I'm looking a bit further out.  Had the time to start putting some October gigs in, so went ahead and did it. Check out the Webster Jazz Festival on Friday and Saturday.  Hopefully, it'll stop raining for the Saturday version on the Street.  Won't matter so much for the inside Pubs night on Friday.  

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 August and September (and a few beyond that to give you a heads up).  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, August 17, 2023

• Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson, Gerry Youngman and Lucas Santana @ Jozzboline, 5010 Main Street (Amherst), 6:00 pm

Friday, August 18, 2023

• 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)
• 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)
• Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• "Inside Out" featuring Ryan Devlin and Jordan Lerner @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State Street (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 19, 2023)

• 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)
• Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jaesic Wade @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm 
• Mel Henderson/Gerry Youngman Duo @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• "Inside Out" featuring Ryan Devlin and Jordan Lerner @ The Charleston House, 120 East Avenue, 7:00 pm
• Skaneateles Festival presents the Joshua Redman Quartet @ Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents tu:NER (Trey Gunn, Markus Reuter, and Pat Mastelotto), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, August 20, 2023

• The U.S. Air Force Jazz Band "Rhythm in Blue" @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center, 20 Fort Hill Ave (Canandaigua), 2:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Jaesic Wade @ Boulder Coffee Co. Cafe & Lounge, 100 Alexander St., 3:00 pm 

Monday, August 21, 2023

• Ron Joseph/Gordon Webster/Susan Plunkett (formally of Jazzberries) @ Flower City Jazz Society, Kings Bend Park (Pittsford) in the North Lodge, 6:00 pm 

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

• Greg Howe @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

• GateSwingers Big Band @ Leonard Oakes Estate Winery (10609 Ridge Rd, Medina), 6:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Looking further ahead into August...

• 24th: Mike Kaupa Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 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: Dan Atkinson Quartet @ Mendon 64 Restaurant (Mendon), 7:00 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
• 29th: Nyerges, Smith & Lake with guest Bill Tiberio @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), boards at 6:15 pm
• 30th: Paradigm Shift @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: The Bad Plus @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 31st: Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 31st: Mel Henderson & Bob Vosteen @ Zambistro’s (Medina), 6:00 pm
• 31st: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

And in September ...

• 1st: CMD (Common. Music. Different.) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 1st: Trio East @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Jacobo Vega-Albela Quintet @ The Little Theater Cafe, 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: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 9th: Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
• 9th: Max Robbins (solo piano) @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 10th: GateSwingers Big Band @ M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 3:00 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
• 15th: Laura Rubin Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 16th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Julie Ketchum @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
• 16th: Charlie Linder (solo piano) @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 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: The Quintessentials @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Daniel King Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 30th: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

A few trickling in for October ...

• 3rd: Bop Shop Records presents: Joseph Daley's Tuba Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 5th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Bill Tiberio Band Live @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 6th: Jim Nugent  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Late Night Jazz Lounge @ Miller Center, Sprout Atrium (Atrium at Max's), 9:30 pm
• 7th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1oth: Bop Shop Records presents: Soft Machine @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 10th: Jazz at The Beach ft. The Bob Sneider Trio @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 12th: Ryan Johnson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets, or get a 4-day pass, each show different)
• 13th: Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Bop Shop Records presents: Dust (Mat Maneri, Branden Lopez, Lucian Ban and Randy Peterson @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 13th: Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews,  12:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 16th: Ron Joseph's Copper City Five @ Flower City Jazz Society, Doubletree Hilton Hotel, 1111 Jefferson Road (Henrietta), 6:30pm
• 19th: Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Bop Shop Records presents: Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshouser @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 20th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Kaupa  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Ann Mitchell  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm'
• 28th: Mel Henderson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

And even further ...

• November 9th: Vijay Iyer Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 10th: Gary Smulyan "Tadd's All, Folks" with Pete Malinverni, David Wong and Matt Wilson, and featuring Anaïs Reno @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 11th: Frank Vignola and Tessa Larkin @ Cornell Concert Series, Cornell University (Ithaca), 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.