Hope the new year will present a lot of opportunities for you to get out and hear some live jazz around town.  I'm still working on it myself (after moving into our first home... lifelong renter...I have a lot of other things to do, but who doesn't?). 

I collect as much of the live jazz in and around Rochester as I can find so you don't have to do it yourself ... right here, every Wednesday in JazzRochester. I really need your help to grow a more vibrant community for live jazz here in Rochester by sharing this post or this site with those you know who love live jazz.  Share with the buttons! Sign up to receive our posts via email (there's a link at the top of the site).  

As always, let me know if any gigs below are no longer happening, if I got something wrong wrong, or if you have heard of something that's not in these listings that I can add.  As this is a holiday, I suggest you call first! Check back here too as I c

Thursday, December 28, 2017

• The Swooners @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• John Palocy @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 6:30 pm
• Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Kashong Creek Craft Cider (Geneva), 8:00 pm
• Chase Ellison @ Joe Bean Coffee Roasters, 8:00 pm

Friday,  December 29, 2017

• Resonant Freqs @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 5:30 pm
• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Gap Mangione New Blues Band @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charlie Brown's, 7:30 pm
• Hanna & The Blue Hearts Piano & Drum Duo @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm

Saturday, December 30, 2017

• Greg Wachala @ Lock 32 (Pittsford), 2:00 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Beef N' Brew (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• Nate Coffee @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Hanna PK & Gian Carlo Cervone @ Nick's Chophouse 5 Beeman St, Canandaigua, 7:30 pm
• Special Blend @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charlie Brown's, 7:30 pm

Sunday, December 31, 2017

• Greg Wachala @ Lake Drum Brewing (Geneva), 4:30 pm
• Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ Bar Louie (Greece), 6:00 pm
• Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, January 1, 2018  (Happy New Year!)

• WGMC Jazz 90.1 has big band sounds all day long
• Bill Slater @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 11:00 am

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

• WGMC Jazz 90.1 has music from the Top 40 CDs of 2017, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
• No live jazz for you?

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

• Alan Murphy Trio @ Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel & Spa (Perinton), 5:30 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 6:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon

• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present the NU Band @ Bop Shop Records,  Sunday, January 14th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records & Bop Arts present TMT Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, January 20th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Triocity featuring Charlie Pillow, Jeff Campbell & Rich Thompson @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, January 25th, 8:00 pm
• Monty Alexander @ Art of Jazz Series at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), Sunday, January 28th, 3:00 pm (tickets)
• Jane Monheit @ 48th Annual Penfield Jazz Fundraiser Concerts (in the Penfield High School Auditorium, 25 High School Drive), Friday, February 2nd and Saturday, February 3d, 7:30 pm (tickets available January 3d)
• Pumpkin Prom w/ Folkfaces and Big Jazz Small Band @ Funk 'N Waffles Music Hall, Thursday, January 11th, 9:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble with Kahil ElZabar, Cory Wilkes & Alex Harding @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Sunday, February 25th, 7:30pm

We've compiled these listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one-stop place to find all your live jazz in and around Rochester. Click on the links (underlined words or phrases) where available in the post for more information on the gig.  Only music start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details about when the doors open, etc. (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Check back as I will add any gigs I hear about after publication (look for the   graphic next to the listing). Lastly, please forgive me where these listings prove to be wrong, I rely on you, the venues and the artists to let me know when we've got bad information, so don't hesitate to let us know about such departures from reality by clicking on the Contact Us link above.