Looking for Live Jazz later in September …?

• 17th: Stewie Evans Group @ Lila’s (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm
• 17th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 17th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Canal Park (Macedon), 6:00 pm
• 18th: Fringe Festival: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1 (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm (more info, free)
• 18th: Dino Losito Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 18th: Connie Fredericks Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 18th: Bob Sneider & Jim Nugent @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 18th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Jazz Night with Dan, Eric & Kara @ The Alexander (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Mike Pallini @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Just Jazz Band @ Legacy Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Frank Torchio presents Bobby Darin-That’s All with 12-piece big band @ OFC Creations Theatre (Brighton), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Maxwell Robbins @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 12:00 am (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Funkyard Brass Band @ Memorial Art Gallery, M&T Bank Ballroom (Rochester, NOTA), 3:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Caribe Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 19th: Laura Dubin Trio @ Light the Night: A Musical Offering for Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Village Square at Brickstone, 5:30 pm
• 19th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Marvin Dolly & Ed Kroft @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 19th: Dan Dovideo @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 9:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm
• 20th: Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 20th: Darryl Parker @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Fringe Festival: Sound Signal Contemporary Music Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 20th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 11:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Fringe Festival: Cardio Charleston @ The Rose Room (Rochester, South Wedge), 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Fringe Festival: From Swing to Spain to Spotify with the Greece Jazz Band @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Higher Ground @ Lila’s (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm
• 22nd: Fringe Festival: Just the Two of Us with Connie Fredericks-Malone and Scott Bradley @ School of the Arts, Ensemble Theatre (Rochester, NOTA), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Fringe Festival: Jake Wark & Mike McNeill Duo @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd: Jordan Lerner and Friends present the John Coltrane Centennial @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
• 24th: Stewie Evans Group @ Lila’s (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 24th: Ann Mitchell Trio with Dylon Wahlbridge & Dave Arenius @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 6:00 pm
• 24th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 25th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 25th: Resonance Freqs @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 25th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 25th: Jazz on Tap: Bob Sneider Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
• 25th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 25th: Eastman Music Jazz Series with Sean Keifer Quartet @ The Alexander (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm (Eastman students receive 10% off weekly promotions with UofR ID)
• 25th: Sarah DeValliere @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 25th: Fringe Festival: From Swing to Spain to Spotify with the Greece Jazz Band @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 25th: Mary DeFranco Jazz Trio @ La Bella Vita Bistro (Webster), 7:00 pm
• 25th: Fringe Festival: Ricky Ford Quartet @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 25th: Raedwald and the State Street Stompers @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 8:00 pm
• 25th: Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm
• 26th: Live Jazz Jam Session and Wine Tastings @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00-4:00 pm
• 26th: Beach Avenue Band @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 26th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 26th: Son Henry @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 26th: Pullano & Price @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Craig Snyder Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Fringe Festival: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Hochstein School Performance Hall (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 26th: Fringe Festival: Stew Cutler and Friends @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 26th: Dan Atkinson @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm
• 29th: Ann Mitchell with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Lila’s (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm
• 29th: Laura Dubin Trio @ Irondequoit Public Library, 6:00 pm
• 29th: Benefit for the Rochester Fringe Festival: Taylor Ho Bynum @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm
• 30th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Spotted Octopus Brewing (Rochester, Downtown), 6:00 pm
• 30th: Rick Holland Little Big Band with Lindsey Holland @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 8:00 pm

Looking for Live Jazz in October …?

• 1st: Fred DiCesare @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 2nd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 2nd: Trialogue with Special Guest(s) @ Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 3rd: Joel Kastner & Ariel Zylberberg @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 3rd: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Bop Arts presents Dimensionality @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 7th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 7th: Samara Joy with Septet @ Smith Center for the Arts (Geneva), 7:30 pm (tickets)
• 8th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 8th: Pawn Shop Krooks @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 8th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents The Joey Stempien Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 8th: Stéphane Wrembel: Terre des Hommes @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 9th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 9th: Jaesic Wade & Ben Miller @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 9th: Mary DeFranco Jazz Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 9th: Stéphane Wrembel: Origins @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 9th: Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial, Partridge Hall, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre (St. Catherines, CA), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
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• 10th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 10th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 10th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 10th: Stéphane Wrembel: Dreamers of Dreams @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Stéphane Wrembel: Django Brunch @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 12:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 13th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 and the Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at the Beach with Sofrito Latin Jazz Quintet @ Tropix (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 14th: Bop Arts presents New Origin Trio featuring Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgen & Christophe Rocher @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 15th: The Music of Weather Report with Curtis Kendrick, David Labman, Paul DeLoria, Ron Haywood & Hector Diaz @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 7:00 pm
• 16th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 16th: Dino Losito & Joe Carelio @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 16th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 17th: Jazz 90.1 Used CD Sale @ WGMC Studios at Greece Olympia School Library, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
• 17th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
• 17th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 17th: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 17th: Stereo Field Recordings presents: Jacob Merrill & Cool New Wave @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: The Future Is Vintage World Tour @ Kodak Center (Downtown), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Bop Arts presents Transylvanian Dance: A Multimedia Concert featuring Lucian Ban & Mat Manieri @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: John Troy Group @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Jazz on Tap: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Chucho Valdés 85th Birthday Celebration with special guests Joe Lovano & Etienne Charles @ Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 24th: Live Jazz Jam Session and Wine Tastings @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00-4:00 pm
• 24th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 24th: Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 24th: The Occasional Saints @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 27th: Eastman Jazz Voice Ensemble @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall (Rochester, East End), 7:30 pm
• 29th: Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 29th: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio + Joe Pomplii @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 6:00 pm
• 30th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• 30th: Beach Avenue Band @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
• 30th: Deepak Thettu & Armani Works @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 30th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
• 30th: Halloween Bash with the Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews (Henrietta/RIT), 7:00 pm
• 31st: Indigo Breeze @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm

Some special live jazz even later …

• November 2nd: Bop Arts presents Yoke: Songs of the Japanese Supernatural, Fumi Tomita Quartet @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 5th: Dirty Dozen Brass Band @ Smith Center for the Arts (Geneva), 7:30 pm (tickets on sale 4/10, 4/9 for members)
• November 8th: Kleinhans Music Hall and JazzBuffalo present Nicole Zuraitis Quintet @ Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 13th: Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione @ Kodak Center (Rochester, Downtown), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• December 6th: Kleinhans Music Hall and JazzBuffalo present Swinging in the Holidays featuring Champian Fulton and Carmen Bradford @ Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• December 12th: Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan @ Smith Opera House (Geneva), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• December 12th: Jazz 90.1 presents Smooth Jazz Holiday Bash with Deepak Thettu & Judah Sealy @ Greece Olympia School Auditorium (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 14, 2027: Alfredo Rodríguez Trio @ Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 15, 2027: Pink Martini @ The Theater at Innovation Square (Rochester, Downtown), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 22, 2027: Kleinhans Music Hall and JazzBuffalo present Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves Celebrate the Ballads of John Coltrane @ Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)