Thursday, January 2, 2025

• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Friday, January 3, 2025

• Paradigm Shift @ Aquilano Wine Cellars, 143 South Main St. (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• The Biltmore Commandos @ The Spirit Room, 8:30 pm

Saturday, January 4, 2025

• E.S.P. Duo @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• C.M.D. (Common. Music. Different.) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Sunday,  January 5, 2025 

• No jazz for you?

Monday, January 6, 2025

• No jazz for you?

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 

• Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Looking for live jazz later in January?

• 9th: Bob Sneider and Jeff Campbell Duo @ Eastman at Washington Square, First Universalist Church (Downtown), 12:15 pm
• 10th: Marye Lobb & Chris Xu @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 11th: Groove Juice Swing Special with The Biltmore Commandos @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St., 8:00 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 15th Anniversary @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
• 18th: The Blue Barn Cats @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:30 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
• 24th: Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 8:30 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?

• 2nd: Dena DeRose @ Art of Jazz at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 3:00 pm
• 2nd: Bop Arts presents Kenny Foster's Game Night Quartet @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 5th: Faculty Artist Series: Christine Jensen @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
• 6th: Jazz 90.1 presents Stewie Evans Trio @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 9th: Bria Skonberg Quintet @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University, 3:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 10th: Jazz90.1 University presents Louis Armstrong: The Pops of Jazz @ Jazz90.1 Studios (Greece Olympia School), 1139 Maiden Lane, 6:30 pm
• 10th: Bop Arts presents Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Bop Shop Records, 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
• 11th: Eastman Jazz Ensemble @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
• 12th: Live! Presents: The Bad Plus, Complex Emotions Release Tour @ The Little Theatre (more info & tickets)
• 13th: Kilbourn Concert Series: Kevin Hays Trio @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• 18th: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Paradigm Shift @ Aquilano Wine Cellars, 143 South Main St. (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Canandaigua Jazz Project with Bill Tiberio @ Aquilano Wine Cellars, 143 South Main St. (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm

Early notices for live jazz later in 2025 here and there...

• 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 15th: Marcus Miller Voices of Freedom @ BravoNiagara! Festival of the Arts, Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• March 23rd: Tony DeSare: Sinatra & Beyond @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
• April 5th: "Standard Time for The Love of Jazz" with the Jimmie Highsmith Jr., Jazz Quintet, featuring Bill Easley and Wycliffe Gordon, and special guests The School of The Arts Jazz Ensemble and the Finnish Seppo Brothers @ School of The Arts Auditorium, 45 Prince St. (Rochester), 7:00 pm (for more information or tickets, call 585-666-0019) 
• 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)
• April 26th: Oscar Peterson Centennial Quartet with Special Guests @ BravoNiagara! Festival of the Arts, Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON, 7:00 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)
• May 15th: Samara Joy @ BravoNiagara! Festival of the Arts, Central Niagara, 680 York Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, 7:30 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.