Johnny Manchild & The Poor Bastards at Rec Room | August 9, 2026
Johnny Manchild & The Poor Bastards — a seven-piece Oklahoma City piano-rock ensemble — close a five-night Northeast run at Rec Room in Buffalo on Sunday, August 9. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. Support from Friend of a Friend and Karma and the Killjoys.
Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves Celebrate Coltrane at Kleinhans | April 22, 2027
Two NEA Jazz Masters. One landmark 1963 Coltrane tribute. Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves bring ‘Celebrate the Ballads of John Coltrane’ to Kleinhans in Buffalo on April 22, 2027 — one of only a handful of U.S. dates on a world tour that includes Carnegie Hall.
Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Smith Center for the Arts | November 5, 2026
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band — GRAMMY winners, New Orleans brass legends, nearly 50 years of musical gumbo — are coming to the Smith Opera House in Geneva on November 5. Tickets from $29 go on sale April 10.
Bill Frisell Trio at Daryl’s House | June 10, 2026
Bill Frisell Trio brings the 75th Birthday Celebration tour to Daryl’s House in Pawling, NY on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Grammy-winning jazz guitar in an intimate Hudson Valley room — with Luke Bergman and drummer Tim Angulo. Doors at 5:00 PM, showtime 7:00 PM.
Antonia Bennett at Daryl’s House | June 17, 2026
Antonia Bennett, jazz vocalist and daughter of Tony Bennett, performs at Daryl’s House in Pawling on June 17 — an evening of American songbook tradition in an intimate Hudson Valley room.
Larry McCray at Daryl’s House | August 12, 2026
Blues guitar master Larry McCray brings his band to Daryl’s House in Pawling on August 12, 2026 — serious blues from one of the genre’s most respected guitarists.
Gregory Porter at Kleinhans Music Hall | June 9, 2026
Gregory Porter brings his Grammy-winning baritone to Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo on June 9. This is the kind of vocal performance that Kleinhans was built to hold.
Makaya McCraven at Higher Ground | April 26, 2026
Makaya McCraven — drummer, producer, and architect of organic beat music — plays Higher Ground’s intimate Showcase Lounge in South Burlington on April 26. Doors 7:30 PM, show 8:00 PM. Tickets $28, all ages. Burlington jazz quartet EVNGwear opens.
Lee Ritenour at Buffalo State PAC | April 24, 2026
Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour — “Captain Fingers” — brings his fluid fusion style to Buffalo State Performing Arts Center on April 24. Forty albums in, the technique is still breathtaking.
BEATrio: Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez at Kleinhans Music Hall | April 24, 2026
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, and Antonio Sánchez each rewrote the rulebook for their instruments. BEATrio brings all three to Kleinhans on April 24 — genuinely rare music from three musicians at the absolute top of their craft.