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.
Watkins & the Rapiers (Residency) :: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26
Cajun, country, jug band, reggae, soul, swing
scatter the cheer :: Monday, Dec. 23
Traditional Irish
The Archive Ravens :: Friday, Dec. 27
Acoustic duo with lush vocal harmonies
The Rich Thompson Trio :: Saturday, Dec. 28
Cross-generational jazz trio
Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman :: Sunday, Dec. 29
Jazz guitar duo
A Very Early New Year’s Eve with the Bob Sneider Trio :: Monday, Dec. 30
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters :: Thursday, Jan. 2
A staple of the Rochester blues scene
Tug Hill Band :: Friday, Jan. 3
Americana, blues, rock, and contemporary country
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Jan. 5
With students from the Eastman School
A Very Hairy January with Tyler Westcott (Residency) Jan. 6, 13, 20, & 27
Folk singer/Singer-songwriter.
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, Jan. 8
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Jackson Cavalier :: Thursday, Jan. 9
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
Candy and Angel :: Friday, Jan. 10
Golden age of country music.
The Blue Barn Cats :: Saturday, Jan. 11
Contemporary hot club jazz
Uptown Tango :: Sunday, Jan. 12
Fiery and soulful Argentine tango
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.