Here we go!  I hope to see you out on Jazz Street and in lines around the Rochester International Jazz Festival, which starts on Friday.  I will be taking it a bit easier this year due to a health issue, but will be out and about at the RIJF all 9 days.  

After the fold you will find the listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of June and July. Please note that this and the regular listings posts I do next Wednesday focus on those gigs outside of the RIJF. I have other coverage of the RIJF and should be adding other coverage throughout the festival. Check out my social channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for more RIJF coverage. Make sure you check out the local musicians who will be playing at the RIJF here and get out and support them at the fest.

Let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed ... and let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

Thursday, June 22, 2023

• Hochstein at High Falls with Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock. @ 4 Commercial Street, corner of Browns Race, 12:10 pm
• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Grist Iron Brewery (Burdett), 5:00 pm
• Deepak Thettu & Friends at Art Exhibition in BH Lounge for Alexandra Marris @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
• Jazz Happy Hour with Michael Gonzalez Duo @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• "Farewell Donny" show with Jaesic Wade and the Donny Sakulprasertying Trio @ Boulder Coffee Co Cafe and Lounge (100 Alexander St), 6:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Amore by Wegmans (East Ave), 6:00 pm
• Dave Wright Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Friday, June 23, 2023

• The Rochester International Jazz Festival begins.  If you missed them before, you can see my picks in these posts.
• Anne Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Pittsford Summer Concerts, 6:00 pm
• Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• Michael Sidotti Jazz Trio @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• Trouvaille Quintet @ The Spirit Room, 8:00 pm

Saturday, June 24, 2023

• "Dream Dancing" with vocalist Melissa Stylianou, joined by Roni Ben-Hur and Josh Marcum (Bill Tiberio & Friends opening) @ Concerts on Park at Immanuel Baptist Church, 2:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ California Rolling at Port of Rochester (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• Trouvaille Quintet @ Rosen Krown, 875 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 9:00 pm

Sunday, June 25, 2023

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

Monday, June 26, 2023

• Taste of Jazz with Luna Sol Child @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets) 

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

• Highland Park Conservancy presents Jazz in the Bowl with the New Horizons Jazz Ensemble and the Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Highland Park Bowl, 7:00 pm (tickets)
• Taste of Jazz with Alex Parchment Trio @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets) 

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

• Brad Batz Group @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Taste of Jazz with Next Generation Jam Sessions hosted by Ben Chilbert and Marco Cirigliano of The Pickle Mafia @ Water Street Music Hall, The Club at Water Street, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets) 
• The Golden Sea Duo with Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

The last few days of  June...

• 29th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Jazz Happy Hour with Swordfish Duo with Eric Heveron-Smith @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ TF Brown's (Batavia), 6:00 pm
• 29th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Seneca Falls Peoples Park, 6:30 pm
• 29th: ROC City Jazz @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• 29th: Taste of Jazz with Judah Sealy @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets) 
• 30th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Tin Barn Brewing (Dundee), 6:00 pm
• 30th: The Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Mike Melito Trio @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: Uptown Groove @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Taste of Jazz with S.O.A.R. and Friends @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets) 
• 30th: Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ Murph's Irondequoit Pub, 8:00 pm

Looking further ahead into July...

• 1st: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Climbing Bines Brewery (Penn Yan), 1:00 pm
• 1st: Simon Fletcher Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Paradigm Shift  @ The Studio Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• 2nd: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 5th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ State Street Plaza (Auburn), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Summer@Eastman with Clay Jenkins @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 6th: Summer@Eastman with Charles Pillow @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 6th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Jim Nugent  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 7th: Gordon Munding Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 7th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 7th: Summer@Eastman with Mark Kellogg Quintet @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 8th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Eli Fish Brewing (Batavia), 4:00 pm
• 8th: Ralph Debergalis Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: Mel Henderson & Bill Tiberio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 8th: Max Robbins @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 8th: Rich Thompson Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 9th: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 10th: Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Summer@Eastman with Dave Rivello Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 11th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Rooster Hill Vineyards (Penn Yan), 5:00 pm
• 11th: Jazz at The Beach featuring Jimmie Highsmith, Jr. @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 11th: Summer@Eastman: Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann Play the Music of Steely Dan @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 12th: Summer@Eastman: Rich Thompson @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 13th: Summer@Eastman: Summer Jazz Studies Small Ensemble Concert @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 3:00 pm
• 13th: Ryan Johnson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Trouvaille Quintet @ Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 13th: Jon Seiger @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 13th: Summer@Eastman with Dariusz Terefenko & Stephanie Tateiwa @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 14th: Summer@Eastman with Jazz Large Ensembles @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 3:00 pm
• 14th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz Generation @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 14th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Jackson Square (Batavia), 7:00 pm
• 15th: Michael Sidoti Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Maxwell Robbins @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 15th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 16th: Brian Simpson, Steve Oliver, Jackiem Joyner @ Glenora Wine Cellars (Dundee), 2:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 16th: Trialogue @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Jazz90.1 Smooth Jazz Cruise featuring Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm 
• 17th: Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Summer@Eastman: Bill Tiberio/Ted Perry Quartet & Music Educators Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Mel Henderson & Friends @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 21st: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio with Bill Tiberio @ Faircraft Brahaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Mel Henderson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar , 6:30 pm
• 22nd: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Bop Arts presents Chris Pasin's Ornettiquette @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 24th: Sons of Monk @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 26th: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Mike Kaupa  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 27th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Steven West Jazz @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Hanna PK @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Ember Wood Fire Grill (Livonia), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Bop Parts presents Glass Key Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 30th: Jacobo Vega-Albela @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 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.