Thursday, October 12, 2023

• Ryan Johnson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz Night with John Viviani & Friends @ The Backroom Lounge at The Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock @ Pittsford Community Library, 6:30 pm
• Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets, or get a 4-day pass, each show different)

Friday, October 13, 2023

• Chris Ott  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz90.1 Fall Listener Party featuring. Herb Smith’s Freedom Trio @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane (Greece), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Mel Henderson & Bill Tiberio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Occasional Saints @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Frank Torchio in A Night of Stars Performing Impressions of Singers and Actors from the Golden Era @ OFC Creations Theatre Center, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Shop Records presents: The Mat Maneri Quartet: Dust to Ash (Mat Maneri, Lucian Ban, Randy Peterson and Brandon Lopez @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, October 14, 2023

• Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, October 15, 2023

• Stephane Wrembel and Qobuz present: Django a Go Go Rochester 2023: The 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews,  12:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Monday, October 16, 2023

• Ron Joseph's Copper City Five @ Flower City Jazz Society, Doubletree Hilton Hotel, 1111 Jefferson Road (Henrietta), 6:30 pm
• Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman Duo @ The Little Theater Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Monday Night Jazz @ UUU Art Collective, 153 State St. (Downtown), 8:00 pm

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

• Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Live Jazz for the rest of October ...

• 19th: Mike Pullano  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Mel Henderson, Lucas Santana, and Gerry Youngman @ Jazzbolines (Buffalo), 6:00 pm
• 19th: Ann Mitchell Trio with John Gabriele & Kyle Vock @ Penfield Public Library, 7:00 pm
• 19th: Bop Shop Records presents: Eric Vloeimans & Will Holshouser @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 20th: Connie Fredericks-Malone  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Chris Ott @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 21st: Michael Sidoti  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 21st: Paradigm Shift @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Omega's 3 @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 24th: Jazz 90.1 Fundraiser with Derrick Lucas spinning the best of jazz @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 25th: Chris Ott Trio @ My Wine & Cheese Bar Too (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 25th: Paradigm Shift @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 25th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Kaupa  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Sound Logic @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 27th: Ann Mitchell  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Foundation of the Monroe County Bar Jazz for Justice benefit @ The Commissary at Sibley Square, 250 E. Main Street (Downtown), 5:30-8:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 27th: Evan DeSmitt & Michael Bunne @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 27th: Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 27th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 28th: Trouvaille Quintet @ My Wine & Cheese Bar Too, 400 Packetts Landing (Fairport), 2:00 pm
• 28th: Mel Henderson  @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 28th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Halloween Bash! @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Omega's 3 @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 30th: The Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Live Jazz coming in November ...

• 1st: Brad Batz Group @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 1st: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Backroom Lounge at The Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• 1st: The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Laura Dubin Trio @ Aircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Max Robbins Group @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 4th: Einstein's Dreams @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 4th: The Bop Shop presents New Origin Trio featuring Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgen & Christophe Rocher @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 5th: Sofrito @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
• 5th: Simon Ribas Trio Live on The Night Cap @ Live Online at WAYO 104.3 FM, 11:00 pm 
• 6th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble & Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 8th: Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 8th: Gen X Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 8th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 9th: Sound Logic @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 9th: Vijay Iyer Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 10th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Gary Smulyan "Tadd's All, Folks" with Pete Malinverni, David Wong and Matt Wilson, and featuring Anaïs Reno @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 10th: The Bop Shop presents Jim Yanda & Regional Cookin' with Drew Gress & Phil Haynes @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 11th: Frank Vignola and Tessa Lark @ Cornell Concert Series, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: The Bop Shop presents Jim Yanda's Empathy Gene with Herb Robertson & Phil Haynes @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 12th: Daniel King Band @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm
• 13th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 14th: Saxology @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 15th: Simon Fletcher Modern Jazz Trio @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 15th: Brad Batz Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 15th: Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 16th: New Horizons Jazz Ensemble Live @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 17th: Daniel King Band @ Via Girasole, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Jazz90.1  50th Anniversary Gala featuring Ann Hampton Callaway singing the Peggy Lee Songbook @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 17th: Amanda King in Ella, the Early Years @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ Essex (new venue), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Occasional Saints @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: The Bop Shop presents Joel Harrison @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info)
• 19th: Eshaan Sood Quintet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Paradigm Shift @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 29th: Trialogue +1 @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Sound Logic @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: The Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Looking for jazz later than November? Here's what we're starting to hear about  ...

• December 2nd: NYSSMA All-State Instrumental & Vocal Jazz Ensembles @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• December 4th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble featuring Dafnis Prieto @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• December 11th: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

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