Thursday, December 8, 2022

• Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz 90.1 University: Celebration of #ROC Jazz Heroes–Past & Present @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane, 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Mel Henderson @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa with Tom Passamonte and Friends @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
• Lakeview Hot Record Club with DJ Gian Carlo Cervone spinning original 78's of jazz and blues recordings from the 1920s through 1950s @ The Spirit Room, 139 State St (Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Nazareth College Jazz Ensemble & Lab Band @ Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center, 4245 East Ave (Pittsford), 7:30 pm

Friday, December 9, 2022

• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm

Saturday, December 10, 2022

• Ralph Debergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent and Kyle Vock @ Lemoncello Italian Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Ted Perry/Bill Tiberio Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 11, 2022

• Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio playing Holiday Jazz @ "Sunday Serenades" at the Brighton Memorial Library, 2:00 pm
• Mary Magdalene Church InReach/OutReach Team presents: Concert of Jazz and Christmas Music with the The Indigo Breeze sextet, led by Bob Pizzutiello and joined by special guest Bill Tiberio, Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 1008 Main St. (East Rochester), 2:00 pm ($5 suggested donation, call (585)586-4104)
• Cool Club and The Lipker Sisters @ Buntsy's (Webster), 5:00 pm
• Hanna and the Blue Hearts @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• Jazz 90.1 presents Greece Concert Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 6:30 pm 

Monday, December 12, 2022

• Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

• Jazz Night with Soul Chameleon Jazz Trio @ Studio  Lounge, 6:00 pm (new weekly jazz night in the East End)
• Bobby DiBaudo Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Jazz Wednesdays with the Charleston House Band @ The Charleston House (East Ave.), 7:00 pm

Looking ahead to live jazz around ROC ....

December

• 15th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Mike Sidotti Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 15th: The Greece Jazz Band @ Live on Jazz90.1, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) Winterfest: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Performance Workshops @ ESM, Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovations, 9:00 am
• 17th: ECMS Winterfest: Jazz Ensembles @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 12:30 pm
• 17th: Charlie Brown Christmas with the Karl Stabnau Quartet @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (tickets)
• 17th: Nancy Kelly @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 17th: A Judah Sealy Christmas @ 75 Stutson Street, 7:30 pm
• 17th: Cool Club and The Lipker Sisters @ Iron Smoke Distillery (Fairport), 8:30 pm
• 18th: Jim E. Legs Trio @ NY Beer Project (Victor), 10:00 am
• 20th: Sons of Monk open jam @ The Spirit Room (State St., downtown), 7:00 pm
• 21st: Nyerges Smith & Lake Trio (playing Christmas jazz) @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Mike Kaupa/Gene Rogalski Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Jim E. Leggs Trio @ TF Browns (Batavia), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Andy Calabrese Jazz Trio @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Cool Club and The Lipker Sisters @ Rochester Swing In at the St.Thomas Episcopal Church (open to the public) (Fairport), 7:30 pm
• 23rd: Ann. Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm 
• 23rd: The Archive Ravens @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 24th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Chet Catallo and the Cats Holiday Concert @ Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint (Jefferson Rd.), 8:00 pm
• 29th: Tommy Gravino Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson and Joe Chiappone @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Schoen Place, Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 30th: Chris and Korie Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Bangers and Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 31st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30 pm
• 31st: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

January

• 4th: Dino Losito Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 6th: A New Year’s Contemporary Sax Celebration with Bill Tiberio and Judah Sealy @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (tickets)
• 11th: Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 12th: Jazz90.1 University: Ska-Jazz: How Jamaica Spiced Up The Jazz World @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane (Greece), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Red Shift with Paul Deloris @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 18th: CMD @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 19th: Jazz90.1 Presents Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Einstein’s Dreams @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Kaupa/Bob Sneider Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm

Further out ...

• February 5th: Art of Jazz Series: Elio Villafranca and the Chick Corea Afro-Caribbean Experience @ Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 12th: Art of Jazz Series: Miguel Zenón Quartet @ Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 28th: 6th Annual Scott LaFaro Day Celebration Concert with Christian McBride’s New Jawn @ Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St. (Geneva), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 14th: Art of Jazz Series: Marquis Hill, New Gospel Revisited @ Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 16th: Cornell Concert Series: Snarky Puppy @ Cornell University, Bailey Hall (Syracuse), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

We compile these gig and event listings from information obtained from our own knowledge of the jazz scene in and around Rochester, the performing musicians and bands 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, or check out the venue's website in the right panel if there. Only music start times are listed, call the venue or visit their website for more details about when the doors open, how long the band will be playing, etc. If tickets are required there is usually a link to buy. Let me know if I have missed anything or have something wrong.