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 anyway) 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 the post throughout the week as we hear about new live jazz gigs around town until the next post is published.
Yesterday, the Rochester International Jazz Festival announced another 13 Club Pass artists who will be appearing at the RIJF, June 19-27, adding them to the 10 they previously announced. As I’m a denizen of the Club Pass venues, it’s nice to get an idea of who’s going to be playing in them before March.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Marilla & the Moonlighters @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Dave Turner @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:30 pm
- Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Greece Jazz Band @ Live on Jazz 90.1, 7:00 pm (more info)
- Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Friday, December 12, 2025
- Jaesic Wade Trio @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 4:00 pm
- Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00 pm
- Mike KoRnRicH Jumpin’ Jazz Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Jazz On Tap: The Darryl Parker Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- Max Robbins Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Mel Henderson Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- The Joey Stempien Big Band Christmas @ Tones Studios, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, December 13, 2025
- Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Joel Kastner & Ariel Zylberberg @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Eric & Dan Duo @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 14, 2025
- WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Greece Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- John Viviani & Friends: The Vince Guaraldi Project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Monday, December 15, 2025
- No jazz for you?
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
- Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Mary DeFranco Jazz @ Titus Tavern, 6:00 pm
- Victrola Voilà @ Cheshire, 695 South Clinton (Rochester), 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
- Indigo Breeze @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- C.M.D. Christmas Album Release Party @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 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 December?
- 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: Pickle Mafia Farewell Show @ Three Heads Brewing, 7:00 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
- 26th: 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
- 10th: The Moho Collective @ Three Heads Brewing, 7:00 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
- 17th: Jon Randall Octet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 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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