Club d’Elf at The Falcon | July 31, 2026
Club d’Elf — the Boston-based trance-improvisation collective behind the new album Loon & Thrush — plays The Falcon in Marlboro on Friday, July 31, 2026. Music at 7:30pm in an intimate 150-person room.
Jack DeJohnette at UPAC | August 9, 2026
A memorial tribute to Jack DeJohnette — Grammy-winning NEA Jazz Master — brings nearly 50 jazz luminaries to UPAC in Kingston on what would have been his 84th birthday, with all proceeds benefiting local nonprofits.
Kamasi Washington at Higher Ground | June 29, 2026
Kamasi Washington — saxophonist, composer, and architect of some of the most ambitious jazz records of the last decade — plays Higher Ground’s Ballroom in South Burlington, VT on Monday, June 29, 2026. Doors at 7:30 PM. All ages. Tickets $45–$50.
Mona Golub
Mona Golub built one of Upstate New York’s signature free music institutions while running communications for one of its largest companies. As the longtime volunteer producing artistic director of the Music Haven Concert Series in Schenectady’s Central Park, she has spent more than three decades bringing the world to a public stage — booking artists […]
Brooklyn Guitar Festival 2026 | June 12-13, Brooklyn
The inaugural Brooklyn Guitar Festival lands June 12-13 in Greenpoint and Prospect Park — John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, and all-star tributes to Jeff Beck and Scofield himself.
Syracuse Jazz Fest 2026 | July 9-12, 40th Anniversary
Syracuse Jazz Fest hits 40 — and stays free. Trombone Shorty, Tower of Power, Hejira, and Dumpstaphunk headline July 9-12, 2026 at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards and Syracuse University.
Stanley Jordan at Daryl’s House | October 28, 2026
Guitar innovator Stanley Jordan brings his landmark two-handed touch technique to Daryl Hall’s intimate 300-seat club in Pawling, NY on Wednesday, October 28. Doors at 5 PM, show at 7 PM. All ages, $33.84–$45.17.
Rick Braun at Kodak Center | November 13, 2026
Rick Braun’s Chuck Mangione tribute tour makes a deeply personal stop at Rochester’s Kodak Center on November 13 — a homecoming that honors a legend who called this city his own.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall | October 29, 2026
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox brings their rotating cast of vocalists, dancers, and instrumentalists to Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Thursday, October 29 for The Future Is Vintage World Tour.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at Kodak Center | October 21, 2026
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox brings The Future Is Vintage World Tour to Kodak Center in Rochester on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM. General sale opens May 8.