Each week JazzRochester gathers the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days, which are immediately below. Open the rest of the post at the end of this week’s listings (if you’re receiving via the email list you will see them all) and you’ll find live jazz we have heard about through the rest of February, March and a growing start on April, plus some items of special interest beyond that. Check back from time to time as I will update the post throughout the week as I hear about new live jazz gigs around town until the next post is published.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Vince Ercolamento Latin Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- iSteel Music @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Jazz 90.1 presents Bill Tiberio & Friends @ Greece Baptist Church, 7:00 pm (more info)
- Eastman Jazz Orchestra featuring Ed Neumeister @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Momentum Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Friday, February 20, 2026
- Wildyr @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Darryl Parker Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Bob Vosteen/Mel Henderson Duo @ Zambistro’s (Medina), 6:00 pm
- Jazz On Tap: Indigo Breeze Piano Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Victrola Voilà! @ Riviera Theater (Geneseo), 7:00 pm
- The Uptown Groove with a Half Ton of Horns @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
- The Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Saturday, February 21, 2026
- Live Jazz Jam Session @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00-4:00 pm
- Caribe Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Jazz90.1 New Orleans Celebration with Steve Grills & the Roadmasters @ Artisan Works 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- Son Henry @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- XYZ Trio (Chappell, Johnson & Parker) @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- Darryl Parker Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Kenny Foster’s Game Night Quartet @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- Clay Jenkins Quartet with Harold Danko, Michael Hicks and Rich Thompson @ The Lyon Mansion (Rochester Academy of Medicine), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Lucas Santana & Mel Henderson Quartet @ Linden Street Social Club (Geneva), 8:00 pm
- Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, February 22, 2026
- Mavin Dolly/Mel Henderson Duo @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
- Canandaigua Area Jazz Project with Bill Tiberio @ Aquilano’s Wine Bar (Canandaigua), 1:00 pm
- Faculty Artist Series with Bob Sneider and guest Paul Hofmann: The Music of Chuck Magione, ESM Hatch Recital Hall, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- The Blue Barn Cats @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Monday, February 23, 2026
- Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: The Let the Spirit Tour @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Tuesday, February 24, 2027
- Student Degree Recital: Kai Leeflang, jazz drums @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 2:30 pm
- Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Carter Bowman, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Dan Atkinson, jazz trombone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 8:30 pm
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Student Degree Recital: Braden Jones, jazz drums @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- Student Degree Recital: Ian Oliver, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 5:30 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 February?
- 26th: Clemento Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 26th: Victrola Voilá @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 26th: Eastern Boundary Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 26th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 27th: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 27th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 27th: Mike Pallini @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 27th: George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 27th: Jazz On Tap: Darryl Parker Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 27th: Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series: Tigran Hamasyan Manifeste @ Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 27th: Raedwald and State Street Stompers @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 27th: Red7 @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 28th: Dave Solazzo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 28th: George Collichio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 28th: Victrola Voilà! @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 28th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ 1827 Lounge, 61 N. Main St. (Honeoye Falls), 8:00 pm
- 28th: Escape Terrain @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Looking for live jazz in March?
- 1st: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 4:00 pm (tickets)
- 3rd: Victrola Voilà! @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 3rd: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble/Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Eastman Theatre at Kodak Hall, 7:30 pm
- 5th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 5th: Fred DiCesare @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 5th: Indigo Breeze Bone Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 5th: Darryl Parker Quartet @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 6th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 6th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 6th: Mel Henderson & Herb Smith @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 6th: Jazz on Tap: Dave Wright & the Band of Opportunity @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 6th: Joey Stempien Big Band Album Release Show @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
- 7th: Lin Rountree & BK Jackson @ Rochester’s Jazz Escape (in the Carlson), 6:00 & 8:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 7th: Eric Davidson & Dan Deluca @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 7th: Joey Stempien Big Band @ CNY Jazz Central, 441 E. Washington St. (Syracuse), 7:00 pm
- 7th: Giancarlo Organ Quartet @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 10th: Andy Calabrese Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 12th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 12th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 13th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 13th: Jazz on Tap: Rick Holland Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 13th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 13th: The Biltmore Commandos @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 14th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 14th: Jim Nugent & Sheldon Tripi @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 14th: Groove Juice Swing’s Gatsby Gala with Gordon Webster @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St., 8:00 pm (beginner lessons at 7:00 pm)
- 14th: Band of Pulses @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 14th: New Dawn Trio @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 17th: Rich Thompson Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 19th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 19th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 19th: Darryl Parker Quartet @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 20th: Daryl Parker Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: Deepak Thettu & Armani Works @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 21st: Live Jazz Jam Session @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00-4:00 pm
- 21st: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Dean Keller & Mike Van Allen @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 26th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 26th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 27th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Combo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 27th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 27th: Jazz on Tap: Bob Sneider Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 27th: Bob Sneider & Dawn Thompson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 27th: Bob Pizzutiello on Chapman Stick @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:30 pm
- 27th: Raedwald and State Street Stompers @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 27th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 28th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 28th: Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 28th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
- 28th: Victrola Voilà! @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 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)
- 31st: Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble featuring John Ellis, saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
Looking for live jazz in April …
- 2nd: Fred DiCesare @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 3rd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 3rd: Jazz on Tap: Mid Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 3rd: Sarah De Valliere @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 4th: Dave Solazzo Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 4th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 4th: Paradigm Shift Trio @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 8th: Dark Blue featuring Lucian Ban and Alex Harding @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- 9th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 9th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra and Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 9th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 10th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 10th: Stanley Jordan @ Fanatics Pub, 7281 W Main St, (Lima), 6:00 pm
- 10th: Jazz on Tap: Cinque Quintet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 10th: The Biltmore Commandos @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 11th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 11th: Lou Grassi with Ken Filiano and Kenny Wessel @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- 13th: Simone Baron’s Arco Bello @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- 16th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Dave Solazzo Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Jazz on Tap: Jon Randall Octet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 18th: Live Jazz Jam Session @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00 pm
- 18th: Mike Kornrich Jumpin’ Jazz Band @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 18th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Gap Mangione Big Band @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm (tickets)
- 21st: Jake Shimabukuro @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (tickets)
- 22nd: Snarky Puppy @ Electric City (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (tickets)
- 23rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 24th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 24th: Mike Pallini @ Lemoncello’s (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
- 25th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 26th: Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present John Pizzarelli Trio @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 30th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
Some special live jazz even later …
- May 8th: Ravi Coltrane @ Smith Opera House (Geneva), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- May 9th: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? featuring Peyton Pleninger & Jonathan Ragonese @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- 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)
- May 17th: The Levin Brothers @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm (more info)
- May 26th: Stein/Smith/Shead Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
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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