Hope everyone is having a great holiday season! As I was sitting waiting for a new battery today, I remembered how annoying piped in holiday music can be.  But you can stay in the spirit by putting the classic Blue Note holiday disk in your ears (click on the cover to listen on Apple Music) or try out the jazz entrants (Robert Glasper or Samara Joy) in the Christmas albums recently listed by the New York Times.

Below you'll find listings for live jazz being presented in and around Rochester that I've gathered for the next seven days, plus listings through the rest of December and January (plus a growing list further out in the year).  Please let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed here (see the Contact Us link above). And please share JazzRochester with the people you know who love live jazz...

Thursday, December 21, 2023

• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson, Lucas Santana & Gerry Youngman @ Jazzboline (Amherst), 6:00 pm

Friday, December 22, 2023

• Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mike Kelly Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Jimmy Grillo Big Band Buddy Rich Tribute Show @ Three Heads Brewing, 8:00 pm (doors at 7:00 pm) (more info on Facebook)

Saturday, December 23, 2023

• Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Ryan Johnson Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Indigo Breeze @ Lemoncello's (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Judah Sealy Christmas with special guest performance by Neva @ 75 Stetson Street (Charlotte), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, December 24, 2023

• Christmas Eve with Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm

Monday, December 25, 2023

• No jazz for you?  Merry Christmas, if that's your bag...

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

• Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm

The rest of December ...

• 28th: Mike Kaupa @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Sound Logic @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 28th: The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Paradigm Shift @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm
• 29th: Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Ann Mitchell with John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 29th: Mel Henderson and Friends @ Via Girasole Wine Bar (Pittsford), 7:00 pm (last show at this venue)
• 29th: 39th Annual Holiday Concert with Chet Catallo & the Cats @ Sticky Lips (Henrietta), 8:00 pm (more info & ticket availability on Chet's site)
• 30th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Maxwell Robbins @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 31st: NYE with Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 31st: NYE in Paris with Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters @ Lovin' Cup Bistro & Brews, 9:00 pm (tickets)
• 31st: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Blue Years Eve at Blu Wolf Bistro (Park Ave.), 10:00 pm

January 2024

• 5th: Uptown Groove Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 5th: Joe Mulroney @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 6th: Chris Ott @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 6th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Chris Ott Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 11th: Uptown Groove Duo @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 12th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 13th: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 13th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 14th: Poetry & Jazz (with the Just Poets) @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Jazz 90.1 presents Brockport Big Band Live @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 19th: Mel Henderson & Bill Tiberio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 20th: Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 24th: Flower City Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 26th: Parker Story Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 27th: Dave Wright @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 27th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 27th: The Bop Shop presents the John Bacon Quintet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 31st: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Looking for jazz later than January 2024? 

• February 1st: The Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa @ Hochstein School of Music, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• February 12th: The Bop Shop presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• February 15th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Ann Mitchell Jazz Live @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm 
• February 22nd: Kilbourn Concert Series presents Lady Blackbird @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• February 23rd: The Bop Shop presents the Mostly Other People Do the Killing @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• February 26th: The Bop Shop presents Kristin Korb with Bob Sneider @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• February 29th: The Bop Shop presents Stick Men @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 3rd: The Bop Shop presents the Remedy Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 12th: Meshell Ndegeocello @ Electric City (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 18th: The Bop Shop presents Anna Webber's Shimmer Wince @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 6th: Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary Tour @ Theater at Innovation Square, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 12th: Diane Schuur at 70: An Evening of Sounds and Stories @ Smith Opera House (Geneva), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 21st: JazzBuffalo presents “El arte Del Bolero” featuring Miquel Zenón and Luis Podermo @ Canterbury Wood Performing Arts Center (Williamsville), 7:30 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 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. Let me know if I have missed anything or have something wrong. If you're out at a venue, make sure they know about the site. If you're a local jazz musician or venue/promoter, please sign up for the email lists I maintain for reminders and other information. You can do that through the About link at the top of the site.