It's hot outside, but there's some cool jazz on the inside if you look. It won't last long...  After the fold you will find the listings I've gathered for live jazz in and around Rochester for the next seven days, plus listings through September and October.

Please let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed here (see the Contact Us link above) ... and please let your friends and family know where you go to find live jazz around Rochester.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

• Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Trouvaille Quintet @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm

Friday, September 8, 2023

• Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Daniel King Band @ Zoo Brew Caribbean Night at the Seneca Park Zoo, 5:30 pm
• GateSwingers Big Band @ St. Ann’s Community at Cherry Ridge (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Gordon Mundig Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Andrew Finn Magill & Eric Heveron-Smith @ Muck Duck Studio, 595 Blossom Rd, #317, 7:00 pm
• John Viavattine and Friends @ Fine Arts Series at SUNY Brockport @ Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St. (Brockport), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, September 9, 2023

• Deepak Theetu  @ M&T Clothesline Arts festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 11:00 am
• Deepak Theta  @ M&T Clothesline Arts festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 1:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm

Sunday, September 10, 2023

• Steve West @ M&T Clothesline Arts festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 1:00 pm
• Mel Henderson & Friends @ Tony D's Terrace, 1:00 pm
• GateSwingers Big Band @ M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 3:00 pm

Monday, September 11, 2023

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

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

• Laura Dubin Trio @ Jazz at the Beach series presented by Jazz 90.1, Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Faculty Artist Series: Jazz and Contemporary Media Faculty @ ESM Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Eugene Chadbourne @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

Perhaps we can interest you in some gigs in September ...?

• 14th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 15th: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque @ Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center (Williamsville) , 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Rochester Fringe Festival: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Little Theatre #1, 8:00 pm
• 16th: Guest Recital with Wycliffe Gordon @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 2:30 pm
• 16th: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 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
• 18th: Bop Shop Records presents the Charles Ruggiero Quartet featuring Justin Flynn, Andy Calabrese & Peter Chwazik @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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: Rochester Fringe Festival: Connie Fredericks-Malone: Alone With My Music @ CenterStage Theatre at the JCC, Dawn Lipton Canalside Stage, 4:00 pm (tickets)
• 23rd: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Mike Sidoti @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Rochester Fringe Festival: Indigo Breeze @ CenterStage Theatre at the JCC, Dawn Lipton Canalside Stage, 6:30 pm (tickets)
• 23rd: Stella Hill Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Laura Dubin Trio @ Horizons Restaurant & Lounge at Woodcliff (Fairport), 7:30 pm
• 24th: Poetry & Jazz @ The Little Theater Cafe, 5:30 pm
• 24th: Bill Tiberio & Friends @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm
• 25th: Hanna PK Duo @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Mike Kaupa @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Mike Pullano @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 28th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theater Cafe, 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
• 30th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm

And on to October ...

• 3rd: Bop Shop Records presents: Joseph Daley's Tuba Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 4th: Concert to End Hate with Herb Smith's Freedom Trio, Strings for Success and more @ Artisan Works Bourbon Street, 7:00 pm (more info & to register)
• 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
• 10th: Jazz at The Beach ft. The Bob Sneider Trio @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 1oth: Bop Shop Records presents: Soft Machine @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 12th: Ryan Johnson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock @ Pittsford Community Library, 6:30 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: Jazz90.1 Fall Listener Party featuring. Herb Smith’s Freedom Trio @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane (Greece), 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: Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock @ Penfield Public Library, 7:00 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
• 25th: Chris Ott Trio @ My Wine & Cheese Bar Too (Fairport), 6:00 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
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Halloween Bash! @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Looking even further ahead ...

• 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)
• November 17th: Amanda King in Ella, the Early Years @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 18th: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Essex (new venue), 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.