Thursday, August 8, 2024

• Simon Fletcher Duo @ 5 Sons Brewery (Brockport), 5:00 pm
• Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Vanessa Vacanti & Joe Ferlo @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Max Robbins & Friends @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Sonnenberg Gardens (Canandaigua), 8:00 pm

Friday, August 9, 2024

• Webster Jazz Festival (Village of Webster) (see the Webster Jazz Festival website for more information)
• Erin & Ross: A New Kind of Old @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• Andy Calabrese & Peter Chwazik @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pubs:Cobblestone on Main, 5:00 pm
• Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• ESP Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Sarah De Vallière @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pubs: Jo Jo's Webster, 6:45 pm
• Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Marvin Dolly & Mel Henderson @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pubs: ROC Style, 7:00 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Riverine Boat on the Erie Canal, 7:00 pm
• Jazz On Tap: New Dawn Jazz Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Bangers and Mash @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Joe Chiappone and Vince Ercolamento @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pubs: Ploty's Tavern, 7:15 pm
• Live! Summer Concert Series presents the Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio @ The Hochstein School Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Sonnenberg Gardens Moonlight Stroll, 8:00 pm
• Bill Tiberio Band @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pubs: The Coach Sports Bar, 8:15 pm

Saturday, August 10, 2024

• Webster Jazz Festival (Village of Webster) (see the Webster Jazz Festival website for more information)
• The GateSwingers Big Band @ Avon Corn Festival, 3:00 pm
• C.M.D. @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Street, 4:00 pm
• Sofrito Latin Jazz @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Street, 5:15 pm
• Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Mel Henderson and Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Judah Sealy @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Street, 6:45 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Live on Linden (Geneva), 8:00 pm
• Prime Time Funk @ Webster Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Street, 8:30 pm

Sunday, August 11, 2024 

• Jazz Brunch with Dave Richman Duo @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Iron Smoke Distillery (Fairport), 8:30 pm

Monday, August 12, 2024

• Jazz 90.1 Jazz Cruise featuring Bill Tiberio & Friends @ The Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

• Jazz on the Patio with Higher Ground @ Lila's, 5:00 pm
• Dino Losito @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• Jazz 90.1 and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Paradigm Shift @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Adam Bronstein and AbTrio @ UUU Art Collective (State Street), 7:00 pm

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• Ryan Johnson and Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Jewish Home of Rochester, 7:00 pm

Looking for live jazz around ROC in August?

• 15th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: Bobby Henrie & Eric Heveron-Smith @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 15th: The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 16th: Drew Serafini @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:00 pm
• 16th: Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 16th: Rob Menachof @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 16th: Jazz On Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 17th: Paradigm Shift @ Clarissa Street Reunion, 5:30 pm (info on the Reunion here)
• 17th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Dave Wright & Jon Randal @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 17th: Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social (Geneva), 9:00 pm
• 18th: Jazz Brunch with Vanessa Vacanti & The Jazz Mafia @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am
• 18th: Jazz Greats Concert with Mindi Abair @ Glenora Wine Cellars (Seneca Lake), 2:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 20th: Jazz on the Patio with the Lipker Sisters @ Lila's, 5:00 pm
• 20th: What's Cookin' with De Wayne Perry @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• 21st: The GateSwingers Big Band @ Leonard Oakes Estate Winery (Medina), 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Hanna PK @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 22nd: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Brockport Welcome Center, 6:30 pm
• 22nd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Marc Ribot, Live solo guitar score for Charlie Chaplin's The Kid @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Skaneateles Festival: The Westerlies: Storybook with George Meyer @ First Presbyterian Church, 97 East Genesee Street (Skaneateles), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd-24th: Northwest Jazz Festival (Lewiston), including ROC's own Ann Mitchell Trio and Simon Fletcher Duo
• 23rd: The Cool Club Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 23rd: Jaesic Wade @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Webster Gazebo (Webster), 6:45 pm
• 23rd: Jazz On Tap: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 24th: Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Jim Nugent @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• 24th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 24th: Jazz & Blues Extravaganza with Paradigm Shift and Chris and Joe Beard Band @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 24th: Skaneateles Festival: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 25th: Jazz Brunch with Theo Curtain with Michael Passarelli @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am
• 25th: Ann Mitchell Trio with Christopher Potter and Kyle Vock. @ Town of Gates Concerts, 6:30 pm
• 25th: Sean Pfeiffer @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 27th: Jazz on the Patio with Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Lila's, 5:00 pm
• 27th: Ken Foster & Simon Fletcher @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• 28th: Charlie Linder @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Janelle Bradshaw Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio featuring Bill Tiberio @ Sunset Jazz Music Dinner Cruise on the Colonial Belle, 400 Packett's Landing (Fairport), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 29th: Rich Thompson Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Fritz Marohnn @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 30th: Ann Mitchell Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 30th: Mike Kaupa Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Jazz On Tap: R&D Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 31st: Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Irondequoit Arts & Music Fest,  I-Square, 4:00 pm & Irondequoit Beer Co., 6:00 pm
• 31st: Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm

Looking for some live jazz in September?

• 5th: Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer @ Hochstein Music School Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 7th: Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Jazz 90.1 and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Darryl Parker Quartet @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 12th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 15th: The Rochester Fringe Festival and Bop Shop Records present The Matt Pavolka Band @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 16th:The Rochester Fringe Festival and Bop Shop Records present Sandcatchers @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th-21st: Eastman School of Music to Host “Sisters in Jazz” Weekend
• 20th: Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Sister in Jazz Weekend: Endea Owens (and The Cookout) @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 21st: Sister in Jazz Weekend: Brandee Younger Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 21st: The Rochester Fringe Festival and Bop Shop Records present Joe Fiedler's Open Sesame @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Tony Caramia, ESM Faculty Artists Series: A Prelude... (Preludes by women composers and preludes in the jazz idiom, with ESM faculty colleagues Christine Jensen on soprano sax and Sara Gazarek on vocals) @ Kilbourn Hall, 3:30 pm
• 25th: Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Showcase @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Calabria Foti & Bob McChesney @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm (more info)

Looking for some live jazz after September?

• October 21st: Bop Arts presents Lucian Ban & Mat Maineri Transylvania Dance project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 1st: Bop Arts presents The Lou Grassi Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 6th: Boney James Slow Burn Tour @ Kodak Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 8th: Bop Arts presents Spin Cycle @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

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