Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, we 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 your’e receiving via email list you will get it all) and you’ll find live jazz we have heard about through December and January (plus some items of special interest beyond that….). Check back from time to time as we will update throughout the week until the next post.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
- The Cool Club Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Wesley Benjamin, jazz trumpet @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Brendan Nie, jazz bass @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 8:30 pm
Friday, December 5, 2025
- Annie Wells “Pictures of a Heart” Record Release event @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 5:00 pm
- Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Melvin Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 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)
- Eastman Jazz Orchestra & Eastman New Jazz Orchestra with special guest Manuel Valera @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- End of Prohibition Party with Ryan Johnson, John Nyerges, Chris Fisher and Paul Chappell @ The Daily Refresher (Alexander Street), 8:00 pm
- Bob Holz and A Vision Forward @ California Brew Haus, 9:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 6, 2025
- NYSSMA All-State Jazz Ensembles @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 3:30 pm (tickets)
- Ryan Johnson @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Connie Francis-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Prime Time Brass @ ROC Holiday Village (Martin Luther King Park downtown), 6:00 pm
- Jazz90.1 Presents an Evening with Four80East @ Greece Olympia High School, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- BC Groove @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 7, 2025
- Erica Sato & Mel Henderson @ Parkway Liquor, 4424 Dewey Ave. (Rochester), 6:00 pm
- Raphael Enciso @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Monday, December 8, 2025
- Vocal Jazz @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
- Trio East @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- “A Night of Inspiration” with Bill Tiberio Band, Deepak Thettu and jazz music students from Greece Athena and Olympia High Schools @ 75 Stutson Street (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info on the Jazz 90.1 website)
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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Looking for live jazz in December?
- 11th: Marilla & the Moonlighters @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 11th: Dave Turner @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:30 pm
- 11th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 11th: Greece Jazz Band @ Live on Jazz 90.1, 7:00 pm (more info)
- 11th: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 12th: Jaesic Wade Trio @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 4:00 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
- 12th: The Joey Stempien Big Band Christmas @ Tones Studios, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 12th: Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 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
- 16th: Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 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: Marilla & the Moonlighters @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 18th: Dave Turner @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:30 pm
- 18th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Marye Lobb @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 18th: Max Robbins @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 19th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:00 pm
- 19th: Carlton Wilcox @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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: Rick Holland Little Big Band Annual Christmas Show @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ The Chandelier Bar At Salvatore’s, 6461 Transit Road (Depew), 7:00 pm
- 19th: Escape Terrain @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 20th: Jazz Jam Session with Jack’s Jammers @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00 pm
- 20th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: Holiday Jazz Special @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- 20th: Jaesic Wade & Ben Miller @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 20th: Steve Cataldi Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 8:00 pm
- 21st: Laura Dubin Trio Holiday Concert @ Parma Greece United Church of Christ, 1211 Manitou Rd, 1:00 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
- 25th: Indigo Breeze @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 26th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 26th: Los Pajaritos @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 26th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 26th: Logan DiLeo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 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
- 30th: Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 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
Looking for live jazz in the New Year (i.e., January)?
- 2nd: Jazz On Tap: R&D Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 13th: Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 15th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Bob Sneider Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 23rd: Jazz On Tap: Bob Sneider Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Otis Brown III @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 27th: Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 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)
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)
- February 19th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- February 23rd: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: The Let the Spirit Tour @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- February 26th: Eastern Boundary Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- March 1st: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 4:00 pm (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 (more info & tickets)
- 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 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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