Thursday, August 29, 2024

• Janelle Bradshaw Trio @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:30 pm
• 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)
• Rich Thompson Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Friday, August 30, 2024

• Fritz Marohnn @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa/Noah Shumway Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Indigo Breeze Trio with guest Ryan Johnson @ Lemoncello Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
• Jazz On Tap: R&D Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm

Saturday, August 31, 2024

• Stewie Evans Trio @ Irondequoit Music & Arts Festival, 12:15 pm
• Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters @ Irondequoit Arts & Music Fest,  I-Square, 4:00 pm & Irondequoit Beer Co., 6:00 pm
• Mel Henderson & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm

Sunday, September 1, 2024 

• Olcott Beach Jazz Trail presents Jazz at the Beach with The Horace Silver Project, Western New York Big Band, The JBQ, and Heather Bambrick & Friends @ Olcott Beach on Lake Ontario (Route 78 North just past Route 18), 12:00-7:00 pm
• Jazz Brunch with Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele and Kyle Vock @ WAYO 104.3 FM Live on Air, 2:00 pm

Monday, September 2, 2024

• Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

• Bob Sneider Trio with Mike Melito and Dan Vitale @ Lila's (on Union), 5:00 pm
• E.S.P. with Matthew Vacanti @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva), 6:00 pm

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

• No jazz for you?

Looking for some live jazz later in September?

• 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, including a 10% discount)
• 6th: Free Art Collective presents a Speakeasy at the Squirrel with Jazz Open Jam Session hosted by Jaesic Wade @ Flying Squirrel, 285 Clarissa Street, 7:00-10:00 pm (more info)
• 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)
• 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: Jazz On Tap: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 13th: Rochester Fringe Festival presents The Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Little Theatre No. 1, 7:15 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: Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm
• 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: Jazz On Tap: Indigo Breeze @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 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: Jazzy Mimosa Brunch: Jim Nugent @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am-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: Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 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
• 27th: Jazz On Tap: Jim E Leggs @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 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: Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm
• 30th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Looking for some live jazz in October?

• 1st: Faculty Artist Series: Rich Thompson @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 4th: August Bish Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 4th: Jazz On Tap: Stevie Evans Jazz Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 6th: Jazzy Mimosa Brunch: Jim Nugent @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 6th: Jazz Brunch with Greg Lofaro Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 7th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 8th: Jazz 90.1 and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Jimmie Highsmith Jr. @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 9th: Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm
• 9th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Simply Crepes (Canandaigua), 5:30 pm
• 11th: Jazz On Tap: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 11th: Indigo Breeze @ Faircraft Brauhaus, 7:o0 pm
• 13th: Jazz Brunch with Ryan Petersen Duo @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 13th: Jazz On Tap: The Quintessentials @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 17th: Jazz 90.1 presents Indigo Breeze with special guest Jessica Burns @ Greece Baptist Church (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 18th: Zack Knewstub @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 18th: Jazz On Tap: Rick Holland @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 20th: Jazz Brunch with Marc Devokaitis Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 21st: Bop Arts presents Lucian Ban & Mat Maineri Transylvania Dance project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Sara Gazarek @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 25th: The Cool Club Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 25th: Jazz On Tap: Mike Melito Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 27th: Jazzy Mimosa Brunch: New Dawn Jazz Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 27th: Jazz Brunch with Angie Bemus Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 28th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Looking for some special live jazz after October?

• November 1st: Bop Arts presents The Lou Grassi Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 3rd: Jazz Brunch with Janelle Bradshaw Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• November 6th: Boney James Slow Burn Tour @ Kodak Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 7th: Jazz 90.1 presents The Bill Tiberio Band @ Greece Baptist Church (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• November 8th: Bop Arts presents Spin Cycle @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 9th: Jesse Cook @ Beston Hall at Nazareth University (Pittsford), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• November 10th: Jazz Brunch with Dino Losito @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 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)
• December 13th: Jazz90.1 Presents a Smooth Saxy Holiday Bash with Bill Tiberio, Jimmie Highsmith Jr. and Bakeri Smith @ Greece Olympia School (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)

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.