Paradigm Shift and Gray Mayfield put Flat Iron Cafe on the map in 2005 as a best kept secret in the community of jazz fans and musicians. In the summer of 2007, the cafe took it to a whole nother level when it became a popular afterhours jazz venu when it hosted the after hours jam sessions during the Rochester International Jazz Festival. The Quinn Lawrence Trio went on to play the After Hours each Saturday from 2AM until. This brought the likes of Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Herb Smith, Marcus Printup, Robin Eubanks and others into the late morning hours giving true jazz lovers countless nights to remember. Quinn Lawrence and Anna Reguero have built the jazz legacy in the time that has passed since with Big Apple Mondays. Stop in on a Monday night to catch a free swing dance Lesson and jazz. The lesson begins at 8:30ish on the first Monday each month.
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