Thursday, January 9, 2025

• Bob Sneider and Jeff Campbell Duo @ Eastman at Washington Square, First Universalist Church (Downtown), 12:15 pm
• Larry Ferrante @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• Mike Kaupa and Noah Shumway @ Henry's Bar, 1 East Church St. (Fairport)
• Gordon Webster Band @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• Lakeview Hot Record Club with Gian Carlo Cervone spinning original 78's of jazz and blues recordings from the 1920s through 1950s @ The Spirit Room (Downtown), 7:00 pm

Friday, January 10, 2025

• Mike Pullano @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 4:30 pm
• Max Robbins @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
• Marye Lobb & Chris Xu @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm

Saturday, January 11, 2025

• Ryan Johnson & Glen Cummings @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• Steve Grills and the Roadmasters @ Faircraft Brauhaus (Fairport), 7:00 pm
• Marco Amadio @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 7:00 pm
• Groove Juice Swing Special with The Biltmore Commandos @ The Rose Room, 295 Gregory St., 8:00 pm
• Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Johnny's Pub, 1382 Culver Road (Rochester), 8:00 pm

Sunday,  January 12, 2025 

• No jazz for you?

Monday, January 13, 2025

• Tyler Westcott & Dr. Jazz (Traditional Jazz, blues, and swing) @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

• No jazz for you?

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 

• Jack Snelling @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm

Looking for live jazz later in January?

• 16th: Mike Pallini @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 16th: The Swooners featuring Alan Murphy @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 17th: Eshaan & Eric @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 17th: Genre Transcendence Trio @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 7:00 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: Stewie Evans Trio @ Rohrbach's on Railroad Street, 12:00 noon
• 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: Jim Nugent @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 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: Ben Miller @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 22nd: The White Hots @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 23rd: Andy Calabrese @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 23rd: The Swooners featuring Gordon Webster @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 23rd: Jazz 90.1 presents Duo Scambio at Greece Baptist Church @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
• 24th: Ann Mitchell/Mike Van Allen Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 24th: Bob Sneider and Christine Jensen @ Flight Wine Bar (Downtown), 6:30 pm
• 24th: Sarah DeValliére @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 7:00 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: Daniel King & Karson Bolano @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 25th: Mike Vadala @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 7:00 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
• 27th: Mel Henderson Trio featuring Quiana Joseph-Muhammad with a tribute to the timeless musical legacy of Nina Simone @ Mondays at Geva, Geva Theatre Center, 6:00 pm
• 29th: Patrick Tehan @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 29th: Mary DeFranco Trio @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 30th: Ben Miller @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 30th: The Swooners featuring Alan Murphy @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 30th: Jacobo Vega-Abela @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm
• 31st: The Swooners featuring Abby Celso @ Studio Lounge, 6:00 pm
• 31st: Vince Ercolamento & Joe Chiappone @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 31st: Fred DiCesare @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
• 31st: Jazz R&D Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 31st: Trio East @ The Little Theatre, 7:00 pm

Looking for live jazz in February?

• 1st: Jaesic Wade & Bob Sneider @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 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
• 7th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 7th: Melvin Henderson & Brendon Nie @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 7th: E.S.P. Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 7th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters @ Called to Care Fund Raiser, Cross Winds Wesleyan Church (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• 8th: Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 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)
• 14th: Marye Lobb & Ryan Johnson @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 14th: Jazz R&D Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
• 14th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters Annual Valentine Bash @ Club 86 (Geneva), 7:00 pm
• 15th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 16th: Ann Mitchell with John Gabriele and Kyle Vock @ Penfield Library (Penfield), 2:00 pm
• 18th: Eastman New Jazz Ensemble @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
• 21st: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 21st: Paradigm Shift @ Aquilano Wine Cellars, 143 South Main St. (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• 22nd: Ann Mitchell & John Gabriele @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 pm
• 23rd: Canandaigua Jazz Project with Bill Tiberio @ Aquilano Wine Cellars, 143 South Main St. (Canandaigua), 7:00 pm
• 26th: Ben Miller @ Spritz 146, 146 W. Commercial St. (East Rochester), 5:30 pm
• 26th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
• 28th: Jesse Collins Quartet @ Aurora Brewing Company, 604 Pittsford Victor Rd. (Pittsford), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Ann Mitchell & Mike Van Allen Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
• 28th: Dean Keller & Mike Van Allen @ Flight Wine Bar (Corn Hill Landing), 6:30 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)

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