Thursday, August 22, 2024

• Hanna PK @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Brockport Welcome Center, 6:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Marc Ribot, Live solo guitar score for Charlie Chaplin's The Kid @ The Little Theatre, Theatre 1, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• Skaneateles Festival: The Westerlies: Storybook with George Meyer @ First Presbyterian Church, 97 East Genesee Street (Skaneateles), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Friday, August 23, 2024

• Northwest Jazz Festival (Lewiston), including ROC's own Simon Fletcher Duo
• The Cool Club Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• Mel Henderson and Bob Vosteen @ Zambistro's (Medina), 6:00 pm
• Jaesic Wade @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Webster Gazebo (Webster), 6:45 pm
• Jazz On Tap: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Saturday, August 24, 2024

• Northwest Jazz Festival (Lewiston), including ROC's own Ann Mitchell Trio
• Jim Nugent @ Hedges Nine Mile Point Restaurant, 6:00 pm
• Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Jazz & Blues Extravaganza with Paradigm Shift and Chris and Joe Beard Band @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Skaneateles Festival: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Sunday, August 25, 2024 

• Jazz Brunch with Theo Curtain with Michael Passarelli @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Craig Snyder & Collective Force @ Fort Hill Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua), 1:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Trio with Christopher Potter and Kyle Vock. @ Town of Gates Concerts, 6:30 pm
• Rich Thompson Trio Generations Sean Pfeiffer @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, August 26, 2024

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

• Jazz on the Patio with Bossa Nova Bradley Brothers @ Lila's, 5:00 pm
• Ken Foster & Simon Fletcher @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

• Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 5:00 pm
• Charlie Linder @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Looking for live jazz around ROC later in August?

• 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: Mike Kaupa/Noah Shumway Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Indigo Breeze Trio with guest Ryan Johnson @ Lemoncello Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
• 30th: Jazz On Tap: R&D Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 31st: Stewie Evans Trio @ Irondequoit Music & Arts Festival, 12:15 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?

• 1st: Jazz Brunch with Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 1st: Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele and Kyle Vock @ WAYO 104.3 FM Live on Air, 2:00 pm
• 3rd: E.S.P. with Matthew Vacanti @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm
• 5th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters CD Release Party @ The Backroom Lounge at the Record Archive, 6:00 pm
• 6th: Lone Gonzo +1 @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 6th: Daniel King & Keith Dudinski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 6th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 6th: Jazz On Tap: Indigo Breeze @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 6th: Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer @ Hochstein Music School Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 7th: GateSwingers Big Band, M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival, Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, 3:00 pm
• 7th: Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 7th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 8th: Jazz Brunch with Dr. Robert Keefe Duo @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 8th: Jacobo Vega-Albela Quintet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 8th: Miguel Zenón Quartet @ Smith Opera House (Geneva), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 9th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Bobby Henry with Eric Heveron-Smith @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 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)
• 10th: Dave Rivello Ensemble RED ii @ Rochester Fringe Festival, Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Craig Snyder Duo @ Simply Crepes (Canandaigua), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Jim E Leggs Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Marc Devokaitis Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 13th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 13th: Ann Mitchell & John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 13th: Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra @ Moonlight Strolls at Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park (Canandaigua), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 14th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 15th: Jazz Brunch with Andy Calabrese Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 15th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 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: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 16th:The Rochester Fringe Festival and Bop Shop Records present Sandcatchers @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Jon Randall Octet @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• 18th: Charlie Lindner @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 19th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th-21st: Eastman School of Music to Host “Sisters in Jazz” Weekend
• 20th: Zack Knewstub, Solo Piano @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 20th: Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 20th: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 20th: Rochester Fringe Festival presents Indigo Breeze @ JCC Ballroom (Brighton), 6:30 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: Jazz Night at the Academy featuring Jessica Ann Best & Alan Jones @ Rochester Academy of Medicine (East Ave.), 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 21st: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
• 21st: Max Robbins and Friends @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 21st: Sisters in Jazz Weekend: Virtuosi Concert, 10:00 am
• 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: Jazz Brunch with the Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele and Kyle Vock @ The Alexander, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 22nd: Jazz Brunch with Kate & Dave @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 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
• 22nd: Poetry & Jazz, 20th Anniversary Celebration @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 25th: Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Showcase @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 26th: Dennis Winge & Drew Serafini @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Chris Murtha & Bill Tiberio @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 27th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 27th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 28th: Sam Griffin & Conor Kolupski @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• 28th: Mel Henderson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Jazz Brunch with Erin & Ross: A New Kind of Old @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 29th: Calabria Foti & Bob McChesney @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm (more info)
• 30th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

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)
• November 17th: Bop Arts presents Lily White Quintet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• December 7th: NYSSMA All-State Instrumental & Vocal Jazz Ensembles @ Theater at Innovation Square, 3:30 pm (more info & tickets)

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