Sorry we're late. My site's platform had a hiccup last night that prevented me from doing the post after I finished up work last night. But it's coming out in time for tonight's jazz should you be looking .... 

A few notes... Fairport Canal Days will have a number of local jazz musicians and students providing sounds as you hit one of the first festivals of the summer, weather permitting. You can get the skinny on who, when and where in this post.  You may also want to check out the posts in our coverage of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival, including my picks (i.e., who I'll be listening to) for each night (2 down, 7 more nights to go...!).  Now that it's summer (or nearly so), you'll also notice quite a few new items appearing in the listings from the Finger Lakes, some of which have been shared with us by FLX Music 24/7.

We aim here to provide you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around our fair city.  I've gathered them for the next seven days immediately below and  for the rest June and July (and a few in August).  Please remember I will not be listing jazz festival gigs for local artists here ... they will have their own special post, which will be published soon so look for it. Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've may have missed or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll).  

My second night at the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival will be taking a few more risks. But, as I said in my post about the first night of RIJF, that's often what I'm looking (or "hearing?) for, especially since there are fewer "bucket list" performances to catch.  I love hearing new things and taking my ears in directions where they may not have gone before. Of course, you should do you. However, if you're interested, here are the artists/groups I am aiming to hear on the second night of the 2024 RIJF:

• Many years ago, while I was in high school, and for a couple of summers during college. I worked at what was then called the San Diego Wild Animal Park (my family lived nearby in Escondido, CA). During those summers there was a steel drum band, with some great musicians, that would play at various locations around the park. I could hear them as I worked and remember those steel pans (they had at least 6, plus various djembes and other drums) and it became part of the background of those summers, upon which I still think back and smile. But enough history... that is what tweaked my interest in the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra as I was curious bringing that very unique sound of the steel pans (or drums) into jazz, along with some rock, funk and hip hop influences. Not your grandfather's "sounds of Trinidad."  I couldn't fit them in when they were at RIJF in 2022. The Jonathan Scales Fourchestra will be in the Wilder Room at 6:00 and 10:00 pm.
• Anyone that watches my Instagram feed of images from live jazz performances during the year knows that I like to stretch my ears to hear some sounds that are more "out", often doing it at concerts presented by Bop Shop Records. The aRT Trio--Pheeroan akLaff, Scott Robinson and Dr. Julian Thayer--are likely to bring my ears some exercise. Based on descriptions and my look on the interwebs, my exercise may also include the eyes as the aRT Trio incorporates a multimedia experience into its music. The arT Trio will be playing at the Global Jazz Now venue in Christ Church at 7:30 and 9:30 pm. This won't be for everyone, but it definitely is worth checking out, especially in the grandeur and resonance of this venue ... if you dare. The link on the RIJF's website is for EastAxis, who are playing on Sunday at the church (and include Scott Robinson) ... more about them in a later post perhaps?
• To get a bit of grounding back in the "soul" of jazz, I'm finishing off the night with The Groover Quartet. Keyboardist Michael LeDonne, saxophonist Eric Alexander, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Joe Farnsworth have all been to RIJF before on their own as leaders and in various groupings (and I've heard most of them...). This powerhouse quartet will bring a deep, smoky groove for the late night for me after stretching my ears in several directions. The Groover Quartet will be in the Temple Theatre at 7:15 and 9:15 pm (and on Sunday, June 23rd in the Innovation Theater at 6:30 and 8:30 pm). Only question is whether there will be a vintage Hammond B-3 and Leslie Box to get that sound....

I'm going to miss a few I'd love to hear and, given my eclectic choices above, you may want to choose:

• Gwilym Simcock & Tommy Smith are going to be great, but I've heard both of them before (Tommy is at RIJF many years; Gwilym has been twice). They are both fantastic on their own, it should be a powerful concert together. Simcock and Smith will be gracing the stage of Kilbourn Hall at 6:00 and 9:00 pm.
• As I already had a organ quartet on my dance card, I'm going to have to miss the Nick Hempton Organ Quartet, but if you're looking for more of that sound you can check them out at 6:00 and 10:00 pm in Montage Music Hall.
• For those who want some of that western swing of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, with one ore more twists, you may want to check out the "fearless smashing-together of genres" Producer Pick The Brain Cloud, who will be hitting the stage at The Little Theatre's Theatre One at 7:00 and 9:15 pm (and on Sunday, June 23rd in the Montage Music Hall at 6:00 and 10:00 pm).

I've included links to the RIJF page for each artist where you can check out the links to their websites and to their music on Spotify. I'm currently building a Spotify playlist of a track from a recent albums I could find by all my picks (and others listed), if you want to check it out.

Fairport's Canal Days is coming at the end of next week. Spread out over the village of Fairport, Tim Forster and the others responsible for the music at FCD will as usual serve up a healthy helping of jazz from local musicians and often describe it as the "jazz festival before the jazz festival."  If we get good weather, this is a great place to hang and hear some great music by local jazz musicians and stretch those RIJF muscles a bit (yes, it is now less than a month before those nine days of music begin). While there's lots of other music at FCD, here's the jazz that will be presented during FCD:

Check out the full lineup for all of the music at FCD look here. I'm hoping to get out to Fairport at least one of the two days, so look for me in a JazzRochester T-Shirt. If you're having trouble seeing all of the post on your mobile device, take a look on the JazzRochester site itself. I've tried to reduce the size to accommodate (sorry I missed that before), but different mobile settings may make it hard to see the right column of the above table.

Check out the first posts in JazzRochester's coverage of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival below. When you want to see it all (so far), check out the Category "RIJF 2024" in the right panel. One down, 8 more nights to go...!

We aim here to provide you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around our fair city.  I've gathered them for the next seven days immediately below, plus more listings through the few days left of  May and June (I will not be listing RIJF gigs here ... they have they're own special post). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've may have missed or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll).  

And away we go . . . time to get these 2024 RIJF posts started! I and my alter ego JazzRochester will be coming out for CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 21st through the 29th. All 9 days, baby!  Like last year there are fewer "bucket list" concerts this year, which is not a bad thing in my book. I've heard plenty of my "bucket list" jazz artists and groups over the years of attending the festival (and elsewhere), although there are still some I hope to hear. 

At the RIJF you are often confronted with many options, pulling you in different directions musically, but you do have to choose. Some of these choices are imposed on you by timing, some by lines, some by sheer accident after hearing raves about an artist you didn't even have on your radar. As RIJF Producer John Nugent's oft repeated adage goes . . . "It's not who you know, it's who you don't know." I've included links to the RIJF page for each artists where you can check out their websites and music on Spotify and decide for yourself. 

So, you do you, but if you're interested, here are some of the artists/groups I am aiming to hear on the first night of the 2024 RIJF:

• Like almost every RIJF, I'll be starting my first night of the festival in Kilbourn Hall to hear Artemis, the 2023 Downbeat Jazz Group of the Year and the Jazz Journalist Association's Mid-Size Ensemble of the Year in 2024. The label's leader Don Was, after hearing them at the Newport Jazz Festival, noted that "these incredible musicians dwell in the rarefied air of bands whose whole is greater than the sum of its already sublime parts." The women of Artemis weave together straight-ahead jazz, more contemporary influences, and a lot of improvisation. Founded in 2017, this group features pianist  Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, alto saxophonist/flutist Alexa Tarantino, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller, all who are accomplished composers and bandleaders in their own right. Each member brings her own distinct voice to the mix. Two members have additional connections to Rochester, both related to the Eastman School of Music. Tarantino graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Eastman; Jensen is the sister of saxophonist Christine Jensen, who is now an Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media at Eastman. Artemis will be playing in Kilbourn Hall at 6:00 and 9:00 pm (remember to get your wrist band for the 6:00 pm show).
• The Nasser/Premazzi Quartet is one of those "it's not who you know" choices I mention above, as pianist Simona Premazzi and saxophonist Kyle Nasser are new to me. However, from what I read and have listened to, their music will be weaving modern influences with a deep respect for the tradition of jazz, which is just what my ears are looking for. The Nasser/Premazzi Quartet is playing in the Global Jazz Now series at Christ Church at 7:30 and 9:30 pm
• I will round out my first night with RIJF Festival Producer Pick Christie Dashiell Quartet, who will be gracing the stage at Max of Eastman Place at 6:15 and 10:00 pm. This will be a classic RIJF evening for me. Starting in Kilbourn, ending in Max.  As a singer and composer, Dashiell is mining a lot of music--jazz, R&B, gospel and soul--that pulls at my strings.  

But I don't come out of these choices unscathed.  I'm going to miss a few other artists/groups who I'd love to hear or have been suggested by the festival's Producers (although I may end up hearing one given how things sometimes happen at RIJF). These are:

• Fiery pianist Connie Han with her trio, who will be at the Montage Music Hall at 6:00 and 10:00 pm. If by the end of the night I'm not feeling like vocals, I may close out the night with Ms. Han.  Connie Han will also be playing solo piano at the ESM Hatch Recital Hall the next night at 5:45 and 7:45 pm
• The trio of Allison, Cardenas & Nash (Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas and Ted Nash), all award-winning artists in their own right, will be collaborating at the new venue at the Inn On Broadway at 5:30 and 7:15 pm
• Sometimes I just want something a bit ... different. Electric Kif may fit that bill at the new venue The Duke across from Parcel 5 at 7:45 and 9:45 pm, and then next day in the Rochester Regional Healthcare Big Tent at 8:30 and 10:00 pm
• Producer Picks of jazz for the first night also include the outstanding Stanley Jordan playing Hendrix at Temple Theater at 7:00 and 9:15 pm and the Benny Bennack III Quartet at the Big Tent at 8:30 and 10:00 pm (and on Saturday at the Theater at Innovation Square at 6:30 and 8:30 pm).

Check out the first post in my coverage of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival below. Now that it's May, I hope there will be more soon... I'm making some headway on completing my picks.  When you want to see it all, check out the Category "RIJF 2024" in the right panel. WGMC Jazz 90.1 is giving away a passes. Register for Jazz90.1’s annual jazz festival giveaway!

We aim here to provide you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around our fair city.  I've gathered them for the next seven days immediately below, plus more listings through the few days left of  May and June (I will not be listing RIJF gigs here ... they have they're own special post). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've may have missed or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll).  

Check out the first post in my coverage of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival below. Now that it's May, there will be more soon.  When you want to see it all, check out the Category "RIJF 2024" in the right panel. WGMC Jazz 90.1 is giving away a passes. Register for Jazz90.1’s annual jazz festival giveaway!

We aim here to provide you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around our fair city.  I've gathered them for the next seven days immediately below, plus more listings through the few days left of April, May, and now June is filling out a bit (I will not be listing RIJF gigs here ... they have they're own place). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've may have missed or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll).  

Thursday, May 9, 2024

• Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Bob Vosteen & Mel Henderson @ Zambistro's (Medina), 6:00 pm

Friday, May 10, 2024

• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jim Nugent @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Bob Sneider & Tony Padilla @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Bangers and Mash @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Fanatics Pub (Lima), 7:00 pm

Saturday, May 11, 2024

• Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Paradigm Shift @ Fundraiser for Elmira Jazz festival, Ill Legal Tap House (Elmira), 6:00 pm
• Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Howard Levy 4 @ Fanatics Pub, 7281 W Main St. (Lima), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Butcher Brown @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)

Sunday, May 12, 2024 

• The Simon Fletcher Trio performing live in studio @ Online on WAYO-FM.org to support Live@WAYO, 2:00-3:00 pm
• Rich Thompson's Trio Generations @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Ghost-Note @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)

Monday, May 13, 2024

• The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

• Horacio & La Fama Salsa Band @ The Lilac Festival, 5:30 pm (full Music Lineup)
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• Jazz 90.1 presents Jazz at The Beach featuring The Bill Tiberio Band @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

• Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm

Looking for live jazz later in May? 

• 16th: Marco Amado @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 16th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Ralph De Bergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Legacy Wine Bar (State Street), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Joe Mulroon @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 18th: Kastner & Vock Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 18th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Hard Logic @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters 10 Year Anniversary Party @ Fairport Brewing Cmpany, 1044 University Ave (Rochester), 7:00 pm (Tickets)
• 18th: Live! Presents: Mark Lettieri Group @ Montage Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more & info and tickets, including a $5.00 discount from Live! (CANCELLED)
• 19th: Dopapod @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 20th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Bop Arts presents Charlie Ballantine Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Rich Thompson's Trio Generations @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra "Just Friends" Album Release Party @ 3Heads Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
• 24th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Andrew Greider @ Legacy Wine Bar (State Street), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 24th: Erin & Ross @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Mike Kelly Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Simon Fletcher @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Eric Heveron Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: Jazz is Phsh @ 3 Heads Brewing, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 31st: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Maxwell Robbins & Leon Hsu @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm

Looking for live jazz in June? Other than RIJF, that is....

• 1st: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Trains and Trolleys at Twilight, 282 Rush-Scottsville Rd (Rush), 4:00-8:00 pm
• 1st: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 1st: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Summer Kickoff Party @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: The GateSwingers Big Band @ The Gables of Brighton, 12:30 pm
• 2nd: Bop Arts presents Michael Bisio/Timothy Hill Inside Voice/Outside Voice @ Bop Shop Records, 8:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 4th: Penfield Big Band @ Penfield Community Center, 7:30 pm
• 5th: Bangers and Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 6th: Nancy Kelly @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• 7th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 8th: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Seneca Falls Canal Fest (People's Park Gazebo), 4:30 pm
• 8th: George Miller @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 9th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Brasstacular, 344 Dorsey (Greece), 12:00-1:00 pm
• 9th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Gates-Chili Performing Arts Center, 4:45 pm
• 10th: Jazz 90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring ROC City Jazz @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 11th: Jazz 90.1 and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 12th: Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30
• 14th: Andrew Martelle Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 14th: Bop Arts presents the Ricky Ford Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Chris Ott Trio @ Rohrbach Brewing Railroad St. Beer Hall (Brunch), 11:30 am
• 18th: Penfield Big Band @ Penfield Amphitheater, 6:30 pm
• 19th: Tritone Jazz Camp Performance @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 19th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Cherry Ridge, 900 Cherry Ridge Blvd (Webster), 6:30 pm
• 20th: Joe Barna & Sketches of Influence @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 21st-29th: Rochester International Jazz Festival, of course! You'll see listings for that elsewhere...

Looking for live jazz later than June?

• July 1st: Bop Arts presents the Aaron Irwin Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• July 19th: Bop Arts presents the Joe Fiedler & Erik Lawrence, solo and duo performances @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• August 9th: Live! Summer Concert Series presents the Ron Carter Trio @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• September 21st: Brandee Younger Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

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. For the most part only start times for the gigs 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, please tell them about the site. 

Check out the first post in my coverage of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival below. Now that it's May, there will be more soon.  When you want to see it all, see the Category "RIJF 2024" in the right panel.

We aim here to provide you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around our fair city.  I've gathered them for the next seven days immediately below, plus more listings through the few days left of April, May, and now June is filling out a bit (I will not be listing RIJF gigs here ... they have they're own place). Please continue to let me know when you hear about any gigs that I've may have missed or if I have anything wrong (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll).  

Thursday, May 2, 2024

• Ralph De Bergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Carmel Bakery and Bar (Park Ave), 6:00 pm
• The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Erin & Ross present Musical Alchemy No. 2 @ Rochester Music Hall of Fame, 25 Gibbs St. (East End), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm pm

Friday, May 3, 2024

• Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Marvin Dolly & Mel Henderson @ Legacy Wine Bar, 51 State Street, 5:30 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Twisted Rail Brewing (Honeoye), 6:00 pm
• Vince Ercolamento and Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Eshaan Sood Quartet The Sonic Alchemists@ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Bop Arts presents Celebrating Paul Smoker with special guests @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm (also on the 4th) (more info & tickets)
• Judah with special guests present Scoulive: A Tribute to John Scofield and Soulive @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 9:15 pm

Saturday, May 4, 2024

• Chris Ott Trio @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Oliver Gomez & Sarah Navratil @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Bop Arts presents Celebrating Paul Smoker with special guests @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, May 5, 2024 

• Celebrating Paul Smoker continues with a jam session @ Bop Shop Records, 1:00-5:00 pm (more info)
• Daniel King Band @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 5:30 pm
• 2024 Rochester Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony @ Eastman Theatre at Kodak Hall, 7:00 pm (tickets)

Monday, May 6, 2024

• Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• Erin & Ross @ Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• Flower City Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm

Looking for live jazz later in May? 

• 9th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 9th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 9th: Bob Vosteen & Mel Henderson @ Zambistro's (Medina), 6:00 pm
• 10th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Jim Nugent @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• 10th: Bob Sneider & Tony Padilla @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 10th: Bangers and Mash @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 11th: Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 11th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 11th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 11th: Howard Levy 4 @ Fanatics Pub, 7281 W Main St. (Lima), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Butcher Brown @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 12th: Rich Thompson's Trio Generations @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 12th: Ghost-Note @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 13th: The Djangoners @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 14th: Horacio & La Fama Salsa Band @ The Lilac Festival, 5:30 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 14th: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 14th: Jazz 90.1 presents Jazz at The Beach featuring The Bill Tiberio Band @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 15th: Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm'
• 16th: Marco Amado @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 16th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Ralph De Bergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Joe Mulroon @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 18th: Kastner & Vock Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 18th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Hard Logic @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Live! Presents: Mark Lettieri Group @ Montage Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more & info and tickets, including a $5.00 discount from Live!)
• 19th: Dopapod @ The Lilac Festival, 7:00 pm (full Music Lineup)
• 20th: Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Bop Arts presents Charlie Ballantine Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Rich Thompson's Trio Generations @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra "Just Friends" Album Release Party @ 3Heads Brewing Company, 8:00 pm
• 24th: Ann Mitchell Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 24th: Erin & Ross @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Mike Kelly Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Simon Fletcher @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Eric Heveron Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: Jazz is Phsh @ 3 Heads Brewing, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 31st: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 31st: Maxwell Robbins & Leon Hsu @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 31st:New Jazz Underground with special guest Bill Tiberio @ 75 Stutson Street (Charlotte), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Looking for live jazz in June? Other than RIJF, that is....

• 1st: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Trains and Trolleys at Twilight, 282 Rush-Scottsville Rd (Rush), 4:00-8:00 pm
• 1st: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 1st: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Summer Kickoff Party @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 2nd: Bop Arts presents Michael Bisio/Timothy Hill Inside Voice/Outside Voice @ Bop Shop Records, 8:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Bangers and Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:00 pm
• 7th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 8th: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Seneca Falls Canal Fest (People's Park Gazebo), 4:30 pm
• 8th: George Miller @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 9th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Brasstacular, 344 Dorsey (Greece), 12:00-1:00 pm
• 9th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Gates-Chili Performing Arts Center, 4:45 pm
• 10th: Jazz 90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring ROC City Jazz @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 11th: Jazz 90.1 and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Ann Mitchell Jazz @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 12th: Bob Sneider Quartet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30
• 14th: Andrew Martelle Jazz Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 14th: Bop Arts presents the Ricky Ford Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 15th: Chris Ott Trio @ Rohrbach Brewing Railroad St. Beer Hall (Brunch), 11:30 am
• 19th: Tritone Jazz Camp Performance @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 19th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Cherry Ridge, 900 Cherry Ridge Blvd (Webster), 6:30 pm
• 21st-29th: Rochester International Jazz Festival, of course! You'll see listings for that elsewhere...

Looking for live jazz later than June?

• July 1st: Bop Arts presents the Aaron Irwin Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• July 19th: Bop Arts presents the Joe Fiedler & Erik Lawrence, solo and duo performances @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• August 9th: Live! Summer Concert Series presents the Ron Carter Trio @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• September 21st: Brandee Younger Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

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. For the most part only start times for the gigs 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, please tell them about the site.