JazzRochester

In the coming seven days there is something for every day, so no “No jazz for you!” entries. 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 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 12, 2026

Student Degree Recital: Shannon Gunn, jazz trombone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 2:30 pm
Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
Vince Ercolamento & Higher Ground Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
Emmaline & Asher @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm

Friday, February 13, 2026

Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Combo @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Alive at 5 at Brown Hound Downtown at the MAG, 5:00pm
Ann Mitchell & John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
Jazz On Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
Jacob David Quintet @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Notes la Nuit Jazz @ Cure, 10:00 pm

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
Valentines Jazz Dinner with the Beach Avenue Band @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00-9:00 pm (reservations recommended)
A Love Story for Valentines featuring Jimmy Highsmith Jr. @ The Vault Cafe & Cabaret, 1322 Culver Road, 6:30 pm (for tickets call 585-666-0019)
Marye Lobb & Ryan Johnson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
Laura Dubin & Antonion Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Mary DeFranco & Ben Miller @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm (reservations recommended)
Groove Juice Swing’s Sweetheart Ball with Eric Heveron Smith’s Swing Band @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St., 8:00 pm (beginner lessons at 7:00 pm)
The Biltmore Commandos @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
Student Degree Recital: Cameron Jones, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 8:30 pm
Carlton Wilcox @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Kleinhans Music Hall & JazzBuffalo present Tierney Sutton Celebrating Harold Arlen’s 121st Birthday @ Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, February 16, 2026

Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman @ Max Eastman Place Atrium, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Rick Holland Little Big Band featuring Lindsey Holland @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm

Tuesday, February 17, 2027

Jazz Department Guest Masterclass with Ed Neumeister (composer, conductor, and trombonist) @ ESM, Ray Wright Room (ESM 120), 10:30 am
Andy Calabrese @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

The Occasional Saints @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 6:00 pm
Jazz Composers & Arrangers Orchestra Concert @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 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?

19th: Vince Ercolamento Latin Group @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
19th: iSteel Music @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
19th: Jazz 90.1 presents Bill Tiberio & Friends @ Greece Baptist Church, 7:00 pm (more info)
19th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra featuring Ed Neumeister @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
19th: Momentum Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
20th: Wildyr @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
20th: Darryl Parker Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
20th: Bob Vosteen/Mel Henderson Duo @ Zambistro’s (Medina), 6:00 pm
20th: Jazz On Tap: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
20th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
20th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
20th: Victrola Voilà! @ Riviera Theater (Geneseo), 7:00 pm
20th: The Uptown Groove with a Half Ton of Horns @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
20th: The Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
21st: Live Jazz Jam Session @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00-4:00 pm
21st: Caribe Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
21st: Jazz90.1 New Orleans Celebration with Steve Grills & the Roadmasters @ Artisan Works 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
21st: Son Henry @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
21st: XYZ Trio (Chappell, Johnson & Parker) @ Annette’s (Webster), 7:00 pm
21st: Darryl Parker Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
21st: Kenny Foster’s Game Night Quartet @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
21st: Clay Jenkins Quartet with Harold Danko, Michael Hicks and Rich Thompson @ The Lyon Mansion (Rochester Academy of Medicine), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
21st: Lucas Santana & Mel Henderson Quartet @ Linden Street Social Club (Geneva), 8:00 pm
21st: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
22nd: Mavin Dolly/Mel Henderson Duo @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
22nd: The Blue Barn Cats @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
23rd: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
23rd: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: The Let the Spirit Tour @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
24th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
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: 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: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble/Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Eastman Theatre at Kodak Hall, 7:30 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
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: Giancarlo Organ Quartet @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 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
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: 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: 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
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.