Fresh live jazz around Rochester for the week of December 12-18, 2024 (and beyond...)
December 11, 2024
JazzRochester aims at providing you with the most comprehensive listings for live jazz gigs in and around Rochester, New York. To help you find some live jazz to hear in and around our fair city, I've gathered listings for the next seven days immediately below, with the rest of December and what I have for January to follow, and a growing number special items beyond that. ICYMI, the Rochester International Jazz Festival, running from June 21-28, has announced its first headliner for the series in the Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre and it is ... jazz! On June 21st during the festival the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and the JALCO Septet (also with Wynton will be performing The Democracy! Suite. Tickets go on sale here on Friday at 10:00 am.
Help me fill these listings in! It's not lost on me that January is looking pretty bleak... Let me know if you've heard about any gigs that I've may have missed here or if I have anything wrong below (see the Contact Us link above to send an email if that's how you roll). Tell your jazz-loving friends about the site so they can join us here or on our other channels.
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Ryan Johnson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 5:30 pm
- Greece Jazz Band @ Live on WGMC Jazz 90.1, 7:00 pm
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Chris Ott @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Andy Stobie, Angie Bemus and Covers Exposed @ Acquilano Wine Cellars (Canandaigua), 6:00 pm
- Joel Kastner Duo @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- Jim Nugent Trio @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 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)
Saturday, December 14, 2024
- ECMS Winterfest: Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra & Jazz Performance Workshops @ Eastman School of Music, Karen Rettner Community Music Center (Messinger Hall), 9:45 am
- ECMS Winterfest: New Horizons Green Jazz Band, Music Educators Jazz Ensemble @ Kilbourn Hall, 2:30 pm
- Moon Dance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Vince Ercolamentoo & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- Red Hot Holiday Ball: Groove Juice Special Dance featuring The Gregory Street Vagabonds @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St., 6:30 pm
- Annie Wells Band @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 15, 2024
- Jazz Brunch with the New Dawn Trio @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:15 am to 2:00 pm
- Indigo Breeze Sextet+ 3rd Annual Christmas Jazz Concert @ Mary Magdalene Church. 1008 Main St. (East Rochester), 2:00 pm ($10 Donation suggested)
- Laura Dubin Trio @ Parma Greece United Church, 1211 Manitou Rd (Greece), 1:00 pm
- Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Eric Heveron-Smith @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Fireside Sessions with the Charlie Mitchell Group @ Lila's, 5:00 pm
- Ben Sneider (trombone) and Robert Varon (guitar) @ Wegman's Amore Restaurant (East Avenue st0re), 5:00 pm
- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: "Sentimental for the Season" @ Theater at Innovation Square, 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Mary DeFranco sings Holiday Jazz with Wayne Naylor and Tom Homer @ Russell Station Bar and Grill, 4670 Dewey Ave, 5:00 pm
- Bob Sneider Trio @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 6:30 pm
- Biltmore Commandos @ The Spirit Room (State Street), 8:30 pm
Looking for live jazz later in December?
- 19th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 19th: Simon Fletcher Trio @ Studio Lounge, 5:30 pm
- 20th: GateSwingers Big Band @ Gates Town Hall, 2:00 pm
- 20th: Kate & Dave @ Brewery Ardennes (Geneva), 5:00 pm
- 20th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 20th: CroonTunes with Rich Greene @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- 20th: Jimmie Grillo's Big Band @ Three Heads Brewing, 7:00 pm
- 20th: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 20th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
- 21st: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Mel Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- 21st: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello's (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- 21st: Craig Snyder Trio @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:30 pm
- 22nd: Jazz Christmas Brunch with George Collichio @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:15 am to 2:00 pm
- 26th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 26th: The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 5:30 pm
- 27th: Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 27th: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- 27th: The Quintessentials @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 27th: Chet Catallo & the Cats Celebrating our 40th Anniversary (and Spyro Gyra's 50th) @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 28th: Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 28th: Dave Wright & Jon Randall @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
- 28th: Mike Melito @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 28th: Indigo Breeze Sextet+ @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
- 28th: Rich Thompson Trio @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
- 29th: Jazz Brunch with the Daryl Parker Trio @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:15 am to 2:00 pm
- 29th: Bob Holz and Friends Holiday Jam @ Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo), 5:00 pm
- 29th: Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
- 30th: A Very Early NYE with Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
- 31st: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30-8:30 pm
- 31st: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters present: NYE in New Orleans! @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm
- 31st: New Years Eve with Andy Stobie, Angie Bemus and Covers Exposed @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva). 9:00 to 12:30 am, reservations recommended)
Looking for live jazz in January 2025?
- 7th: Bop Arts and Jenny Scheinman present All Species Parade featuring Carmen Staaf, Steve Cardenas, Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 17th & 18th: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra: All That Satchmo--Smooth Sounds of New Orleans with Byron Stripling & Carmen Bradford @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 23rd: Jazz 90.1 presents Duo Scambio at Greece Baptist Church @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 25th: Bop Arts presents Dan Atkinson Small Band @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
Early notices for live jazz in 2025
- February 2nd: Dena DeRose @ Art of Jazz at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 pm
- February 2nd: Bop Arts presents Kenny Foster's Game Night Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- February 5th: Faculty Artist Series: Christine Jensen @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- February 6th: Jazz 90.1 presents Stewie Evans Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- February 10th: Jazz90.1 University presents Louis Armstrong: The Pops of Jazz @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane, 6:30 pm
- February 10th: Bop Arts presents Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- February 11th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- February 12th: Live! Presents: The Bad Plus, Complex Emotions Release Tour @ The Little Theatre (more info & tickets)
- February 13th: Kilbourn Concert Series: Kevin Hays Trio @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- February 18th: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- March 5th: Bop Arts presents The Fully Celebrated Orchestra @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- March 9th: Joe Alterman Plays the Music of Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe @ Art of Jazz at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- May 4th: Live! Presents: An Evening with the Branford Marsalis Quartet @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 8:00 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.
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