Feeling better and hoping to get out to hear some music soon. 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 27, 2023

• Mike Kaupa/John Montgomery Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm (it's Via's 8th anniversary this night)
• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Friday, July 28, 2023

• Ann Mitchell Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Steven West Jazz @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Sonnenberg Gardens (Canandaigua), 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 29, 2023

• Afternoon Concert with Herb Smith's Freedom Trio @ Henrietta Public Library, 625 Calkins Rd. (Henrietta), 2:00 pm
• Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Linden Street (Geneva), 6:30 pm
• Hanna PK @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Jim E Leggs Trio @ Ember Wood Fire Grill (Livonia), 7:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Glass Key Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, July 30, 2023

• Brunch with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 11:00 am
• Craig Snyder & Collective Force @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center, 20 Fort Hill Ave (Canandaigua), 1:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ The Birdhouse, 8716 Main St. (Honeoye), 4:00 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Perinton Amphitheater, 6:00 pm
• Jacobo Vega-Albela Quintet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, July 31, 2023

• Monday Night Jazz @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

• Herb Smith’s The Freedom Trio at 500 Norton Street @ Northeast Neighborhood Service Center, 500 Norton St. (Rochester) (rain location, David F. Gantt Recreation Center, 700 North St.), 6:30 pm 
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Colonial Belle on the Canal, 7:00 pm
• Cooperstown Summer Music Festival: Harry Allen's All Star New York Saxophone Band @ The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

• Brad Batz Jazz Group @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Summer@Eastman: Trombone Institute Faculty Jazz Night @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Looking further ahead into August...

• 3rd: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 3rd: Sound Logic @ Studio 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, Mike Melito & Dan Vitale @ Astor On Main at the Hyatt Rochester, 7:00 pm
• 5th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• 5th: Mel Henderson & Art Beaty @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 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
• 11th: GateSwingers Big Band @ Genesee Country Village & Museum (Mumford), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Evan DeSmitt @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 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: A Day of Creativity featuring the Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet and Rochester Ukulele Orchestra @ Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (complete lineup and registration)
• 18th: Webster Jazz Festival Jazz in the Pubs with Jazz Generation, Joe Chiappone and Vince Ercolamento, Sarah DeValliere, Marco Amadio, Paradigm Shift, and Deepak Thettu and Friends, various locations and times (see website for details)
• 18th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Webster Jazz Festival Jazz in the Streets with Nicholas Brust, Tyler Scott Owen, Judah Sealy, and Simple Pleasures, various locations and times (see website for details)
• 19th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Jaesic Wade @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 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: GateSwingers Big Band @ Leonard Oakes Estate Winery (10609 Ridge Rd, Medina), 6:00 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: Adam Aronesty & Leon Hsu @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 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

Starting to get some in September...

• 1st: CMD (Common. Music. Different.) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 7th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 7th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 8th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: GateSwingers Big Band @ St. Ann’s Community at Cherry Ridge (Webster), 6:30 pm
• 8th: Gordon Mundig Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 9th: Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Faculty Artist Series: Jazz and Contemporary Media Faculty @ ESM Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 14th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: A Smooth Jazz Birthday Bash Spectacular for Jimmie Highsmith Jr. featuring 
  trombonist Wycliffe Gordon @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Sons of Monk @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 21st: Rochester Fringe Festival: Dave Rivello Ensemble RED @ ESM Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 22nd: Ann Mitchell  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Steven West Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Circular Jazz Trio play the music of Bert Wilson @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
• 23rd: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Mike Kaupa @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Mike Pullano @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Moondance Trio  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Daniel King Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 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)
• December 2nd: NYSSMA All-State Instrumental & Vocal Jazz Ensembles @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 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.