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.
*** There is NO live music and the Cafe will be closed on Sunday, April 20 (Easter). ***
John Dady :: Thursday, Apr. 24
Celtic and American folk
Hochstein Ukulele Experience :: Friday, Apr. 25
Ukulele , Taylor Swift and more!
Debbie Kendrick Project :: Saturday, Apr. 26
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
The Fallopian Grooves :: Sunday, Apr. 27
Rochester’s one and only all-woman jazz group
Uptown Tango :: Monday, Apr. 28
Fiery and soulful Argentine tango
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters :: Thursday, May 1
A staple of the Rochester blues scene
The Rich Thompson Trio :: Friday, May 2
Cross-generational jazz trio
Annie Wells Band :: Saturday, May 3
Sweet vocals, jazzy piano
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, May 4
With students from the Eastman School
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, May 7
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Laura Dubin and Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, May 10
Jazz with piano and drums
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, May 14
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
The Sonic Alchemists (Farewell) :: Sunday, May 18
Varied jazz repertoire and Indian folk songs.
Bob Sneider Trio :: Friday, May 30
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
Jackson Cavalier :: Thursday, May 22
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
Trio East :: Friday, May 23
Jazz from ESM faculty
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Sunday, May 25
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Thursday, May 29
Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s
Just Poets :: Sunday, Jun. 29
Poetry inspired by film • 5:30pm special start time!
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.