As we continue Jazz Appreciation Month, I must apologize for not having done anything special this year.  How would you like to celebrate jazz next April?  Leave a comment or contact me via the email link above. After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days.  You'll also find listings through April and through May.  I will start adding June soon, although this post will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of the month. Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson and Friends @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• John Nyerges Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• Jazz Funk Soul featuring Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp & Paul Jackson Jr. @ Kodak Center for the Arts, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble (Brad Batz, Dir.) and Lab Band Spring Concert @ Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center (Pittsford), 7:30 pm

Friday, April 21, 2023

• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Abandon Brewery (Penn Yann), 5:00 pm
• Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio at Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm

Saturday, April 22, 2023

• Jaesic Wade with the Donny SakulprasertyingTrio @ Boulder Coffee Co Cafe & Lounge (100 Alexander St), 5:00 pm
• Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Craig Snyder Group @ Pane Vino on the Avenue (Pittsford), 6:00 pm

Sunday, April 23, 2023

• Poetry and Jazz @ The Little Theater Cafe, 5:30 pm

Monday, April 24, 2023

• Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ Eastman School Annex, A902, 9:00 pm
• Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Monday Night at the UUU with the Ben Miller Trio, 8:00 pm (jam to follow)

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

• ROC City Jazz with John Viavattine @ Studio Lounge (East End), 6:00 pm
• Jimmy E Leggs Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• Eastman Jazz Lab Band with special guest Jeremy Pelt @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

The rest of April...

• 27th: ALIVE! with Deepak Thettu @ Pavilion at Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:30 pm
• 27th: Mike Kaupa/Bobby Henrie Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ Astor On Main (Hyatt Regency Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 28th & 29th: Penfield Jazz Fundraiser with Gabe Condon performing with students of Penfield High School @ Penfield Highschool, 7:30 pm (more info later)
• 28th: Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ M's Bar and Grill, 8:00 pm
• 29th: Live Jazz & Blues with Nathan Davenport @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
• 29th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Meghan Kehrer Quartet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ Astor On Main (Hyatt Regency Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Cool Club and The Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• 29th: Bop Arts presents the Stew Cutler Trio @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 30th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Brighton Farmer's Market, 1150 Winton Road S., 10:00 am
• 30th: Jazz Brunch with Bob Holz and A Vision Forward featuring Chet Catallo @ Astor on Main at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 11:00 am
• 30th: Rochester Music Hall Of Fame 2023 @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

May

• 3rd: Sons of Monk @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Trialogue @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 5th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Trio East @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 5th: Jazz Generations @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 6th: Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ The Club and Silver Lake (Perry), 12:00 pm
• 7th: Collins/Miller Quartet @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm
• 9th: Jazz 90.1 and the Ontario Beach Park Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring The Cool Club with The Lipker Sisters @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 10th: The Djangoners @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 11th: Ryan Johnson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 11th: Gregory Street Vagabonds @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 12th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Mike Pullano @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 12th: Archive Ravens @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 13th: Ralph Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Bangers and Mash @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 14th: Mother's Day Brunch with the Jim E Leggs Trio @ New York Beer Project (Victor), 9:45 am
• 14th: Sofrito @ The Lilac Festival, 1:00 pm
• 14th: Mother's Day with Ann Mitchell and Mike Van Allen @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 3:30 pm
• 14th: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Jazz 90.1 presents the Brockport Big Band Live @ Jazz90.1 (online), 7:00 pm
• 19th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Occasional Saints @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 20th: Ben Miller Trio @ Astor on Main (Hyatt Regency Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Michael Sidoti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Craig Snyder Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Jazz 90.1 presents Kodak Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road, 7:00 pm
• 24th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Mike Kaupa Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Andy Calabrese Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Mel Henderson and Friends @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 27th: Mel Henderson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: An Evening with Bill Tiberio Band & Sofrito @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm

We compile these gig and event listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing musicians and bands 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. If tickets are required there is usually a link to buy. Let me know if I have missed anything or have something wrong. If you're out at a venue, make sure they know about the site.