Thursday, May 12, 2022

• Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ The French Quarter, 6:00 pm
• Brad Batz Group @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Joe Beard with Hanna PK @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm

Friday, May 13, 2022

• Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• Kara Fink @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• Catherine Russell @ Art of Jazz at the Philharmonic, Kleinhaus Music Hall (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (music & tickets) Postponed until July 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, May 14, 2022

• Ralph Debergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• Theresa Chen Trio @ Vigil Jazz Mass, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Brighton), 5:00 pm
• Hanna PK, Jeff Campbell, and Abdul-Rahman Qadir @ Hedges Nine Mile Restaurant (Webster), 6:00 pm
• The Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00
• Chocolate & Jazz Fundraiser for Rochester A.B.O.V.E featuring Paradigm Shift @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• An Evening with Veronica Swift @ The Theatre at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday,  May 15, 202

• Theresa Chen Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• Bop Arts presents Ember Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Monday, May 16, 2022

• Monday Jazz at the UUU @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:30 pm (doors open at 8:00)

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

• Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ Fanatics (Lima), 7:00 (reservation/tickets required, limited table seatings)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

• The Occasional Saints @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• Uptown Groove Jazz Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 on

Looking ahead to jazz through May and into June

May

• 19th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Jim Nugent Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 19th: Mel Henderson and Billy Petito Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Mike Sidotti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 2oth: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 21st: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 21st: Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 22nd: Bop Arts presents Chris Pasin's Ornettiquette @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd: Kodak Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pn
• 26th: Jon Seiger @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 26th: Bop Arts presents Lucian Ban @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 27th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 27th: Swordfish Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Mel Henderson/Bob Vosteen Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Jon Seiger with Gordon Webster @ @ Veneto's (Buffalo Road), 6:00 pm
• 28th: Jazz One presents Bill Tiberio, Geoff Smith, Curtis Kendrick & Dave Labman play the music of Weather Report @ 75 Stutson Street (Charlotte), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 29th: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 31st: Bop Arts presents Skeeter Shelton's Spectrum 3 @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

June

• 1st: A Taste of Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 1st: Bobby Militello Quartet @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:30 pm
• 2nd: Bob Sneider Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Rose Community Series, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Dublin Corner Farms, 1906 Main St. (Linwood), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 4th: Bop Arts presents the Alba Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Jon Seiger @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Mike Pappert @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Mike Kaupa @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 8th: El Rojo Jazz @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
• 9th: Eric Heveron-Smith and Bernie Heveron @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 10th: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 11th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Rose Soiree, Pultney Park (Geneva), 4:00 pm
• 12th: Dean Harpster @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Bop Arts presents the Sean Britt Trio (SB3) featuring Bob Sneider @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 13th: Bob McGee @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Jazz90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz at the Beach featuring The Bill Tiberio Band @ Arbor at The Port, 1000 N. River St. (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 15th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: A Taste of Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Gordon Munding Duo @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 pm
• 16th: Jazz One presents Curtis Kendrick & Brittany Rumph In Concert @ Photo City Music Hall, 543 Atlantic Ave., 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 17th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters with comedian Earl David Reed @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:00
• 19th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Bop Arts presents the Allegories with Susan Alcorn, Dave Ballou, Shelly Purdy and Michael McNeill  @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Duo Meccarello @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Paradigm Shift Jazz Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Ann Mitchell Trio @ Hochstein at High Falls, Granite Mills Park, 104 Platt Street (Downtown), 12:10 pm
• 23rd: Mike Kaupa/Gordon Webster Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Rich Thompson “Trio Generations” @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:00 pm
• 24th: Rafael Enciso Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 25th: Hassan Zaman @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 26th: Bop Arts presents the New Origin Trio with Christophe Rocher, Joe Fonda and Harvey Sorgen @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 27th: Scott Bradley @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: John Palocy and Gary Cummings @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson & Greg Wachala @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Robert Veron Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar, 7:00 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).