Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the “fold” (a link at the end of this week’s listings) you’ll find live jazz through the rest of October and a growing list in November (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
- Mel Henderson 4tet Residency @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Mike Kornrich Jumpin’ Jazz Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
Friday, October 3, 2025
- Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Melvin Henderson & Bob Sneider @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Jazz On Tap: Jon Randall Octet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- Funkyard Brass Band @ Stromboli’s (East End), 6:30 pm
- Kilbourn Concert Series: Terri Lyne Carrington We Insist 2025! @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 (more info & tickets)
Saturday, October 4, 2025
- Women in Jazz: Keynote Address with Terri Lyne Carrington @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 9:00 am (register for the conference)
- Women in Jazz: Concert with Faculty and Guests Artists @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 11:30 am
- Funkyard Brass Band @ Fairport Public Library (Fairport), 1:00 pm
- Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- Mike Kelly & Dave Arenius @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- Rich Thompson Trio “Generations” @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Monk Catallo @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- Simon Fletcher Trio @ Vanni’s Jazz Lounge at the Inn on Broadway, 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 5, 2025
- No jazz for you?
Monday, October 6, 2025
- Eastman Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- Clay Jenkins @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- Pat Metheny Dream Box/Moondial Tour @ Beston Hall, Nazareth University (Pittsford), 6:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Margaret Explosion @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
Looking for some live jazz later? Then click here . . . .
Looking for live jazz later in October?
- 9th: Mel Henderson 4tet Residency @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 9th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 9th: Faculty Artist Series with Manuel Valera @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 10th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
- 10th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 10th: Bob Sneider Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 10th: Jazz On Tap: Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 10th: Trio East @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 11th: RPO Jazz Trio @ Rochester Queer Arts Festival, Village Gate Square (Courtyard Stage), 11:30 am
- 11th: Funkyard Brass Band @ Rochester Queer Arts Festival, Village Gate Square (Courtyard Stage), 3:00 pm
- 11th: Moondance Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 11th: Los Pajaritos @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 11th: Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 11th: Bob Sneider Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 12th: Poetry & Jazz with the Just Poets @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 12th: Tuba Skinny @ The Smith Opera House (Geneva), 7:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 14th: Djangoners Trio @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 14th: Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM and The Ontario Beach Park Program Committee present Jazz at The Beach featuring Sofrito Latin Jazz Quintet @ Tropix Nightclub, 4775 Lake Ave (Charlotte), 7:00 pm
- 15th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 16th: Mel Henderson 4tet Residency @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 16th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 16th: Soundtrax Film Music Festival, Film Scores Live! featuring Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective and the Gateways Festival Orchestra @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- 16th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: The Art of the Guitar (Duo) @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 8:00 pm
- 17th: Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 17th: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 17th: Mike Kaupa & Noah Shumway @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 17th: Jazz On Tap: Rick Holland Quartet @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 17th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: A World of Django (Trio), 8:00 pm
- 18th: Indigo Breeze Sextet @ Immanuel Baptist Church, 815 Park Ave. (Rochester), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Mike Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 18th: Jazz Generation @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 18th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: Origins (Quartet), 8:00 pm
- 19th: Stéphane Wrembel, The Art of Guitar Concert Series: The Django Experiment (Quintet), 12:00 pm
- 21st: Clay Jenkins @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 21st: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 21st: Faculty Artist Series: Charles Pillow, jazz saxophone @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 22nd: Charlie Ballantine Quartet plays the music of Bob Dylan @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 23rd: Mel Henderson 4tet Residency @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 23rd Indigo Breeze Trombone Trio. @ Vanni’s Jazz Club at the Inn on Broadway, 5:00 pm
- 23rd: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 23rd: Jazz 90.1 presents The GateSwingers Big Band @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 24th: Ann Mitchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 24th: The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar Association’s 14th Annual Jazz for Justice @ The Commissary at Sibley Square (Downtown), 5:30 pm (more info & registration)
- 24th: George Miller & Eric Davidson @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 24th: Jazz On Tap: Paradigm Shift @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 24th: Annie Wells @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 24th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 24th: The Royal Conservatory presents Oscar Peterson’s 100th Birthday (Part II) with Benny Green, Christian McBride, and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra @ TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor St W, (Toronto, ON), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 25th: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 25th: Jaesic Wade Duo @ Flight Wine Bar Downtown, 6:30 pm
- 25th: Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters: Halloween Bash @ Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews, 7:00 pm
- 25th: Viavattine Brothers Tribute to the Brecker Brothers Heavy Metal Be-Bop @ Three Heads Brewing, 8:00 pm.
- 26th: Voices of Broadway: Nicole Henry with a 27-piece studio orchestra under the direction of Kevin Surace (A benefit for Geva) @ Geva Theatre Center, 4:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 27th: Chamber Jazz Ensemble @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 28th: Victrola Voila! @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 28th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble & Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
- 30th: Mel Henderson 4tet Residency @ Lila’s, 5:00 pm
- 30th: Archive Ravens @ The Little Theatre Cafe, 7:00 pm
- 30th: Ben Miller @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 31st: Indigo Breeze Piano Duo @ Spritz 146, 146 W Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
Looking for live jazz in November? Here’s a start…
- 1st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 1st: Indigo Breeze Trio @ Lemoncello’s. 137 W Commercial St. (East Rochester), 6:30 pm
- 1st: Nyerges, Smith & Lake Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 1st: Keigo Hirakawa Quartet featuring Stacy Dillard @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 4th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 6th: Ralph DeBergalis Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 7th: Jim Nugent @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 8th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 10th: Saxology @ ESM, Hatch Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- 11th: Eastman Jazz Workshop Ensemble @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 11th: Eastman Jazz Lab Band @ ESM, Kilbourn Hall, 7:30 pm
- 13th: Ryan Johnson Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 13th: WGMC Jazz 90.1 presents Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero @ Greece Baptist Church, 1230 Long Pond Road (Greece), 7:00 pm
- 14th: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Brown Hound Downtown (at the MAG), 5:00 pm
- 14th: Mike Pallini @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 14th: Jazz On Tap: Jim Nugent Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 15th: Michael Sidoti @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 15th: Jordan Lerner Trio @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 16th: Dan Bruce Trio @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 18th: Biltmore Commandos @ Abilene Bar & Lounge, 7:00 pm
- 20th: Marco Amadio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Connie Fredericks-Malone @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 21st: Jazz On Tap: ESP Trio @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 21st: Deepak Thettu & Friends @ Band The Alexander, 8:00 pm
- 22nd: Special Blend Trio @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 22nd: A concert + recording debut by Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What? @ Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. (Rochester), 8:00 pm (more info & tickets)
- 28th: Ann MItchell Jazz Duo @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
- 28th: Jazz On Tap: Dave Wright and the Band of Opportunity @ Vine and Tap Wine Bar (Charlotte), 6:30 pm
- 28th: acobo Vega Albela Quintet @ The Trestle (Sodus Point), 7:00 pm
- 29th: Mike Pullano @ Prosecco Italian Restaurant (Farmington), 5:30 pm
Some special live jazz even later….
- December 2nd: A Peter White Christmas with Mindi Abair and Vincent Ingala @ Kodak Center Main Theater, 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- December 5th: Cécile McLorin Salvant @ Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series, Bailey Hall, Cornell University (Ithaca), 7:30 pm (more info & tickets)
- December 5th: Eastman Jazz Orchestra & Eastman New Jazz Orchestra @ Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 7:30 pm
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. Please let me know if you’ve heard about any gigs that I 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 (and jazz musicians you know) about the site so they can join us here or on our other channels.
Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the "fold" (a link at the end of this week's listings) you'll find live jazz through the rest of September and October (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the "fold" (a link at the end of this week's listings) you'll find live jazz through the rest of September and October (plus some items of special interest beyond that….).
Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the "fold" (a link at the end of this week's listings) you'll find live jazz through the the last few days of August and September and a start on October (plus some items of special interest beyond that….). Please, if you're out at a venue hearing some live jazz and a listing for the gig 
Ready for some fresh live jazz in and around Rochester, NY? Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the "fold" (a link at the end of this week's listings) you'll find live jazz through the rest of August and September and a start on October (plus some items of special interest beyond that….). Please, if you're out at a venue hearing some live jazz and a listing for the gig 
While there is a lot out there this coming week, you may want to check out the Webster Jazz Festival on Friday and Saturday. The shows are listed individually below. Each week, these posts gather the listings for live jazz to hear around Rochester for the next seven days immediately below. After the "fold" (a link at the end of this week's listings) you'll find live jazz through the rest of August and September (plus some items of special interest beyond that….). If you're out at a venue hearing some live jazz and as listing for the gig