Say brother, can you spare some ... Live jazz around Rochester, February 1-7
January 31, 2024
See below for the live jazz gigs around Rochester that I've gathered for the next seven days, plus more listings through February, March and getting a start on April (and a few special events even further out). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed here or if I have listed anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email). Please share JazzRochester with the ROC area folks you know who love live jazz....
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Ralph Debergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Max Robbins and Leon Hsu @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- The Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa @ Hochstein School of Music, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets). See you there?
Friday, February 2, 2024
- Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ Legacy Wine Bar, 51 State St. (Downtown), 5:30 pm
- Mike Kelly Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Blue Barn Cats @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Saturday, February 3, 2024
- Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- An Evening of Jazz with Clay Jenkins @ Spencerport High School, 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- Ryan Johnson Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Sonic Alchemists @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Paradigm Shift @ Linden Social (Geneva), 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 4, 2024
- Winter Serenades with the Laura Dubin Trio @ St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 14 State St. (Brockport), 3:00 pm
- Art of Jazz: Diego Rivera Quintet, "Bridges" @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Faculty Artist Series: Bob Sneider & Paul Hofmann Play the Music of Wayne Shorter @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 3:30 pm
Monday, February 5, 2024
- The Bop Shop presents Wes Lewis Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- Monday Night Jazz @ UUU Art Collective (Downtown), 8:00 pm (Jam at 9:00 pm)
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- No jazz for you?
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Helium Bubble @ The Backroom Lounge at The Record Archive, 6:00 pm
- Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Live jazz during the rest of February...
- 8th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Sound Logic @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
- 9th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 9th: Oliver Gomez & Rob Baron @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 9th: 20th Annual “Hilton Evening of Jazz” featuring Chris Minh Doky All Stars Band featuring Dennis Chambers and Bill Evans @ Hilton High School, 400 East Ave. (Hilton), 7:00 (more info & tickets)
- 9th: Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Center for the Arts: Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, University of Buffalo, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 10th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 10th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo with John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 1oth: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters Valentines Party @ Club 86 (Geneva), 7:00 pm
- 10th: Groove Juice Swing presents the Sweetheart Ball featuring Gretta and the Heartbreakers from NYC @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St (Rochester), 7:30 (more info & tickets)
- 12th: The Bop Shop presents the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets . . . moved from Lovin Cup)
- 13th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 14th: Daniel King Band @ Native Eatery & Bar, 6:00 pm
- 14th: Milt Masher (solo) @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
- 14th: Jazz Generation @ Next Door (Pittsford), 6:00 pm
- 14th: Erin & Ross @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 15th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Dean Keller Soul Jazz Joint @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
- 15th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Ann Mitchell Jazz Live @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 16th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 16th: Friday Smooth Jazz Happy Hour with Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Legacy Wine Bar, 51 State Street (Downtown), 5:30 pm
- 16th: Chris Ott @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 16th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 16th: The Bop Shop presents Anna Webber's Shimmer Wince @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 17th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 17th: El Rojo Jazz @ Legacy Wine Bar, 51 State St. (Downtown), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Mel Henderson & Greg Wachala @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 17th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 18th: Mel Henderson & Greg Wachala @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 20th: The Bop Shop presents Stick Men @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 21st: Jazz Generation @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
- 21st: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 22nd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ The Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
- 22nd: Kilbourn Concert Series presents Lady Blackbird @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 23rd: Andy Grieder @ Legacy Wine Bar, 51 State St. (Downtown), 5:30 pm
- 23rd: Mel Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 23rd: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 23rd: The Bop Shop presents the Mostly Other People Do the Killing @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 24th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 24th: Fallopian Grooves @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 25th: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 26th: The Bop Shop presents Kristin Korb with Bob Sneider @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 28th: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 28th: The Bop Shop presents Stew Cutler Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 29th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 29th: Quadrennial Leap Year with Harold Danko @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 10th: Groove Juice Swing presents the Leap Day Dance featuring Paul Cosentino's Boilermaker Jazz Band featuring Naomi Uyama @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St (Rochester), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
Looking for live jazz in March?
- 1st: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 1st: Chris Murtha @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 1st: Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- 2nd: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 2nd: Melvin Henderson & Eric Heveron-Smith @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 3rd: Mike McArthur & Friends (his friends include Bill Tiberio, Mike Titlebaum, Mike Dubaniewicz and Tom E Politzer with a rhythm section including John Nyerges, Ben Tiberio and Matt Bevan-Perkins) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm
- 3rd: The Bop Shop presents the Remedy Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 6th: Higher Ground @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 6th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble/Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 7th: Ralph Debergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 8th: Groove Juice Special: Hot Toddies Band @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St (Rochester), 8:00 pm
- 9th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 9th: Dave Wright @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 10th: Art of Jazz: Dan Wilson, "Things Eternal" @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 12th: Meshell Ndegeocello @ Electric City (Buffalo), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 13th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 14th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 15th: The Bop Shop presents TuBari @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 16th: Annie Wells and Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 16th: Nancy Kelly with Andy Calabrese @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 16th: The Bop Shop presents Anna Webber's Shimmer Wince @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 20th: Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 21st: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Rich Thompson Trio Generations @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
- 22nd: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 22nd: Oliver Gomez & Rob Varon @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 23rd: Mel Henderson & Oliver Gomez @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 25th: Sofrito Latin Jazz Quintet @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 5:00 pm
- 27th: Game Night Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 28th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 28th: Chris Ott Trio @ Rohrbach Railroad Street Beer Hall , 6:00 pm
- 28th: The Bop Shop presents Stew Cutler Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 29th: Simon Fletcher @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 29th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 30th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 30th: Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 30th: Laura Dubin Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- 31st: Rich Thompson Trio "Generations" @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
Looking for something special in live jazz after March?
- April 4-7: Geneva Jazz (details later)
- April 6th: Spyro Gyra 50th Anniversary Tour @ Theater at Innovation Square, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- April 6th: Christian McBride @ Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St. (Homer), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- April 11th: Jazz90.1 University: RIJF 2024 Preview @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane, 6:30 pm
- April 12th: Art of Jazz: Rodney Whitaker—"Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill" @ Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 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)
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It's still pretty light out there, but starting to fill in. Here are the listings for live jazz that I've gathered for the next seven days, plus more listings through the rest of January, February and now starting to fill in March (and a few special events even further out). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed here or if I have listed anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email). Please share JazzRochester with the ROC area folks you know who love live jazz....
Here are the listings for live jazz that I've gathered for the next seven days, plus more listings through the rest of January, February and now starting to fill in March (a few even further out). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've missed here or if I have listed anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email). Please share JazzRochester with the ROC area folks you know who love live jazz....
Things are starting to pick up out there. I've been holed up at home for a week as the pandemic finally caught up with me. On the mend and can now get out of the house (with a mask), but I'm afraid no jazz for me for awhile longer. But for you, see below for gig 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 January, February and a few 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). Please share JazzRochester with the people you know who love live jazz....
Our local musicians still seem to be resting after the holidays so we're pretty light in the next seven days. Below you'll find the gig 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 January, February and a few further out in the year.