Thursday, December 26, 2024

• Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• The Swooners @ Studio Lounge, 5:30 pm

Friday, December 27, 2024

• Ann Mitchell @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Ben Miller (solo piano) @ Spritz 146 (East Rochester), 6:00 pm
• Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• The Quintessentials @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Chet Catallo & the Cats Celebrating our 40th Anniversary (and Spyro Gyra's 50th) @ Water Street Music Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)

Saturday, December 28, 2024

• Mel Henderson @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• Dave Wright & Jon Randall @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• Mike Melito @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• Indigo Breeze Sextet+ @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Rich Thompson Trio with Mike Kaupa and Zach Walgren @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Skylark Lounge, 9:00 pm

Sunday,  December 29, 2024 

• Jazz Brunch with the Daryl Parker Trio @ Vine & Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 11:15 am to 2:00 pm
• Bob Holz and Friends Holiday Jam @  Sportsmens Tavern (Buffalo), 5:00 pm
• Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Monday, December 30, 2024

• A Very Early NYE with Bob Sneider Trio + John Sneider @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

• Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 4:30-8:30 pm
• Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters present: NYE in New Orleans! @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 6:00 pm
• NYE with Bob Sneider and Danny Vitale @ Amore Restaurant, Wegmans East Avenue, 6:oo pm 
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @FLX Live, 7:00 pm
• NYE with Andy Stobie, Angie Bemus and Covers Exposed @ Geneva On the Lake (Geneva). 9:00 to 12:30 am, reservations recommended)

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 . . . Happy New Year!

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Looking for live jazz later in January?

• 2nd: Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 3rd: Melvin Henderson & Marvin Dolly @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 4th: E.S.P. Duo @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 4th: C.M.D. (Common. Music. Different.) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 4th: Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 8th: Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 10th: Marye Lobb & Chris Xu @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 11th: Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 13th: Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz (Traditional Jazz, blues, and swing) @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 17th: Eshaan & Eric @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 17th: Bob Holz Fusion Collaborative @ 75 Stutson Street, 8:00 pm
• 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)
• 18th: Annie Wells & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 18th: The Moho Collective@ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 20th: Very Hairy January Residency with Tyler Westcott & Bobby Henrie (Django Reinhardt, Gypsy Jazz & Swing) @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 22nd: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Jazz 90.1 presents Duo Scambio at Greece Baptist Church @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 24th: Bob Sneider and Christine Jensen @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 24th: Jazz Lounge with Deepak Thettu & Friends @ The Alexander, 8:00 pm
• 25th: Bop Arts presents Dan Atkinson Small Band @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 26th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 29th: Mary DeFranco Trio @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Jacobo Vega-Abela @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 31st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Looking for live jazz in February?

• 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 9th: Bria Skonberg Quintet @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 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
• February 26th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Early notices for live jazz later in 2025

• March 5th: Bop Arts presents The Fully Celebrated Orchestra @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 7th: Cornell Concert Series: Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly known as Christian Scott) @ Cornell Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 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)
• March 23rd: Tony DeSare: Sinatra & Beyond @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 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)
• April 19th: Live! Presents Kenny Garrett @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• May 3rd: Kandace Springs @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• May 4th: Live! Presents: An Evening with the Branford Marsalis Quartet @ Hochstein Performance Hall, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• May 10th: Julius Rodriguez @ Smith Opera House, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets, which go on sale on 12/20)

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.