Each week JazzRochester gathers the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester over the next seven days, which are set out immediately below. Click on the arrow at the end the coming week’s listings and you’ll find more live jazz that we have heard about through the rest of September, October and some items of special interest beyond that.
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 website in the right panel of JazzRochester. Contact the venue for more details or just to make sure the gig is happening before you go out. Check the site 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).
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Mel Henderson 4Tet @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- Victrola Voilà @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- Dom Dovideo @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- Ben Miller Trio @ Annette’s American Bistro (Webster), 7:00 pm
- The Flock @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
Friday, August 28, 2026
- Lewiston Jazz Festival, 5:00-10:30 pm
- Archive Ravens @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- George Collichio @ Market Cafe and the Grill, 5:00 pm
- Jazz on Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm (Kabob Food pairing at 5:30 pm)
- EMP Music @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Fred DiCesare @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- Jacob Merrill Band @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Raedwald and the State Street Stompers @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 29, 2026
- Lewiston Jazz Festival, 12:00-10:30 pm
- Ann Mitchell & John Gabriele @ Lewiston Jazz Festival, Peace Garden (Lewiston), 2:30 pm
- Annie Wells Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- George Collichio @ Market Cafe and the Grill, 5:00 pm
- Marye Lobb @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social, outdoor stage (Geneva), 6:30 pm
- Overtime Quartet @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Sarah DeValliere @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- Judah Sealy @ Nitecap Blues (High Falls, Mills Street), 8:00 pm
- Indigo Breeze Quintet @ Grist/1827 Lounge (Honeoye Falls), 8:00 pm
- C.M.D. Jazz @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Dinosaur BBQ Rochester, 9:00 pm
Sunday, August 30, 2026
- No jazz for you?
Monday, August 31, 2026
- Deanna Witkowski with Erin Famous and Rich Thompson @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
- Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Gazebo at Highlands at Pittsford, 4:00 pm
- Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
- Gian Carlo Cervone’s Lakeview Hot Record Club @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 6:30 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Looking for some live jazz later this month and beyond? Then click on the arrow to open it up here . . . .
Looking for Live Jazz later in September …?
- 3rd: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 3rd: Fred DiCesare @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 3rd: John Troy Group @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- 3rd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 3rd: The Elders: MOCUS Jazz Legends CD & DVD Release Concert @ Pausa Art House (Buffalo), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 4th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 4th: Jazz on Tap: Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm (Oyster & Champagne pairing at 5:30 pm)
- 4th: Mel Henderson & Ryan Johnson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 4th: Einstein’s Dreams @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 4th: Chris Palace @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 5th: Mel Henderson 4tet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 5th: Connie Fredericks Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 5th: Dan & Eric’s Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 5th: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 5th: Jackson Cavalier @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 8th: Clay Jenkins @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 8th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 and the Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at the Beach with The Darryl Parker Quartet @ Tropix (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 10th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 10th: John Nyerges @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 10th: Rick Holland Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 11th: John Viviani @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 11th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 11th: Mike Kornrich @ Bar 929 at Ravenwood Country Club (Victor), 6:00 pm
- 11th: Cinque Jazz Quintet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 pm
- 11th: Jim Nugent & Connor de Fehr @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 11th: Marco Amadio @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 11th: CSE Music @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 12th: Jason Stotz @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 12th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 12th: Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 12th: Jim Nugent @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- 12th: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 12th: Jim Nugent @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 12th: Carter Bowman @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 13th: Jazz Brunch with Jim Nugent @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
- 13th: Mike Kaupa Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 15th: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 15th: Fringe Festival: Joe Fonda and Bass of Operation @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Jon Randall Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 17th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 17th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 17th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Macedon Canal Park, 6:00 pm
- 18th: Fringe Festival: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1, 5:00 pm (more info, free)
- 18th: Dino Losito Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 18th: Connie Fredericks Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 18th: Bob Sneider & Jim Nugent @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 18th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 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, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Frank Torchio presents Bobby Darin-That’s All with 12-piece big band @ OFC Creations Theatre, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Maxwell Robbins @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 12:00 am (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Funkyard Brass Band @ Memorial Art Gallery, M&T Bank Ballroom, 3:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Caribe Quartet @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 19th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 19th: Marvin Dolly & Ed Kroft @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Brazilian Jazz Quartet @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church: Front of Sanctuary, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 19th: Dan Dovideo @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 9:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 20th: Fringe Festival: Miles Davis Animated @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 20th: Darryl Parker @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 20th: Fringe Festival: Sound Signal Contemporary Music Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 20th: Fringe Festival: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 11:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 21st: Fringe Festival: Cardio Charleston @ The Rose Room, 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, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 22nd: Fringe Festival: Just the Two of Us with Connie Fredericks-Malone and Scott Bradley @ School of the Arts, Ensemble Theatre, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 22nd: Fringe Festival: Jake Wark & Mike McNeill Duo @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 24th: Stewie Evans Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 24th: Ann Mitchell Trio with Dylon Wahlbridge & Dave Arenius @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- 24th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 25th: Fringe Festival: Steve Hahn – Music for Chapman Stick @ Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 5:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 25th: Resonance Freqs @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 25th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 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 Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 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, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 25th: Fringe Festival: Ricky Ford Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 25th: Raedwald and the State Street Stompers @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
- 25th: Bob Sneider @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 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, 5:00 pm
- 26th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 6:00 pm
- 26th: Son Henry @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 26th: Pullano & Price @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
- 26th: Fringe Festival: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Hochstein School Performance Hall, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 26th: Fringe Festival: Stew Cutler and Friends @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 26th: Dan Atkinson @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
- 29th: Ann Mitchell with John Gabriele & Dave Arenius @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 29th: Benefit for the Rochester Fringe Festival: Taylor Ho Bynum @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
- 30th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Spotted Octopus Brewing (Union St.), 6:00 pm
- 30th: Rick Holland Little Big Band with Lindsey Holland @ The Biltmore Bar & Lounge, 8:00 pm
Looking for Live Jazz in October …?
- 2nd: Trialogue with Special Guest(s) @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 3rd: Joel Kastner & Ariel Zylberberg @ Flight Wine Bar, 6:30 pm
- 4th: Bop Arts presents Dimensionality @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets, eventually)
- 7th: Samara Joy with Septet @ Smith Center for the Arts (Geneva), 7:30 pm (tickets)
- 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, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 9th: Stéphane Wrembel: Origins @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 10th: Stéphane Wrembel: Dreamers of Dreams @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 11th: Stéphane Wrembel: Django Brunch @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 12:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 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, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 17th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 21st: Bop Arts presents Transylvanian Dance: A Multimedia Concert featuring Lucian Ban & Mat Manieri @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 22nd: John Troy Group @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 6:00 pm
- 23rd: Jazz on Tap: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:00 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
- 30th: Beach Avenue Band @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
Some special live jazz even later …
- November 2nd: Bop Arts presents Yoke: Songs of the Japanese Supernatural, Fumi Tomita Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 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, 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), member tickets go on sale on June 26th
- 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, 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)
