Thursday, September 19, 2024

• Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Stewie Evans Trio @ Strange Design Public House (Geneseo), 5:30 pm

Friday, September 20, 2024

• Eastman School of Music to Host “Sisters in Jazz” Weekend
• Zack Knewstub, Solo Piano @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• Connie Fredricks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Rochester Fringe Festival presents Indigo Breeze @ JCC Ballroom (Brighton), 6:30 pm
• Jazz on Tap: Catz and a Sax @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Sister in Jazz Weekend: Endea Owens (and The Cookout) @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, September 21, 2024 

• Eastman School of Music to Host “Sisters in Jazz” Weekend
• Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Jazz Night at the Academy featuring Jessica Ann Best & Alan Jones @ Rochester Academy of Medicine (East Ave.), 6:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
• Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello Italian Restaurant & Bar, 6:30 pm
• Max Robbins and Leon Hsu @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Sisters in Jazz Weekend: Virtuosi Concert, 10:00 am
• Jazz Jam Session with Jack's Jammers @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 2:00 pm
• Jazz on Tap: Pickle Mafia @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Sister in Jazz Weekend: Brandee Younger Trio @ Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• The Rochester Fringe Festival and Bop Shop Records present Joe Fiedler's Open Sesame @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• Paradigm Shift @ Linden Street Social (Geneva), 9:00 pm

Sunday, September 22, 2024 

• Jazz Brunch with the Ann Mitchell Jazz Trio with John Gabriele and Kyle Vock @ The Alexander, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Jazz Brunch with Kate & Dave @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Jazzy Mimosa Brunch: Jim Nugent @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am-2:00 pm
• 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
• Poetry & Jazz, 20th Anniversary Celebration @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Monday, September 23, 2024

• Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint No Repeat Residency @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

•  Omega 3's with Bobbie Henry @ Lila's in the Lobby, 101 South Street (downtown), 5:00 pm

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

• Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm
• Bangers & Mash @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media Showcase @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Looking for some live jazz later in September?

• 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
• 28th: Bop Arts presents The Soft Machine @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 29th: Jazz Brunch with Erin & Ross: A New Kind of Old @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 29th: Jazz Brunch with Ernesto Labella @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
• 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
• 30th: Guest Masterclass: Bob McChesney, jazz trombone @ ESM, Ray Wright Room, 7:45 pm

Looking for some live jazz in October?

• 1st: Higher Ground @ Lila's in the Lobby, 101 South Street (downtown), 5:00 pm
• 1st: Faculty Artist Series: Rich Thompson @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 3rd: Ralph DeBergalis @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 3rd: Kiersten Conway with Simon Fletcher @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 4th: August Bish Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 4th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 4th: Dave Wright & Jon Randall @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 4th: Jazz On Tap: Stewie Evans Jazz Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 4th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Pausa Art House 19 Wadsworth St. (Buffalo), 7:00 pm
• 5th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 5th: Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 5th: Laura Dubin Trio @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 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)
• 8th: Rich Thompson Trio @ Lila's in the Lobby, 101 South Street (downtown), 5:00 pm
• 9th: Mary DeFranco Trio @ Russell Station Bar & Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave., 5:00 pm
• 9th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Simply Crepes (Canandaigua), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 10th: Sound Logic @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 11th: Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 11th: ESP Duo @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 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
• 12th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 12th: Vince Ercolamento and Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 13th: Jazz Brunch with Ryan Petersen Duo @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 13th: Jazz Brunch with The Quintessentials @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
• 15th: Andy Calabrese @ Lila's in the Lobby, 101 South Street (downtown), 5:00 pm
• 16th: Dean Keller's Soul Jazz Joint @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Marco Amado @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 17th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 17th: Jazz 90.1 presents Indigo Breeze with special guest Jessica Burns @ Greece Baptist Church (Greece), 7:00 pm (more info)
• 17th: Stephane Wrembel with Jean Michel-Pilc: Triptych – Phase I @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Zack Knewstub @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 18th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 18th: Mel Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 18th: Jazz On Tap: Rick Holland @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 18th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 18th: Stephane Wrembel with Jean Michel-Pilc: Triptych – Phase II @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 19th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 19th: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 19th: Stephane Wrembel with Jean Michel-Pilc: Triptych – Phase III @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 20th: Jazz Brunch with Marc Devokaitis Trio @ Geneva on the Lake (Geneva), 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 20th: Jazz Brunch with Ernesto Labella @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:00 am
• 2oth: Stephane Wrembel with Jean Michel-Pilc: Django Brunch @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 12:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 21st: Bop Arts presents Lucian Ban & Mat Maineri Transylvania Dance project @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 22nd: Jazz 90.1 Fundraiser Happy Hour with Derrick Lucas @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Faculty Artist Series: Sara Gazarek @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 24th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 25th: The Cool Club Trio @ Once Finger Lakes (Penn Yann), 4:30 pm
• 25th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 25th: Joe Mulrooney @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 25th: Jazz On Tap: Mike Melito Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 26th: The Cool Club with the Lipker Sisters Halloween Bash @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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
• 27th: Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 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 14th: Cabo Frio 45th Anniversary to benefit United Youth Music and Arts Fall Fundraiser  @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 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)
• 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)
• December 17th: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: "Sentimental for the Season" @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)

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