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.
The Good Weather String Band :: Sunday, June 28
Bluegrass jam-band
Bob Sneider Trio :: Monday, June 29
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, July 1
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
Margaret Explosion :: Thursday, July 2
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Annie Wells Band :: Friday, July 3
Sweet vocals, jazzy piano
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, July 5
With students from the Eastman School
The Blue Barn Cats :: Monday Residency, July 6, 13, 20, 27
Contemporary hot club jazz
Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Wednesday, July 8
Classic and modern soul jazz tunes
Maria Gillard Trio : Thursday, July 9
Zany and heartfelt songs about love, friendship, and ordinary life
Trio East :: Friday, July 10
Jazz from ESM faculty
Danny Soto : Saturday, July 11
You know Danny as a Little staff member, but he’s also a talented indie/R&B guitarist and songwriter
Tug Hill Band :: Sunday, July 12
Americana, blues, rock, and contemporary country
Jon Randall Quartet :: Wednesday, July 15
Acoustic ensemble jazz and world music
Spring Chickens :: Thursday, July 16
A trio of singer-songwriters
Crossmolina :: Friday, July 17
Irish folk fusion
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, July 18
Jazz with piano and drums
Ward Hayden & Greg Hall : Sunday, July 19
Boston Americana & roots rock duo
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
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!
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