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 last few days of October, November and a start on December (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
- Mel Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Indigo Breeze Trombone Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Jazz 90.1 presents The GateSwingers Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- The Frost Duo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- Student Non-degree Recital: Wyatt Pepper, jazz trumpet @ ESM, Howard Hanson Recital Hall, 9:30 pm
- Avant Garde a Clue II @ 75 Stutson Street (runs through October 27th, see full lineup here)
Friday, October 24, 2025
- Chris Palace @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar Association’s 14th Annual Jazz for Justice @ The Commissary at Sibley Square (Downtown), 5:30 pm (more info & registration)
- George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Jazz On Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- Mike Melito with Dino Losito & Jeff Campbell @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Steve Grills & The Roadmasters @ Engine 14 Brewery (Naples), 7:00 pm
- Student Non-degree Recital: Lang Armstrong, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Howard Hanson Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- The Royal Conservatory presents Oscar Peterson’s 100th Birthday (Part II) with Benny Green, Christian McBride, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra @ TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St W, (Toronto, ON), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- Jazz Jam hosted by Andrew Martelle @ Cure in the Public Market, 10:00 pm
Saturday, October 25, 2025
- Braden Jones @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Halloween Bash @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
- Viavattine Brothers Tribute to the Brecker Brothers Heavy Metal Be-Bop @ Three Heads Brewing, 8:00 pm
- Sonder Jazz @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 26, 2025
- 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)
- Stew Cutler Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Monday, October 27, 2025
- Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
- Victrola Voila! @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Steve Grills & The Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
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Looking for live jazz the last few days of October?
- 30th: Mel Henderson 4tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 30th: Ryan Johnson Quintet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 30th: Ben Miller @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 30th: Archive Ravens @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 30th: Mel Henderson @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 31st: Indigo Breeze Piano Duo @ Spritz 146, 146 W Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- 31st: Huge Halloween Bash with The Brass Machine @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:30 pm
- 31st: John Nyerges @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Looking for live jazz in November?
- 1st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 1st: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello’s. 137 W Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- 1st: Dan and Eric’s Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 1st: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 2nd: Herbie Hancock @ MainStage Theater, Center for the Arts, University of Buffalo, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 2nd: Einstein’s Dreams “Flight Manifest” album release show @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 3rd: Keigo Hirakawa Quartet featuring Stacy Dillard @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 4th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Boscov’s Store Opening celebration at The Mall at Greece Ridge, 2:00 pm
- 4th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 5th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 6th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 6th: Rich Thompson Trio “Generations” @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 7th: RMJO Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 7th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 7th: Mel Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 7th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 8th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Boscov’s at the Mall at Greece Ridge, 2:00 pm
- 8th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 9th: Mike Kaupa Kuartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 10th: Saxology @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 11th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Boscov’s Store Opening celebration at The Mall at Greece Ridge, 2:00 pm
- 11th: Rich Thompson Trio “Generations” @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 11th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 12th: 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
- 14th: Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 14th: Craig Snyder Quintet @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
- 14th: Side Step @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 15th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Bob Sneider & Christine Jensen @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 15th: Jordan Lerner Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 16th: Max Robbins @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 16th: Dan Bruce Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 20th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 21st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 21st: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 22nd: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 22nd: Bob Sneider Trio with special guests Kyle Athayde and Eddie Barbash (from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the Jon Batiste Band @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 22nd: Ann Mitchell & John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 22nd: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 23rd: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 26th: Erin & Ross @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 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: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 28th: Jacobo Vega Albela Quintet @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 29th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 29th: Max Robbins Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 30th: Kat Link Jazz @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 30th: Mark McGrain’s “NOROC” Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Looking for live jazz in December. Here’s a start…
- 2nd: A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Vincent Ingala @ Kodak Center Main Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 5th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 5th: Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 5th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present A Swingin’ Christmas with Louis Prima Jr. and The Witnesses @ Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room (Buffalo), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 5th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra & Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- 6th: Jazz90.1 Presents an Evening with Four80East @ Greece Olympia High School, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 7th: Raphael Enciso @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 12th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00 pm
- 14th: John Viviani & Friends: The Vince Guaraldi Project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Titus Tavern, 6:00 pm
- 17th: C.M.D. Christmas Album Release Party @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
- 18th: Eastman@Washington Square: Holiday Jazz @ First Universalist Church (Downtown), 12:15 pm
- 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ The Chandelier Bar At Salvatore’s, 6461 Transit Road (Depew), 7:00 pm
- 21st: ECMS Winterfest: New Horizons Jazz Ensembles @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 1:30 pm
- 21st: ECMS Winterfest: Music Educators Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 3:00 pm
- 21st: ECMS Winterfest: ECMS Jazz Ensembles @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 5:30 pm
Some special live jazz even later….
- February 15th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present Tierney Sutton Celebrating Harold Arlen’s 121st Birthday @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- April 26th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present John Pizzarelli Trio @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 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 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. 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 below (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.
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