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.
John Weyl & Friends :: Thursday, May 21
A danceable blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and country
River Lynch :: Friday, May 22
Bluesy rock and roll
Tug Hill Band :: Saturday, May 23
Americana, blues, rock, and contemporary country
The White Hots :: Sunday, May 24
Blues, swing and jazz
The Richie & Rosie Project : Monday, May 25
Banjo, fiddle, guitar and bass team up for a Fingerlakes roots jam!
YENTA Klezmer Band : Wednesday, May 27
Eastman School students & alums bringing klezmer tradition to Rochester!
Mike Kaupa Jazz Kuartet :: Thursday, May 28
Trumpeter Mike Kaupa and his quartet play jazz favorites and original compositions.
Rosa Boemia & Stephen Guerra : Friday, May 29
Celebrate new albums from Brazilian choro masters Stephen Guerra, Darien Lamen, Ken Luk, and Penn Watson.
Max Robbins Quartet :: Saturday, May 30
Max is joined by Daniel Zawel, Brendan Nie, and Ryan Barski for silk-smooth jazz.
Trio East :: Sunday, May 31
Jazz from ESM faculty
Mel Henderson & Gerry Youngman : Monday, June 1
Jazz guitar duo
Margaret Explosion :: Wednesday, June 3
Free jazz, slow motion psychedelia
Watkins & the Rapiers :: Thursday, June 4
Cajun, country, jug band, reggae, soul, swing
Steve Grills & The Roadmasters :: Friday, June 5
A staple of the Rochester blues scene
Laura Dubin & Antonio Guerrero :: Saturday, June 6
Jazz with piano and drums
Classical Guitar Night :: Sunday, June 7
With students from the Eastman School
The Rich Thompson Trio (aka “Generations Trio”) :: Monday, June 8
Cross-generational jazz trio
Big Blue House :: Wednesday, June 10
Folk, rock, blues, jazz and reggae
John Weyl : Thursday, June 11
A danceable blend of Latin, blues, jazz, and country
Debbie Kendrick Project :: Friday, June 12
Blues, jazz, gospel, folk and soul
Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet :: Saturday, June 13
Straight-ahead jazz from the 40’s-60’s
Poetry Night with the Just Poets :: Sunday, June 14
Local and widely-renowned poets gather to read, with musical accompaniment. Readings begin at 6:30pm
John Dady :: Monday, June 15
Celtic and American folk
Maria Gillard Trio :: Wednesday, June 17
Folk with elements of jazz, swing, blues and bluegrass
Side Step : Thursday, June 18
Jazz quartet inspired by pioneering jazz drummer Elvin Jones
The Good Weather String Band :: Sunday, June 28
Bluegrass jam-band
Bob Sneider Trio :: Monday, June 29
Tasteful, straight-ahead jazz
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