Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the “fold” (a link at the end of this week’s listings) you’ll find live jazz through the rest of October and a growing list in November (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
Sometime between tonight’s post and next week’s post, when you hit a link to JazzRochester, I’m hoping that you’ll be heading over to my redesigned site on WordPress. Bear with me …
Thursday, September 25, 2025
- Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Victoria Moore @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Carter Bowman @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Friday, September 26, 2025
- Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Jazz On Tap: Jazz Generation @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- The Flock @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Daniel Zawell @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 27, 2025
- Victoria Moore @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Jazz Night with The Djangoners @ Rochester Academy of Music, 1441 East Ave., 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Ben Miller Trio @ Spotted Octopus, 56 Union St. (Downtown), 6:00 pm
- Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Sonic Alchemists @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Daniel Zawell @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, September 28, 2025
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Brighton Farmers Market (Brighton High parking lot), 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Sonic Alchemists @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Joe Policastro Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Monday, September 29, 2025
- Archive Ravens (Residency) @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Looking for live jazz later in October?
- 2nd: Melvin Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 2nd: Mike Kornrich Jumpin’ Jazz Trio Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 2nd: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 3rd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 3rd: Melvin Henderson & Bob Sneider @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 3rd: Jazz On Tap: Jon Randall Octet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 3rd: Kilbourn Concert Series: Terri Lyne Carrington We Insist 2025! @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 (more info & tickets)
- 4th: Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 4th: Women in Jazz: Keynote Address with Terri Lyne Carrington @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 9:00 am (register for the conference)
- 4th: Women in Jazz: Concert with Faculty and Guests Artists @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 11:30 am
- 4th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 4th: Rich Thompson Trio “Generations” @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 4th: Monk Catallo @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 6th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 7th: Clay Jenkins @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 7th: Pat Metheny Dream Box/Moondial Tour @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University (Pittsford), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 7th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 8th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 8th: Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 9th: Melvin HendersonSp 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 9th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 9th: Faculty Artist Series with Manuel Valera @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 10th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
- 10th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 1oth: Bob Sneider Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 10th: Jazz On Tap: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 10th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 11th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 11th: Los Pajaritos @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 11th: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 11th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 12th: Poetry & Jazz with the Just Poets @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 12th: Tuba Skinny @ The Smith Opera House (Geneva), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 14th: Djangoners Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 14th: Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Sofrito Latin Jazz Quintet @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 15th: Indigo Breeze Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 16th: Melvin Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 16th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 16th: Soundtrax Film Music Festival, Film Scores Live! featuring Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective and the Gateways Festival Orchestra @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: The Art of the Guitar (Duo) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
- 17th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 17th: Jazz On Tap: Rick Holland Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 17th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: A World of Django (Trio), 8:00 pm
- 18th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 18th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: Origins (Quartet), 8:00 pm
- 19th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: The Django Experiment (Quintet), 12:00 pm
- 21st: Clay Jenkins @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 21st: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 21st: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 22nd: Charlie Ballantine Quartet plays the music of Bob Dylan @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 23rd: Melvin Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 23rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 23rd: Jazz 90.1 presents The GateSwingers Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 24th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 24th: George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 24th: Jazz On Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 24th: Annie Wells @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 24th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 25th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 25th: Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 25th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Halloween Bash @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
- 26th: Voices of Broadway: Nicole Henry with a 27-piece studio orchestra under the direction of Kevin Surace (A benefit for Geva) @ Geva Theatre Center, 4:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 27th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 28th: Victrola Voila! @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 28th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- 30th: Melvin Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 30th: Archive Ravens @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 30th: Ben Miller @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
Looking for live jazz in November? Here’s a start…
- 1st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 1st: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 1st: Keigo Hirakawa Quartet featuring Stacy Dillard @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 4th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 6th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 7th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 10th: Saxology @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 11th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 11th: Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 13th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 13th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 14th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
- 14th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 14th: Jazz On Tap: Jim Nugent Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 15th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Jordan Lerner Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 16th: Dan Bruce Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 20th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Jazz On Tap: ESP Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 21st: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 22nd: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 22nd: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 28th: Ann MItchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 28th: Jazz On Tap: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 28th: acobo Vega Albela Quintet @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 29th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
Some special live jazz even later….
- December 2nd: A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Vincent Ingala @ Kodak Center Main Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- December 5th: Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- December 5th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra & Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
Click on the links where available for more information on the gig or tickets where needed, or check out the venue’s website in the right panel if there. 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. Please let me know if you’ve heard about any gigs that I may have missed here or if I have anything wrong below (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that’s how you roll). Tell your jazz-loving friends (and jazz musicians you know) about the site so they can join us here or on our other channels.
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