As you know, each week I gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. Open the rest of the post at the end of this week’s listings (if you’re receiving via the email list you will see them all) and you’ll find live jazz we have heard about through the rest of January, February and some items of special interest beyond that. Check back from time to time as I will update the post throughout the week as I hear about new live jazz gigs around town until the next post is published.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
- The Charlie Mitchell Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Dave Turner @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Rich Thompson Trio “Generations” @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Dirk Quinn @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Friday, January 9, 2026
- Vanessa Vacanti with the Jazz Mafia @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Alive at 5 at Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00 pm
- Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Indigo Breeze Piano Duo @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- Night and Day @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, January 10, 2026
- Ryan Johnson Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Stewie Evans Trio @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- The Moho Collective @ Three Heads Brewing, 7:00 pm
- Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Uptown Groove Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 6:00 pm
- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Combo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, January 11, 2026
- Indigo Breeze Sextet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Monday, January 12, 2026
- No jazz for you?
Tuesday, January 13, 2027
- Rich Thompson Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Jacobo Vega-Albela @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Looking for some live jazz later than the next week? Then click on the arrow to open it up here . . . .
Looking for live jazz in January?
- 15th: The Charlie Mitchell Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 15th: Sonder Jazz @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- 15th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Bob Sneider Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 15th: Ben Turiano Trio @ Skylark Lounge (Union Street, Downtown), 7:00 pm
- 15th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 16th: Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 16th: Indigo Breeze @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 16th: Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 16th: The Occasional Saints @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 16th: Opening Night with the GCC Trio @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 47 State Street (Rochester), 8:00 pm (new venue!)
- 16th: Braden Jones @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 17th: Jon Randall Octet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 17th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 17th: Darryl Parker Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 17th: Bob Sneider Trio @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 17th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Lounge at the Grist (Honeoye Falls), 8:30 pm
- 17th: Red7 @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 20th: Higher Ground @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 22nd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
- 22nd: The Charlie Mitchell Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 22nd: John Aaron Troy @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 22nd: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 22nd: Jake Wark @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 23rd: John Nyerges @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 23rd: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 23rd: Mike Pallini @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 23rd: Jazz On Tap: Bob Sneider Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 23rd: Joel Kastner & Kyle Vock @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Otis Brown III @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 23rd: Carlton Wilcox @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 24th: John Viviani & Friends @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 24th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 24th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Annette’s (Webster), 6:00 pm
- 24th: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 24th: Real News Band @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 25th: Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 26th: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 27th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 27th: Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 29th: The Charlie Mitchell Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 29th: Indigo Breeze Bone Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 29th: Ralph DeBerglis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 29th: Hochstein Spotlight on Faculty: Sound and Spirit of Miles Davis’ classic years in multimedia concert experience, featuring Dave Chisholm (trumpet & artwork from his Miles Davis and the Search for Sound graphic novel), Richard Delaney (piano), Dave Arenius (bass), David Cohen (drums), Colin Gordon (saxophone), and tap dancers Laurie Coles & Cheryl Johnson @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 7:00 pm (Admission: $10 per person | $20 family max; FREE for Hochstein students/families, faculty, and staff)
- 29th: Flower City Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 30th: Unbecoming @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 30th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
- 30th: Sarah De Valliére @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 30th: Deepak Thettu & Armani Works @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 30th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 31st: Rochester Jazz Escape with Phil Denny, Phylicia Rae, Jacob Webb, Saxl Rose, Kevin Jackson and Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ The Carlson, 50 Carlson Road, 5:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 31st: Marye Lobb Duo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 31st: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 31st: Dino Losito & Bob Sneider @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 31st: Escape Terrain @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Looking for live jazz in February?
- 3rd: Victrola Voilà! @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 3rd: Victrola Voilà! @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 7th: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 8th: Victrola Voilà! @ Iron Smoke Distillery (Fairport), 3:30 pm
- 13th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Combo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 13th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Alive at 5 at Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00pm
- 13th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 14th: Valentines Jazz Dinner @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00-9:00 pm (reservations recommended)
- 14th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm (reservations recommended)
- 15th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present Tierney Sutton Celebrating Harold Arlen’s 121st Birthday @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 17th: Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 18th: Jazz Composers & Arrangers Orchestra Concert @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 19th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 20th: Darryl Parker Quartet @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- 20th: Victrola Voilà! @ Riviera Theater (Geneseo), 7:00 pm
- 21st: Jazz90.1 New Orleans Celebration with Steve Grills & the Roadmasters @ Artisan Works 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 21st: XYZ Trio (Chappell, Johnson & Parker) @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 21st: Darryl Parker Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 23rd: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: The Let the Spirit Tour @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 26th: Eastern Boundary Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 27th: Jazz On Tap: Darryl Parker Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
Some special live jazz even later….
- March 1st: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 4:00 pm (tickets)
- March 7th: Lin Rountree & BK Jackson @ Rochester’s Jazz Escape (in the Carlson), 6:00 & 8:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- March 29th: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? featuring Nate Wooley & Peyton Pleninger @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- April 8: DARK BLUE featuring Lucian Ban and Alex Harding @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- April 11: Lou Grassi with Ken Filiano and Kenny Wessel @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- April 13: Simone Baron’s Arco Bello @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- April 22nd: Snarky Puppy @ Electric City (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (tickets)
- April 26th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present John Pizzarelli Trio @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- May 8th: Ravi Coltrane @ Smith Opera House (Geneva), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- May 9th: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? featuring Peyton Pleninger & Jonathan Ragonese @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- May 12th: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights @ Kodak Center, 7:30 pm (tickets)
- May 17th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100 @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Click on the links where available for more information on the gig or tickets, or check out the venue’s website in the right panel. For the most part only start times for the gigs 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. Most shows do not have a cover. Please let me know if you’ve heard about any gigs that I may have missed here or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that’s how you roll). Tell your jazz-loving friends about the site so they can join us here or on our other channels.
