Thursday, September 26, 2019

• The Swooners @ The Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel, 5:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Max Greenberg Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Melody Masters Big Band (Marcia Bornhurst Parkes, Music Director) "Time for Lovin'' benefit concert @ Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1040 East Avenue (Rochester),  7:00 pm 
• Salsa Night presented by Essence of Rhythm @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• The Rita Collective @ The Spirit Room, 139 State Street (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Friday, September 27, 2019

• Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Charlie Lindner Trio @ $5 Fridays at the Memorial Art Gallery, 6:00 pm
• Exodus To Jazz Presents Four80East with Paradigm Shift @ Anthology, Doors open 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Calabrese, Chwazik & Curry @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• Jazz, Judah & Jeans @ Legacy Drama House, 112 Webster Ave (Rochester), 7:30 pm
• Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Big Pink: Daggz & Lost Wax Collective @ Swan Dive, 289 Alexander St. (Rochester), 8:00 pm

Saturday, September 28, 2019

• Paradigm Shift @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Special Blend @ The Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel, 7:30 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• Laura Dubin Duo @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Steve Greene: A Retrospective @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm

Sunday, September 29, 2019

• Laura Dubin Trio Plays West Side Story @ Musically Fit, 170 Office Park Way (Pittsford), 3:00 pm

Monday, September 30, 2019

• Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

• Uptown Tango @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Jazz Session Series with the Gray Quartet @ The Spirit Room, 139 State Street (Downtown), 7:30 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Karuna: Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph Duet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

• Jon Seiger @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Laura Dubin Trio @ 80W, 7:00 pm

Miss the Blues and Other Genres on WGMC? Here is a little something for you....

• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Oktoberfest at Bristol Mountain Resort, Saturday September 28th, 3:30 pm
• Buddy Guy with special guest Tom Hambridge @ Kodak Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, November 9th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Heads Up ... Look for these Jazz Gigs and Special Jazz Events Coming Soon

• Jon Batiste @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Saturday, October 5th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Lucian Ban & Alex Harding Dark Blue @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, October 8th, 8:00 pm
• Jazz From the Prohibition Era with Rod Blumenau and the Upstate Dixieland Jass Band @ RIT Ingle Auditorium, Friday, October 11th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• The Joshua Breakstone Trio Tribute to Art Blakey and CD release even @t Jazz Central (Syracuse), Saturday, October 12th, 7:30 pm
• Shop Records presents The Velvet Gentlemen @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, October 12th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records and the Little Theatre present the Joe Policastro Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Sunday, October 13, 7:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Thomas Heberer's X Marks the Spot @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, October 19th, 8:00 pm
• Mwenso & The Shakes @ Callahan Theater, Arts Center, Nazareth College (Pittsford), Thursday, October 24th, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Kenny G @ Kodak Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, October 24th, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Wednesday, October 30, 7:30 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Robert Berry's 3.2 @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Friday, November 1st, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Olli Hirvonen New Helsinki @ Bop Shop Records, Wednesday, November 6th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Simon Jermyn & Charlotte Greve @ Bop Shop Records, Sunday, November 10th, 8:00 pm
• Kat Edmonson @ Kilbourn Hall, Wednesday, November 13, 2019 (tickets)
• Gap Mangione and Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Home, Heart & Harmony: A Forever Family for the Holidays Gala for Children Awaiting Parents, Joseph A. Floreano Riverside Convention Center, Saturday, November 30th, 6:00—11:00 pm (tickets)

We've compiled these gig and event listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing artists themselves and other sources. The aim is to give you a one-stop place to find all your live jazz in and around Rochester. Click on the links where available in the post for more information on the gig or tickets where needed. Only music start times are listed, so visit or call the venue for more details about when the doors open, etc. (the websites for many of the venues are in the right panel). Check back as I will add anything I hear about after publication (you'll see a tag indicating it was added). Lastly, please forgive me where these listings prove to be wrong, I rely on you, the venues and the artists to let me know when we've got bad information, so don't hesitate to let us know about such departures from reality by clicking on the Contact Us link above.