It's kinda light out there, I'm afraid.... Still too early for it to be a pre-RIJF slump. Below are the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days of your life, plus a bunch I know about through the rest of May and into June. Please let me know about anything I may have missed or that you know have been cancelled. I suggest you call venues before heading out (the websites for some 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"). 

Please note that I will not be adding Rochester International Jazz Festival appearances in these listings. As in the past, I will do a special preview post prior to the festival that will bring together all of the appearances at RIJF by local jazz musicians and groups. 

Thursday, May 5, 2022

• Kate & Dave Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Riverside Soul Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm

Friday, May 6, 2022

• Feel Good Fridays with Rob Varon, jazz guitarist @ Edward G. Miner Library, URMC, 601 Elmwood Avenue, 12:00 noon
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Lilac Festival, 4:00 pm
• Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• Gerry Youngman/Mel Henderson Duo @ Bottomless Brewery, 3543 E. Lake Rd (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• Bangers and Mash Jazz Quartet featuring Dan Atkinson @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 7:00 pm
• DivaZ: A musical Tribute to Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, and Tina Turner @ 75 Stutson Street (Charlotte), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, May 7, 2022

• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ The Lilac Festival, 2:30 pm
• Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Fanatics Pub (Lima), 7:00 pm

Sunday,  May 8, 202

• Ann Mitchell and Andy Calabrese @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 3:30 pm
• Moving Images: Poetry with jazz by Mike Kaupa @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:00 pm
• The Rita Collective presents "Three In One" @ South Wedge Mission, 125 Caroline St. (Rochester), 7:00 pm  

Monday, May 9, 2022

• Monday Jazz at the UUU @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:30 pm (doors open at 8:00)

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

• No jazz for you?

Looking ahead to jazz through May and into June...

May

• 12th: Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 0000 Simon Fletcher Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• 13th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 13th: Catherine Russell @ Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic, Kleinhaus Music Hall (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (music & tickets)
• 14th: Ralph Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 14th: Theresa Chen Trio @ Vigil Jazz Mass, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Brighton), 5:00 pm
• 14th: The Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00
• 14th: Chocolate & Jazz Fundraiser for Rochester A.B.O.V.E featuring Paradigm Shift @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: An Evening with Veronica Swift @ The Theatre at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Theresa Chen Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 15th: Bop Arts presents Ember Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 19th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 19th: Mel Henderson and Billy Petito Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Mike Sidotti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2oth: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 20th: Trio Ghidorah @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Bop Arts presents Chris Pasin's Ornettiquette @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd: Kodak Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Jon Seiger @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 26th: Bop Arts presents Lucian Ban @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 27th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 28th: Mel Henderson/Bob Vosteen Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson/Gerry Youngman Duo @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 31st: Bop Arts presents Skeeter Shelton's Spectrum 3 @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

June

• 1st: A Taste of Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Bobby Militello Quartet @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• 2nd: Bob Sneider Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Rose Community Series, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Dublin Corner Farms, 1906 Main St. (Linwood), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 4th: Bop Arts presents the Alba Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Jon Seiger @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Mike Kaupa @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: El Rojo Jazz @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
• 9th: Eric Heveron-Smith and Bernie Heveron @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 10th: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 11th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Rose Soiree, Pultney Park (Geneva), 4:00 pm
• 12th: Dean Harpster @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Bop Arts presents the Sean Britt Trio (SB3) featuring Bob Sneider @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 13th: Bob McGee @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz at the Beach featuring The Bill Tiberio Band @ Arbor at The Port, 1000 N. River St. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 15th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: A Taste of Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Gordon Munding Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters with comedian Earl David Reed @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:00
• 19th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Bop Arts presents the Allegories with Susan Alcorn, Dave Ballou, Shelly Purdy and Michael McNeill  @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Duo Meccarello @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Paradigm Shift Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 24th: Rafael Enciso Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 25th: Hassan Zaman @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Bop Arts presents the New Origin Trio with Christophe Rocher, Joe Fonda and Harvey Sorgen @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 27th: Scott Bradley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: John Palocy and Gary Cummings @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson & Greg Wachala @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Robert Veron Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 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).