Below you will find the listings for live jazz (and some blues) gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus those I know about through the rest of the month and getting some October gigs in there now ... here it comes!

We compile 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, or check out the venue's website in the right panel if there. Only music start times are listed, call the venue or visit their website for more details about when the doors open, how long the band will be playing, etc. Let me know if I have anything wrong.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

• Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Record Archive Jazz Series with CMD (Common Music Different) @ Backroom Lounge at The Record Archive, 6:00 pm 
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Smooth Jazz Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• Gian Carlo Cervone Lakeview Hot Record Club, spinning jazz and blues on 78s from the   1920s to 1950s @ The Spirit Room  (State St., Rochester), 6:30 pm

Friday, September 9, 2022

• Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman Duo @ Working Class Coffee, 243 Gorham St. (Canandaigua), 6:00 pm
• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Megan Kehrer Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00  pm

Saturday, September 10, 2022

• Bill Tibero and Mel Henderson Duo @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 12:00 pm
• Masterclass with Alistair Duncan, Jazz Trombone @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 3:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Cabo Frio Acoustic Trio @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:30 pm 

Sunday, September 11, 2022

• Moving Images: Poetry & Music @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm

Monday, September 12, 2022

• Bop Arts presents John Stowell with Bob Sneider @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Monday Jazz at the UUU with the KM Chamber Jazz Orchestra featuring Julia Larson @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:30 pm (doors open at 8:00, jam starts at 10:30 pm)

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Jazz at the Beach, Ontario Beach Park, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

• Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman Duo @ Charleston House, 120 East Ave (Downtown), 6:00 pm
• Jazz90.1 Blues Cruise featuring Hanna PK and The Blue Hearts @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Looking ahead to live jazz around ROC ....

September

• 15th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Smooth Jazz Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• 15th: Annie Wells @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 15th: Red Shift @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 
• 15th: Bop Arts presents Stephan Crump @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ Tin Barn Brewing (Dundee), 5:00 pm
• 16th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Rochester Fringe Festival, The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm (more info)
• 17th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Center Stage at the JCC, Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage, 4:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 17th: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ Center on Main (Canandaigua), 5:00 pm
• 17th: The Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00  pm
• 17th: Rochester Fringe Festival: Live Painting, Live Jazz with Herb Smith Freedom Trio @ CenterStage Theatre at the JCC: Dawn Lipson Canalside Stage, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 17th: Jimmie Highsmith 55th Birthday Bash with Paradigm Shift, Wycliff Gordonnn, Jullie Dellario, Curtis Kendrick, Bakari Smith and other special guests @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm (tickets)
• 18th: Paradigm Shift @ Knapp Winnery, 2770 Ernsberger Rd (Romulus), 1:00 pm
• 18th: Gregory Street Vagabonds @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00  pm
• 19th: Return to Corea @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Theater at Innovation Square, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman Duo @ Charleston House, 120 East Ave (Downtown), 6:00 pm
• 21st: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 21st: Nyerges, Smith & Lake @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Mike Kelly/Dan Vitale Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Smooth Jazz Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 23rd: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ Bagley’s Vineyard (Hector), 5:00 pm
• 23rd: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Trio Los Claveles @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Salenas Event Room, Village Gate, 6:30  pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd: Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 24th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Faculty Artist Series: Jazz and Contemporary Media Faculty @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 28th: Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson and Joe Chiappone @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 30th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 30th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00  pm

October

• 1st: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00  pm
• 2nd: ROVA Saxophone Quartet @ 40th Anniversary Fall Jazz Concert Series at Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Hank Roberts Sextet @ 40th Anniversary Fall Jazz Concert Series at Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 6th: Chris & Korie Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Mike Melito Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 6th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Bill Tiberio & Friends @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 7th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: Craig Snyder Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta), 7:00 pm
• 12th: TRYYO @ 40th Anniversary Fall Jazz Concert Series at Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 13th: Kate & Dave Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Stephane Wrembel: Django L’Impressionniste @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Stephane Wrembel: Barbes Brooklyn & Terre Des Homes @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Stephane Wrembel: Origins & Dreamers of Dreams @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 16th: Stephane Wrembel: Django Brunch @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta), 12:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 16th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 19th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 19th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble/Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 2oth: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 21st: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Hanna PK @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 27th: Mike Kaupa Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Mel Henderson @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Monroe County Bar Association Jazz for Justice @ The Commissary, Sibley Square, 250 East Main Street (Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Lou Grassi & Ken Filiano @ 40th Anniversary Fall Jazz Concert Series at Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)