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The most comprehensive weekly guide to live jazz in and around Rochester, NY—covering every gig we know about from September 17th through the 23rd, plus looking ahead through the rest of September, October and a few of special interest beyond that. Use the listings below to plan your week; click the arrow at the bottom for jazz later this month and beyond. Jazz at the Rochester Fringe Festival began on Tuesday the 15th and continues through most of September (you’ll find what I know about below).

Click on the links in the listings where available for more information on the gig or tickets, or check out many of the venue’s websites in the right panel. Contact the venue for more details or just to make sure the gig is happening before you go out. Check back here 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 (or make corrections). Please let me know if you’ve heard about any jazz around town that I have missed or if I have anything wrong  (see the Contact Us link above to send an email). And please let your jazz-loving friends know about the site so they can join us here or on our other channels.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

  • Stewie Evans Group @ Lila’s (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm
  • Jim E Leggs Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
  • Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
  • Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Canal Park (Macedon), 6:00 pm

Friday, September 18, 2026

  • Fringe Festival: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1 (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm (more info, free)
  • Dino Losito Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
  • Connie Fredericks Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
  • Bob Vosteen/Mel Henderson Duo @ Zambistros (Medina), 6:00 pm
  • Bob Sneider & Christine Jensen @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
  • Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn, Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
  • Monk Catallo Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
  • Jazz Night with Dan, Eric & Kara @ The Alexander (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
  • Mike Pallini @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
  • Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Just Jazz Band @ Legacy Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm
  • Frank Torchio presents Bobby Darin-That’s All with 12-piece big band @ OFC Creations Theatre (Brighton), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Maxwell Robbins @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm

Saturday, September 19, 2026

  • Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 12:00 am (more info & tickets)
  • Fringe Festival: Funkyard Brass Band @ Memorial Art Gallery, M&T Bank Ballroom (Rochester, NOTA), 3:30 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Caribe Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 5:00 pm
  • Laura Dubin Trio @ Light the Night: A Musical Offering for Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Village Square at Brickstone, 5:30 pm
  • Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
  • Marvin Dolly & Ed Kroft @ Flight Wine Bar (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm
  • Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn, Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary (Rochester, East Avenue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
  • Mike Melito Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
  • Dan Dovideo @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
  • Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 9:30 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway (Rochester, East End), 9:00 pm

Sunday, September 20, 2026 

  • Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall (Rochester, Downtown), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Darryl Parker @ The Little Theatre Cafe (Rochester, East End), 7:00 pm
  • Fringe Festival: Sound Signal Contemporary Music Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge (Rochester, Downtown), 11:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Monday, September 21, 2026

  • Fringe Festival: Cardio Charleston @ The Rose Room (Rochester, South Wedge), 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
  • 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)

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

  • Vince Ercolamento Latin Jazz Experience @ Lila’s (Rochester, Downtown), 5:00 pm
  • 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)
  • Fringe Festival: Jake Wark & Mike McNeill Duo @ Bop Shop Records (Brighton), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

  • Ben Miller @ Spotted Octopus Brewing, 5:00 pm
  • Jordan Lerner and Side Step present the John Coltrane Centennial @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm

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