Music
Concerts on stage in Little Theatre 1
Dates, details, and ticket prices vary. Check individual listings for full details.
Live Music in The Little Café
All performances below take place in The Little Café (8 Winthrop Street) from 7pm-9pm, unless otherwise noted. There is no cover charge, but please order from the Café’s extensive selection of food, desserts, coffee, beer, and wine. To support, consider becoming a Member or donating to The Little.
The Archive Ravens :: Mondays, Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 (residency
Acoustic duo with lush vocal harmonies
Mary DeFranco Jazz :: Wednesday, Sept. 17
High energy jazz, swing, and a bit of the unexpected
River Lynch :: Thursday, Sept. 18
Bluesy rock and roll
The White Hots :: Friday, Sept. 19
Blues, swing and jazz
The Blue Barn Cats :: Saturday, Sept. 20
Contemporary hot club jazz
Watkins & the Rapiers :: Wednesday, Sept. 24
Cajun, country, jug band, reggae, soul, swing
John Dady :: Thursday, Sept. 25
Celtic and American folk
Debbie Kendrick Project :: Friday, Sept. 26
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
Songwriters in the Round : Saturday, Sept. 27
Maria Gillard, Alan Whitney & Scott Regan riff and improvise in the folk tradition
The Sonic Alchemists album release :: Sunday, Sept. 28
Varied jazz repertoire and Indian folk songs.
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Hanna PK :: Thursday, Oct. 2
Blues, swing and boogie-woogie
Levi Gangi album release:: Friday, Oct. 3
Celebrate the piano balladeer’s new album with guests Sarah De Valliere and Kelly Izzo Shapiro!
The Rich Thompson Trio (aka “Generations Trio”) :: Saturday, Oct. 4
Cross-generational jazz trio
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Oct. 5
With students from the Eastman School
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, Oct. 8
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Jackson Cavalier :: Thursday, Oct. 9
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
Trio East :: Friday, Oct. 10
Jazz from ESM faculty
Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, Oct. 11
Jazz with piano and drums
Poetry & Jazz with the Just Poets :: Sunday, Oct. 12
Readings begin at 6:30pm
Indigo Breeze Band :: Wednesday, Oct. 15
From jazz to pop and rock to R&B
John Weyl & Friends : Thursday, Oct. 16
A danceable blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and country
Bookings
Music at The Little Cafe is booked on a curatorial basis, several months in advance.
Submissions are saved and considered at regular intervals, but we regret that it is not possible to guarantee a response. Note that this is a largely acoustic venue, with limitations on the volume due to the movie theatres in the same building. If you wish to submit your music for consideration, please include links to samples of your work, including something to give an accurate impression of your live performances, in an email to: music@thelittle.org
Support

Music at The Little Café is is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.