Music
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.
John Dady :: Mondays, Oct. 19 & 26 (Residency)
Celtic and American folk
Jackson Cavalier :: Wednesday, Oct. 21
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
Watkins & The Rapiers :: Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29 (Residency)
Rochester’s witty, wisecracking jug band has taken up residence in the Little Cafe and we can’t get ’em to leave!
Rochester Ukulele Orchestra :: Friday, Oct. 23
Pint-sized, four-stringed fury!
The Occasional Saints :: Saturday, Oct. 24
New Orleans swing, roots and blues
Opera Guild of Rochester Bravo Nights :: Sunday, Oct. 25
With talented singers from the Finger Lakes Opera Young Artist Program
Spring Chickens :: Wednesday, Oct. 28
A trio of singer-songwriters
Annie Wells Band :: Friday, Oct. 30
Sweet vocals, jazzy piano
Indigo Breeze Band :: Saturday, Oct. 31
From jazz to pop and rock to R&B.
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Nov. 1
With students from the Eastman School
John Terlazzo : Monday, Nov. 2
Original Surrealist folk described as “Leonard Cohen meets Rumi”
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, Nov. 4
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Aaron DeRuyter : Thursday, Nov. 5
Slinging hooky acoustic originals since the ’90s
Einstein’s Dreams : Friday, Nov. 6
Chamber folk, transcendent jazz
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, Nov. 7
Jazz with piano and drums
Mike Kaupa Jazz Quartet :: Sunday, Nov. 8
Trumpeter Mike Kaupa and friends play jazz favorites and original compositions
Cynthia Qiyue He & Kevin Wang : Monday, Nov. 9 & 16
Folk-inspired classics with this violin & piano duo
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Wednesday, Nov. 11
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
Spring Chickens :: Thursday, Nov. 12
Three guitarist-storytellers with both original tunes and covers
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Friday, Nov. 13
Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s
Leah Ou & Alyssa Rodriguez :: Saturday, Nov. 14
The pipa and nyckelharpa join forces for an international string folk power hour
The Swamp Road Jukes :: Sunday, Nov. 15
Blues
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, Nov. 18
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Jackson Cavalier :: Thursday, Nov. 19
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
Trio East : Saturday, Nov. 20
Jazz from Eastman School faculty
Bob Sneider Trio :: Saturday, Nov. 21
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
Jon Itkin & Riverthrough : Sunday, Nov. 22
Twangy original bluegrass & Americana
John Weyl : Monday, Nov. 23
A danceable blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and country
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters : Wednesday, Nov. 25
A staple of the Rochester Blues scene
Hypnotic Clambake Duo : Friday, Nov. 27
Maury Rosenberg and JoAnn Vaccaro of Rochester favorites Hypnotic Clambake bring their fusion of bluegrass, zydeco, funk, and more
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