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.
Jackson Cavalier :: Wednesday, July 22
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
The Rich Thompson Trio (aka “Generations Trio”) :: Thursday, July 23
Cross-generational jazz trio
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters :: Friday, July 24
A staple of the Rochester blues scene
Night & Day :: Saturday, July 25
An eclectic mix of music, including blues and jazz standards of the Great American Songbook.
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Sunday, July 26
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
The Blue Barn Cats :: Monday Residency, July 6, 13, 20, 27
Contemporary hot club jazz
Cynthia Qiyue He & Kevin Wang : Wednesday, July 29
Folk-inspired classics with this violin & piano duo
Rick Holland Quartet : Thursday, July 30
Swinging melodic jazz
Mouth Harpo : Friday, July 31
Name and then enjoy songs made up on the spot by Rochester’s only improvised comedy indie rock band!
Kubick’s Rubes :: Saturday, Aug. 1
Bluegrass and western swing
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Aug. 2
With students from the Eastman School
Ignatius :: Monday, Aug. 3
Solo project of guitarist & frontman Iggy Marino of Public Water Supply
The White Hots :: Wednesday Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 (Residency)
Blues, swing and jazz
Margaret Explosion :: Thursday, Aug. 6
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Jon Randall Quartet :: Friday, Aug. 7
Acoustic ensemble jazz and world music
The Swamp Road Jukes :: Saturday, Aug. 8
Blues
Lúnasa with Alyssa Rodriguez & Sunshine Quan :: Sunday, Aug 9
Irish folk tunes on harp and fiddle to celebrate the Gaelic midsummer harvest festival of Lúnasa
Einstein’s Dreams : Monday, Aug. 10
Chamber folk, transcendent jazz
Big Blue House :: Thursday, Aug. 13
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Indigo Breeze Band :: Friday, Aug 14
From jazz to pop and rock to R&B. | 12/17/25 – Performance from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters : Saturday, Aug. 15
A staple of the Rochester Blue scene
The Darryl Parker Quartet : Sunday, Aug. 16
Soulful modern and classic jazz
Rose Elliott :: Monday, Aug. 17
Singer-songwriter, heart-felt music
Spring Chickens :: Thursday, Aug. 20
A trio of singer-songwriters
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Friday, Aug. 21
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, Aug. 22
Jazz with piano and drums
John Dady :: Sunday, Aug. 23
Celtic and American folk
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