Thursday, September 19, 2019

• The Swooners @ The Horizons Lounge at Woodcliff Hotel, 5:30 pm
• The Stan Martinelli Project @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm

Friday, September 20, 2019

• The Al Biles Quartet @ Rochester Fringe Festival (Little Theatre Cafe), 6:00 pm
• Mike Melito Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Concerts on Park with Vince Ercolamento & Higher Ground @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave, 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• The White Hots @ Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. (Neighborhood of the Arts), 8:00 pm
• The 3 Altos: A Tribute to David Sanborn (with Judah Sealy, Paul DeLoria, and Bill Tiberio) @ Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info on Facebook)
• Lost Wax @ Cure at the Public Market, 10:00 pm

Saturday, September 21, 2019

• Al Biles & GenJam @ Rochester Fringe Festival (Little Theatre Cafe), 5:00 pm
• Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Isaiah Lee @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters @ Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. (Neighborhood of the Arts), 7:00 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
• Bop Shop Records presents the Sorgen/Bisio/Lawrence Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
• Buffalo Brass Machine @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 9:30 pm

Sunday, September 22, 2019

• Robert Varone & Friends @ Stromboli’s (East End), 7:00 pm +

Monday, September 23, 2019

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

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

• Eastman Jazz & Contemporary Media Showcase @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• Jazz Session Series with the Gray Quartet @ The Spirit Room, 139 State Street (Downtown), 7:30 pm

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

• Ott & Davis Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ 80W, 7:00 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• GCC Organ Trio @ The Spirit Room, 8:30 pm

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

• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Thursday, September 19th, 7:00 pm
• Joe Beard with Hanna PK @ Abilene, Thursday, September 19th, 8:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ B-Side (Fairport), Friday, September 20th, 8:00 pm
• Hanna PK with Big Mike @ Young Lions Brewing Upstairs Loft, Friday, September 20th, 6:00 pm
• Hanna PK @ Fleur De Lis Winery, Saturday, September 21st, 2:00 pm
• Hanna & the Blue Hearts @ Hook & Spoon, Sunday, September 22nd, 2:00 pm

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

• Melody Masters Big Band (Marcia Bornhurst Parkes, Music Director) "Time for Lovin'' benefit concert @ Asbury First United Methodist Church, 1040 East Avenue (Rochester), September 26th, 7:00 pm +
• Exodus To Jazz Presents Four80East @ Anthology, Friday, September 27th, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents Steve Greene: A Retrospective @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, September 28th, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Karuna: Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph Duet @ Bop Shop Records, Tuesday, October 1st, 8:00 pm
• 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)
• 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, Michael Bates, Terrence McManus, and Jeff Davis @ 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)
• 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)

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.