Thursday, November 11, 2021

• Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• The Ted Perry Trio +1 with special guest Bill Tiberio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Friday, November 12, 2021

• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• The Mambo Kings @ Waterman Theater at SUNY Oswego, 7:00 pm (more info and tickets)
• Hanna and the Blue Hearts CD release party for "Blues All Over My Shoes" @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm

Saturday, November 13, 2021

• Hanna PK @ Bop Shop Records, 2:30 pm
• Ralph Debergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jon Seiger with Zach Walgren @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• Robert DiBaudo Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Restaurant (Webster), 6:30 pm
• Curtis Kendrick & Cabo Frio @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 7:00 pm
• Paradigm Shift with special guest Rapper and Urban poet, Felix Free @ Linden Street Social (Geneva), 9:00 pm

Sunday, November 14, 2021

• Trio Generations @ The Little Theatre, 6:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents the Joe Fonda Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (info and tickets)

Monday, November 15, 2021

• Monday Jazz at the UUU hosted by Jordan Lerner @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:00 pm, jam starts @ 9:00 pm

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

• Saxology @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

• Higher Ground Quintet @ The Backroom Lounge at The Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• John Nyerges Trio with Geoff Smith and Phil Lake @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm

Looking ahead to jazz in November and into December ...

November 2021

• 18th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Gordon Webster Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 18th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents the Brockport Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 7:00 pm (more info)
• 18th: Andy Calabrese Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Pat Metheny Side Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson @ Kodak Center Main Theater, 8:00 pm (info and tickets)
• 19th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio @ Pittsford Community Library, 2:00 pm
• 19th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 19th: Innovation Jazz Orchestra presents "Grits and Gravy: A Swinging Thanksgiving" featuring Mike LeDonne on organ @ The Theater at innovation Square (formerly Xerox Auditorium), 7:30 pm (more info and tickets)
• 19th: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Lux Bar (Rochester), 9:00 pm
• 20th: Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2oth: Jon Seiger with Zach Walgren @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 20th: Hanna and the Blue Hearts CD release party @ Fanatics PuB (Lima), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Pickle Mafia @ Flour City Station (East End), 8:00 pm (info and tickets)
• 20th: Bop Arts presents the Joe Fielder's Open Sesame @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (info and tickets)
• 22nd: Loose Change Jazz Combo presents Blue Trane and Other 'Trane Tracks @ Nazareth College, 7:30 pm 
• 24th: Mel Henderson- Greg Wachala Duo @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 26th: Max Robbins Quintet @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Bop Arts presentsMark McGrain's "NOROC" Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (info and tickets)
• 27th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Jon Seiger with Zach Walgren @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 27th: Ted Perry Quartet @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Mike Scrivens @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm

December 2021

• 1st: John Nyerges Trio with Geoff Smith and Phil Lake @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Mike Sidotti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2nd: Mel Henderson and Greg Wachala @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Bop Arts presents Dan Weiss with Miles Okazaki @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm
• 3rd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm 
• 3rd: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 4th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 9th: Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 9th: Generations Trio @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 10th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 11th: Ralph Debergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Bop Shop Records presents PAKT @ The Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm (info and tickets)
• 15th: Mike Melito Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 16th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Roger Eckert Quartet @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 17th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Glenn Miller Orchestra "In The Holiday Mood" @ The Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (info and tickets)
• 18th: Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero Trio @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 19th: The Archive Ravens @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 22nd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Bob McGee @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 4:30 pm
• 23rd: Chris Cady Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Raphael Enciso Group @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Alexandra Barbara @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre, 6:30 pm

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).