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 last few days of September and October. 

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 22, 2022

• Mike Kelly/Dan Vitale Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. Smooth Jazz Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm

Friday, September 23, 2022

• Jim E. Leggs Trio @ Bagley’s Vineyard (Hector), 5:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Trio Los Claveles @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Salenas Event Room, Village Gate, 6:30  pm (more info & tickets)
• Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Pickle Mafia with Light Sensitive Temperature Neutral @ Flour City Station (East End), 8:00 pm
• Folkfaces @ Lux, 10:00 pm

Saturday, September 24, 2022

• Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• A Night of Stars with Frank Torcio and the Russell Scarbrough Orchestra @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Theater at Innovation Square, 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm

Sunday, September 25, 2022

• Craig Snyder & Collective Force @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 1:00 pm

Monday, September 26, 2022

• Monday Jazz at the UUU  @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:30 pm (doors open at 8:00, jam starts at 10:30 pm)

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

• Faculty Artist Series: Jazz and Contemporary Media Faculty with Jeff Campbell, Bill Dobbins, Clay Jenkins, Mark Kellogg, Charles Pillow,Bob Sneider, Dariusz Terefenko, Rich Thompson, and Gary Versace @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

• Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

Looking ahead to live jazz around ROC ....

September

• 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: Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman Duo @ Charleston House, 120 East Ave (Downtown), 7:00 pm
• 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
• 8th: CMC International Jazz Festival: Orrin Evans Quartet @ Asbury Hall (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 9th: CMC International Jazz Festival: Gary Bartz Quartet @ Asbury Hall (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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
• 17th: Flower City Jazz Society presents the Ron Joseph's Dixie Five @ Double Tree Hilton, 111 Jefferson Rd. (Henrietta), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30  pm
• 19th: UofR Centennial: 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
• 20th: UofR Centennial: Eastman Jazz Lab Band/Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Laura Dubin Trio Plays the Music of Bud Powell @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 4:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 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)