of Dixieland and Ragtime Jazz in Greater Rochester. The organization became known as The Flower City Jazz Society (FCJS) and now boasts of a membership of over 300.

FCJS holds concerts on the 3rd Monday of every month at the Green Lantern Inn located at One East Church Street, Fairport, New York 14450. This facility is handicap-accessible. The concerts begin at 6:30 PM and end at 9:30 PM. (There is a social hour from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM with a cash bar.) Musical entertainment is generally provided by bands from Central and Western New York or from nearby Ontario, Canada. However, on occasion we are entertained with bands from anywhere in the USA. Visiting professional musicians are often invited to sit in with the band during the last set, making for some spirited and swinging jam sessions. The programs always include danceable tunes from the 40’s and the 50’s.

Dinner is available at all regular concerts by way of paid ADVANCE reservations. A reservation form is printed in our monthly publication, the “FCJS Newsletter” or on our web site at http://www.flowercityjazz.org/. The Green Lantern Inn offers a choice of three different meals at a cost of around fifteen to eighteen dollars including salad, rolls & butter, coffee. tea, milk, tax, and gratuity. The menu choices vary from month to month. *Please Note: Reservations will not be accepted without a reservation form. Contact Mickey Collier at (585)-381-5543 for more info.

FCJS has a talented, active, and friendly membership that always welcomes new members. For further information and/or to request a complimentary copy of the latest FCJS Newsletter, call Jan Papietro, Membership Chairperson, at 585-671-5306 or contact her via e-mail at: fcjs@rochester.rr.com.

MISSION STATEMENT OF FLOWER CITY JAZZ SOCIETY, INC.

THE PURPOSE OF FLOWER CITY JAZZ SOCIETY, INC. SHALL BE
TO PRESERVE, ENCOURAGE, AND ADVANCE CLASSIC AND
MAINSTREAM JAZZ IN THE ROCHESTER AREA.

Flower City Jazz Society is recognized as a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit corporation.

Members of ASCAP

The Flower City Jazz Society * 684 Park Vista Trail * Webster, NY * US * 14580