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 Darryl Parker Quartet : Sunday, Sept. 20

Soulful modern and classic jazz

Mustard Tigers : Monday, Sept. 21 [The Route Residency]

Honky-tonk quartet from Naples, NY with steel guitar and twang aplenty

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

Alex & Alex of Dangerbyrd : Monday, Sept. 28 [The Route Residency]

Alex Patrick & Alex Coté of Dangerbyrd bring their signature countrified roots rock

Watkins & The Rapiers :: Thursdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 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!

Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, Oct. 3

Jazz with piano and drums

John Dady :: Mondays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 (Residency)

Celtic and American folk

Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, Oct. 7

Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia

Mary DeFranco Jazz :: Friday, Oct. 9

High energy jazz, swing, and a bit of the unexpected

Dean Keller’s Soul Jazz Joint :: Sunday, Oct. 11

Classic and modern soul jazz tunes

Bob Sneider Trio :: Wednesday, Oct. 10

Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz

Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Friday, Oct. 16

Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s

Night & Day :: Saturday, Oct. 17

An eclectic mix of music, including blues and jazz standards of the Great American Songbook.

Poetry Night with the Just Poets :: Sunday, Oct. 18

With guest Anderson Allen! Poets gather to read, with musical accompaniment. Readings begin at 6:30pm

Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, Oct. 4

With students from the Eastman School

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