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.
CAFÉ CLOSURES
Sunday 3/15: Closed
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, April 5
With students from the Eastman School
Bob Sneider Trio :: Sunday, Mar. 22
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
March Choro Madness with Stephen Guerra, Penn Watson & Ken Luk : Mondays, Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (Residency)
String trio playing Brazilian choro classics, hidden gems, and originals
Spring Chickens :: Wednesday, Mar. 25
A trio of singer-songwriters
The Fallopian Grooves (residency) :: Thursdays, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26
Rochester’s one and only all-woman jazz group
Katie Morey : Friday, Mar. 27
Indie singer-songwriter, guitarist/pianist
Kubick’s Rubes :: Saturday, Mar. 28
Bluegrass and western swing
Mike Kaupa Jazz Kuartet :: Sunday, Mar. 29
Trumpeter Mike Kaupa and his quartet play jazz favorites and original compositions.
Mel Henderson and Gerry Youngman :: Wednesday, April 1
Jazz guitar duo
Ignatius (Thursday Residency) :: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Guitarist & frontman Iggy Marino from Public Water Supply is joined by a variety of guests
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Friday, April 3
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
Rissa the Righter :: Saturday, April 4
R&B, soul, rap, and heartfelt ballads
Deco & Diesel : Monday, April 6
Bluesy roots guitar duo!
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, April 8
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Benny Bleu :: Friday, April 10
Folk and old-time musician, banjo player
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, April 11
Jazz with piano and drums
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Monday, April 13
Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, April 15
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Debbie Kendrick Project :: Friday, April 17
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
The Rich Thompson Trio (aka “Generations Trio”) :: Saturday, April 18
Cross-generational jazz trio
Poetry Night with the Just Poets :: Sunday, April 19
Readings begin at 6:30pm
Opera Guild of Rochester Bravo Nights :: Monday, April 20
Featuring talented Opera Guild performers
River Lynch :: Wednesday, April 22
Bluesy rock and roll
Ryan Sutherland :: Saturday, April 25
Singer-songwriter one-man band
World Nyckelharpa Day, with Alyssa Rodriguez: Sunday, April 26
Master of stringed instruments Alyssa Rodriguez (The Fiddle Witch) shows you what the Swedish nyckelharpa can do!
Spring Chickens : Wednesday, April 29
Three guitarist-storytellers with both original tunes and covers
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