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” (open the rest of the post at the end of this week’s listings) you’ll find live jazz through the rest of November and December (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
As I shared in the social channels, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, which will be June 19-27 next year, put their Club Passes on sale on November 7th. On the intriguing side, they announced that there will be quite a lot more jazz in the “Big House” (Kodak Hall in Eastman Theatre) on the nights of June 19-24 and they announced those artists now in advance. There will also be a 1-day Club Pass that will join the 3-day and full 9 day passes. I’m afraid they also announced some major price increases on the Club Pass. I may have more to say on all of this later, but you can read about it on the RIJF’s website.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Higher Ground @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Dave Turner @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:30 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Allison Young, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
- WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Jack Kelly, jazz drums @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 8:30 pm
Friday, November 14, 2025
- Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
- Side Step @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Jazz On Tap: Jim Nugent Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Craig Snyder Quintet @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
- The Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, November 15, 2025
- Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Steuben Brewing Company (Hammondsport), 4:00 pm
- Chris Palace @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Bob Sneider & Christine Jensen @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Nate Rawls Band @ Legacy Wine Bar (State Street, Downtown), 7:00 pm
- Jordan Lerner Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Jim Nugent @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:30 pm
- Brayden Wang Trio @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- Jon Randall Octet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, November 16, 2025
- Max Robbins @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Dan Bruce Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Monday, November 17, 2025
- Flower City Jazz Society presents The Black Diamond Express @ Doubletree Hilton Hotel (Henrietta), 5:30-9:30 (For more info or to reserve seats, call Kay at 585-442-1076)
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
- Eric Heveron-Smith @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
- Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
Looking for some live jazz later than the next week? Then click on the arrow to open it up here . . . . (ignore if you’re an email subscriber)
Looking for live jazz later in November?
- 20th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 20th: Higher Ground @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 20th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: Escape Terrain @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 21st: Dave Solazzo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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: Kenny Foster’s Game Night @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 21st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 21st: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 21st: Luca Santana @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 22nd: John Viviani @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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
- 22nd: Nate Rawls Band @ Legacy Wine Bar (State Street, Downtown), 7:00 pm
- 22nd: Jordan Lerner Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 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: Holiday Jazz Special (more later) @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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’s “Un-Belonging Quintet” @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 29th: Indigo Breeze @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 29th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 29th: Max Robbins Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 29th: The Blue Barn Cats @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 29th: Jacobo Vega-Albela’s “Un-Belonging Quintet” @ Pausa Art House (Buffalo), 7:00 pm
- 29th: Cole Powers Ensemble @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- 30th: Kat Link’s Rat Garbage Party @ 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?
- 2nd: Victrola Voila @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 2nd: A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Vincent Ingala @ Kodak Center Main Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 3rd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 4th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 5th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 5th: Melvin Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 5th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 5th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 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: Connie Francis-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 6th: Jazz90.1 Presents an Evening with Four80East @ Greece Olympia High School, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 6th: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 6th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- 7th: Raphael Enciso @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 9th: Rich Thompson Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 11th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 11th: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 12th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00 pm
- 12th: Mike KoRnRicH Jumpin’ Jazz Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 12th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 12th: George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 12th: Jazz On Tap: The Darryl Parker Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 12th: Max Robbins Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 13th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 13th: Joel Kastner & Ariel Zylberberg @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 13th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 13th: Eric Davidson Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- 14th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Greece Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 14th: John Viviani & Friends: The Vince Guaraldi Project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 16th: Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Titus Tavern, 6:00 pm
- 17th: Indigo Breeze @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 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
- 18th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Marye Lobb @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 19th: Connie Francis-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 19th: Ben Turiano & Alex Northrup @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ The Chandelier Bar At Salvatore’s, 6461 Transit Road (Depew), 7:00 pm
- 20th: Jazz Jam Session @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00 pm
- 20th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: Jaesic Wade & Ben Miller @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 20th: Steve Cataldi Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 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
- 24th: Christmas Eve with Connie Francis-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
- 26th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 26th: Los Pajaritos @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 27th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 27th: Thomas Chamberlain & Aaron Hunt @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 27th: Uptown Groove @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 31st: NYE with the Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 31st: NYE with Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm
- 31st: NYE with the Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Some special live jazz even later….
- January 15th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Bob Sneider Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- January 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Otis Brown III @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 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)
- February 23rd: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: The Let the Spirit Tour @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- February 6th: Eastern Boundary Quartet @ 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 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.
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