Well, Jazz in June is over and heat in July has begun. While I didn't cover the RIJF in these pages, you can hit the socials at the top of the column to the right (and our Instagram widget a little further down) for coverage and, after a bit of time to digest, I will be adding my thoughts about this year's festival in these pages by this weekend. 

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 July and into August (and beyond). 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, July 6, 2023

• Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz X-Centrix @ Faircraft Bauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Charles Pillow @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, July 7, 2023

• Jim Nugent  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Gordon Munding Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Mark Kellogg Quintet @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Iron Smoke, 8:30 pm

Saturday, July 8, 2023

• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Corn Hill Arts Festival, 1:15 pm
• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Eli Fish Brewing (Batavia), 4:00 pm
• Ralph Debergalis Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz After the Game (Rochester vs. Buffalo) with RPO Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Herb Smith @ Innovative Field, 6:05 pm (tickets)
• Mel Henderson & Bill Tiberio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• Max Robbins @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Rich Thompson Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 9, 2023

• Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am

Monday, July 10, 2023

• "The old G’s” Gerry Youngman & Mel Henderson @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman with Dave Rivello Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Rooster Hill Vineyards (Penn Yan), 5:00 pm
• Jazz at the Beach featuring Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann Play the Music of Steely Dan @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

• Summer@Eastman: Rich Thompson @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Looking further ahead into July...

• 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
• 15th: DSP Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 15th: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 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
• 18th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Music on the Porch, Dolomite Lodge, 1628 Jackson Road, Penfield, 12:00 pm
• 19th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Geneva Gazebo (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 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
• 21st: Mize, Kluge, and Croston Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 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: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @  Hollerhorn Distilling (Naples), 7:00 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)
• 23rd: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 24th: Sons of Monk @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Colonial Belle on the Canal, 7:00 pm
• 26th: Rich Thompson Generations Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 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 (it's Via's 8th anniversary this night)
• 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
• 28th: Mize, Kluge, and Croston Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Sonnenberg Gardens (Canandaigua), 8:00 pm
• 29th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Linden Street (Geneva), 6:30 pm
• 29th: Hanna PK @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Paradigm Shift @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 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: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 30th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Perinton Amphitheater, 6:00 pm
• 30th: Jacobo Vega-Albela @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Starting to get some in August...

• 2nd: Summer@Eastman: Trombone Institute Faculty Jazz Night @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 3rd: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Jim Nugent  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Brad Batz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Bob Sneider @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 5th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 6th: Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• 8th: Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring The Bill Tiberio Band @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave  (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 10th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Russell Scarbrough Big Band Album Release Party @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz90.1 Erie Canal Lock Tour Jazz Cruise featuring Bill Tiberio @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 17th: Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Bop Shop Records presents tu:NER (Trey Gunn, Markus Reuter, and Pat Mastelotto), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Greg Howe @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• 24th: Mike Kaupa Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 25th: Ann Mitchell Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Mel Henderson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm

And even further ...

• November 9th: Vijay Iyer Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 17th: Jazz90.1  50th Anniversary Gala featuring Ann Hampton Callaway singing the Peggy Lee Songbook @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)

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.