Great album if you haven't heard it.  I'm afraid it's very light out there.  That's of course mostly the result of the holiday, but I'm also seeing cancellations starting to pop up and fewer listings coming in from musicians and venues as everyone begins to tighten down the hatches for our next bout with the coronavirus.  Below are the gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of December and into January. I suggest you call venues before heading out (many of them are available in the right panel of the blog... for those of you reading the email you have to come to the site to find the "right panel"). 

Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season full of family and great times (and possibly some jazz)!

Thursday, December 23, 2021

• Bob McGee @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Greg Wachala @ Ventosa Vineyards, 6:30 pm

Friday, December 24, 2021

• Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 4:30 pm

Saturday, December 25, 2021 (Merry Christmas!)

• Cool Yule, you all!

Sunday, December 26, 2021

• Raphael Enciso Group @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm

Monday, December 27, 2021

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

• 29th: Paradigm Shift @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm 

Looking ahead to jazz in December and into January ...

December 2021

• 30th: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm 
• 30th: Greg Wachala @ Ventosa Vineyards, 6:30 pm
• 31st: Alexandra Barbara @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Jon Seiger and Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 31st: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 31st: New Year's Bash with Johnny Rawls and the Love Machine @ Quality Inn (Geneseo), 7:00 pm

January 2022

• 1st: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 5th: Brad Batz Duo @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 6th: Ted Perry @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 7th: Jon Seiger and Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 8th: Jon Seiger and Oliver Gomez @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 8th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 9th: Jazz Brunch with the Simon Fletcher Trio @ Strange Design Public House (Geneseo), 11:00 am
• 9th: Mel Henderson & Greg Wachala @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 12th: CMD @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 13th: Very Hairy January (Tyler Westcott Residency) with the Banjo Juice Jazz Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 13th: Jazz 90.1 presents Mike Kaupa Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 7:00 pm
• 13th: Dean Keller Soul @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 14th: Jon Seiger and Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 14th: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 15th: Jon Seiger and Oliver Gomez @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Bob Sneider Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Big Blue House @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Jon Seiger and Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Jon Seiger and Oliver Gomez @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Jazz Brunch with the Simon Fletcher Trio @ Strange Design Public House (Geneseo), 11:00 am
• 26th: Hanna PK Trio featuring Ed Croft & Tony Hiler  @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Eric Heveron Smith Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Jon Seiger and Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 29th: Jon Seiger and Oliver Gomez @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm

We've compiled these gig and event 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 where available in the post for more information on the gig or tickets where needed. 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).