Thursday, March 5, 2020

• The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Curtis Kendrick with John Nyerges @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 7:30 pm

Friday, March 6, 2020

• Student Degree Recital: Robert MacPartland, jazz bass @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 5:00 pm
• Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• The Mark Cassara Band @ Kainos Restaurant, 284 Exchange Blvd. (Downtown), 6:00 pm
• Student Degree Recital: Collin Murtaugh, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:00 pm
• Chris Potter & Gordon Webster Jazz Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• Curtis Kendrick with John Nyerges @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• The Moho Collective @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• Student Degree Recital: Chase Ellison, jazz drumset @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 9:00 pm
• Lost Wax Collective Trio residency @ Cure (Rochester Public Market), 10:30 pm

Saturday, March 7, 2020

• Charlie Lindner & The Pickle Mafia @ Hollerhorn Distilling, 8443 Spirit Run (Naples), 4:00 pm
• A Taste of Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 6:00 pm
• Curtis Kendrick with John Nyerges @ Michael's Valley Grill (Penfield), 6:00 pm
• Trio East @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Fred Costello & Roger Eckers Jazz Duo @ Charley Brown's (Penfield), 7:30 pm
• The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
• Dream Float @ Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents Twin Talk @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, March 7, 8:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social Club, 12 Linden St. (Geneva), 8:00 pm

Sunday, March 8, 2020

• No jazz for you?

Monday, March 9, 2020

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

• Jazz Night at the Spirit Room with the Gray Quartet @ The Spirit Room, 139 State Street (Downtown), 7:30 pm

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ 80W, 7:00 pm
• Soul Express @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm

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

• Joe Beard Stripped Down, with Hanna PK @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, Thursday, March 5th, 8:00 pm
• Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ Stever Hill Vineyard, 3962 Stever Hill Rd. (Branchport), Saturday, March 7th, 5:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, Saturday, March 7th, 8:00 pm
• Rochester Zydeco Network presents The Revelers @ Harmony House, 58 East Main St (Webster), 5:00 pm (dance lessons at 4:15)

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

• Bop Shop Records presents Steve Swell's Kende Dreams @ Bop Shop Records, Thursday, March 12th, 8:00 pm
• DeeAnn @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, Friday, March 13th, 8:00 pm
• Spencerport High School Evening of Jazz with John Fedchock @ Spencerport High School West Cafeteria, Saturday, March 14th, 6:30 pm (Facebook Event)
• Art of Jazz: Ethan Iverson & Tom Harrell Duo @ Klienhans Music Hall (Buffalo), Sunday, March 15th, 2:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Concerts on Park presents Bill Tiberio, John Nyerges, Phil Lake & Geoff Smith @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave., Friday, March 20th, 7:00 pm +
• Bop Shop Records presents Joseph Daley Tuba Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm
• JazzBuffalo Premier Concert with The Tierney Sutton Band @ Glen and Awdry Flickinger Peforming Arts Center (Buffalo), Sunday, March 29th, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Jazz 90.1 University: The History of Jazz in Rochester @ Jazz 90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia High School, 1139 Maiden Lane), Tuesday, March 31st, 6:30 pm
• Jazz 90.1 Listener Party with Rich Thompson Quartet with Bobby Militello @ Jazz 90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School, 1139 Maiden Lane), Friday, April 3rd, 5:00 pm
• Jazz90.1 and Sonic Era Present Cyrille Aimée and the Sonic Era Jazz Orchestra (Jeff Tyzik, Dir.) @ Greece Central Performing Arts Center, Saturday, April 4th, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Boney James @ Kodak Center for the Arts, Saturday, April 4th, 8:00 pm (tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents the Phillippe Lemm Trio @ Bop Shop Records, Friday, April 3rd, 8:00 pm
• Bop Shop Records presents the Ricky Ford Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, Saturday, April 11th, 8:00 pm
• The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra @ Honeoye Central School Auditorium, 8528 Main St. (Honeoye), Thursday, April 23rd, 7:00 pm
• Sinatra with Matt Dusk @ The Lyric Theatre, Thursday, April 23rd, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony @ Kodak Hall At Eastman Theatre, Sunday, April 26th, 7:00 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).