I hope you're getting out to hear some live jazz, preferably out of doors (if it isn't raining that is...). To that end, 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 August (and beyond). Let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed ... and please let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester. Right here....

Thursday, July 20, 2023

• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• The OG’s Duo Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ Zambistro Restaurant, 408 Main St (Medina), 6:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Jazz X-Centrix @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Bill Tiberio/Ted Perry Quartet & Music Educators Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, July 21, 2023

• Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson 3, with Gerry Youngman, & Lucas Santana @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio with Bill Tiberio @ Faircraft Brahaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Mize, Kluge, and Croston Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 22, 2023

• Mel Henderson/Lucas Santana Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar , 6:30 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @  Hollerhorn Distilling (Naples), 7:00 pm
• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Chris Pasin's Ornettiquette @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• The Grand Experiment--Charlie Lindner Solo @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave. (more info & tickets)

Sunday, July 23, 2023

• Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• Eric DiVito @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, July 24, 2023

• Sons of Monk @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Monday Night Jazz @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Colonial Belle on the Canal, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

• Rich Thompson Generations Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• The GateSwingers Big Band @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm

Looking further ahead into July...

• 27th: Mike Kaupa/John Montgomery Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Sound Logic @ Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 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...

• 1st: Cooperstown Summer Music Festival: Harry Allen's All Star New York Saxophone Band @ The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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
• 3rd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Bar & Lounge, 6:00 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
• 5th: Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theater Cafe, 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)
• 10th: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Max Robbins @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 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: Mel Henderson/Gerry Youngman Duo @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 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
• 23rd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 24th: Mike Kaupa Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 24th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Ann Mitchell Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Sons of Monk @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 26th: Mel Henderson Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Einstein's Dreams @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 30th: The Bad Plus @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 31st: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 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.