Things are picking up a bit in the listings, but I'd like to see more gigs from closer the Rochester area ... It is JazzROCHESTER after all. Let me know when you hear about things... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through May and into June. Please note that the regular listings posts I do on Wednesdays will focus on those gigs outside of the Rochester International Jazz Fest toward the end of June. My RIJF coverage should start soon. 

Thursday, May 11, 2023

• Ryan Johnson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson @ Flight Wine Bar Fundraiser for Safe Way Homes of Greater Rochester (sponsored by Andy Nahus), 5:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Gregory Street Vagabonds @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Lakeview Hot Record Club (DJ Gian Carlo Cervone plays the original 78's of jazz and blues recordings from the 1920s through 1950s) @ The Spirit Room, 139 State St (Downtown), 7:00 pm
• Cabo Frio @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (tickets)
• Chet Doxas Trio with Jacob Sacks & Thomas Morgan @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Friday, May 12, 2023

• Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mike Pullano @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Archive Ravens @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 25th Annual Jumpin' Jazz Jam with Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra @ Liverpool High School (Liverpool), 7:00pm (tickets)

Saturday, May 13, 2023

• Ralph Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Live Jazz & Blues featuring Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• Bangers and Mash @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

Sunday, May 14, 2023

• Mother's Day Brunch with the Jim E Leggs Trio @ New York Beer Project (Victor), 9:45 am
• Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Brighton Farmers' Market, 1150 Winton Rd. S, 10:00 am
• Sofrito @ The Lilac Festival, 1:00 pm
• Mother's Day with Ann Mitchell and Mike Van Allen @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 3:30 pm
• Mother's Day Brunch with Drew Serafini Duoo @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 12:00 pm
• Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm

Monday, May 15, 2023

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

• ROC City Jazz @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Nyerges, Smith & Lake @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

May

• 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: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 19th: Occasional Saints @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 19th: Devin Gray @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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
• 21st: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 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
• 24th: Kidd Kyle Jazz Band @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 24th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 25th: Mike Kaupa Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Mark Devokaitis + Drew Serafini @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 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
• 26th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 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
• 28th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 31st: Paradigm Shift @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 31st: Laura Dubin Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

June

• 1st: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Janelle Bradshaw Trio performs with Annie Bachman @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 2nd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2nd: Bob Sneider Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 3rd: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• 3rd: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Collins Miller Quartet @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 3rd & 4th: Fairport Canal Days (Fairport) (more info later)
• 4th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 4th: Kirk Knuffke and Michael Bisio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 8th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: Mel Henderson and Joe Chiappone @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 9th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 9th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Music on the Lawn, ABC Streets Neighborhood Assoc., 43-45 Calumet St., 6:30 pm
• 9th: The Djangoners @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 9th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Jim Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Bob Holz and Vision Forward @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 11th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 11th: Poetry and Jazz, featuring poet Tokeya Graham @ The Little Theater Cafe, 5:30 pm
• 12th: Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring The Bob Sneider Trio @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 12th: Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 13th: Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring The Daryl Parker Quartet @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 13th: Barry Altschul and 3dom Factor @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: Margaret Explosion  @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 15th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Paradigm Shift @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Sons of Monk Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 16th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Mike Sidoti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Maxwell Robbins @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Hanna PK @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Michael Gonzalez Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Mark Devokaitis + Drew Serafini @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Dave Wright Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Anne Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges None Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• 28th: The Golden Sea Duo with Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 29th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Swordfish Duo with Eric Heveron-Smith @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 30th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 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.