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.
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
The Synergy Project : Monday, Aug. 24
Jazz & jazz-fusion collective featuring vocalist Jaesic Wade
Debbie Kendrick Project: Wednesday, Aug. 26
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
Mouth Harpo : Thursday, Aug. 27
Name and then enjoy songs made up on the spot by Rochester’s only improvised comedy indie rock band!
Trio East :: Friday, Aug. 28
Jazz from ESM faculty
Tug Hill Band :: Saturday, Aug. 29
Americana, blues, rock, and contemporary country
John Terlazzo : Sunday, Aug. 30
Original Surrealist folk described as “Leonard Cohen meets Rumi”
Deanna Witkowski : Monday, Aug. 31
Brazilian-influenced jazz originals and standards with piano, upright bass and vocals
Bob Sneider Trio :: Wednesday, Sept. 2
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
Margaret Explosion :: Thursday, Sept. 3
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Einstein’s Dreams : Monday, Sept. 4
Chamber folk, transcendent jazz
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Saturday, Sept. 5
Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Sept. 6
With students from the Eastman School
Cinnamon Jones :: Wednesday, Sept. 9
Gospel, soul, and R&B.
Rick Holland Quartet : Thursday, Sept. 10
Swinging melodic jazz
Kubick’s Rubes :: Friday, Sept. 11
Bluegrass and western swing
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, Sept. 12
Jazz with piano and drums
Mike Kaupa Jazz Quartet :: Sunday, Sept. 13
Trumpeter Mike Kaupa and his quartet play jazz favorites and original compositions.
Jon Randall Quartet :: Wednesday, Sept. 16
Acoustic ensemble jazz and world music
Spring Chickens :: Thursday, Sept. 17
A trio of singer-songwriters
Trio East : Saturday, Sept. 19
Jazz from Eastman School faculty
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Saturday, Sept. 19
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
The Darryl Parker Quartet : Sunday, Sept. 20
Soulful modern and classic jazz
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, Sept. 23
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Jackson Cavalier :: Thursday, Sept. 24
Indie folk rocker, one-man band
John Weyl : Friday, Sept. 25
A danceable blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and country
Debbie Kendrick Project :: Saturday, Sept. 26
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
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