2026 Music Schedule
For more than a decade, Fairport Canal Days has featured the Rochester region’s very best jazz musicians as well as a wonderful mix of music and talent rarely found at other festivals. On our five stages you’ll hear over 60 groups perform over the weekend. We present truly Rochester’s best talent from all ages on our stages, and for this reason Canal Days has become the “jazz festival before the Jazz Festival”. Here is a taste of what you can enjoy:
Saturday, June 6th
Liftbridge West
| 10:30-11:30 | Sarah De Lalliere Trio |
| 12:00-1:00 | Chiticalla |
| 1:30-2:30 | Bob Sneider Quartet |
| 3:00-4:00 | Ruckus Juice Jug Stompers |
| 4:30-5:30 | Funkyard Brass Band |
Kennelley Gazebo - Eastman Community Music School
| 10:00 | New Horizons Clarinet Choir |
| 11:00 | Honors Brass Quintet |
| 12:00 | New Horizons Jazz Ensemble |
| 1:00 | All in Brass - Tom Allen |
| 2:00 | Eric Albert, Bagpipes |
| 3:00 | Flute Ensembles |
| 4:00 | Klezmer Ensemble |
| 5:00 | Gamelan Ensemble |
Fairport Junction
| 10:00-11:30 | SOTA MS Jazz Ensemble |
| SOTA Senior High Jazz Ensemble | |
| 12:00-1:00 | ER Jazz Band |
| 1:30-2:30 | Roisin Dubh |
| 3:00-4:00 | Mike MacArthur Group |
| 4:30-6:00 | Lucas West |
| 7:00-11:00 | Canal Nights |
Village Hall
| 10:30-11:30 | Benett Marconi |
| 12:00-1:00 | Mid-Century Modern Jazz Quartet |
| 1:30-2:30 | Skylark |
| 3:00-4:00 | Cricket and the Cryptids |
| 4:30-5:30 | Los Pajaritos Duo |
Fairport Brewing Co.
| 10:00-11:30 | Bach to Rock |
| 12:00-1:00 | Paradigm Shift |
| 1:30-2:30 | Charlie Reitz Duo |
| 3:00-4:00 | iSteel Music |
| 4:30-6:00 | Deepak Thetu |
Sunday, June 7th
Liftbridge West
| 10:00-11:00 | FHS Jazz Combo |
| 11:30-12:30 | Trio Generations |
| 1:00-2:00 | The Royal Bromleys |
| 2:30-3:30 | Gregory St Vagabonds |
| 4:00-5:00 | Alex Raia |
Kennelley Gazebo - Eastman Community Music School
| 10:00 | Jazz Performance Workshop w/Bob Sneider |
| 11:00 | Jazz Performance Workshop w/Bob Sneider |
| 12:00 | Jazz Performance Workshop w/Mike Kaupa |
| 1:00 | Jazz Performance Workshop w/Mike Kaupa |
| 2:00 | Jazz Performance Workshop w/Eric Hevron Smith |
| 3:00 | New Horizons Big Band |
| 4:00 | ROCMusic Ensembles (Rachel Mills) |
Fairport Junction
| 10:00-11:00 | JP Middle School Jazz Band |
| Fairport 9th Grade Jazz Band | |
| 11:30-12:30 | FHS Day Jazz Band |
| 1:00-2:00 | Rick Holland Band |
| 2:30-3:30 | Sofrito Latin Jazz Quintet |
| 4:00-5:00 | Bill Tiberio Band |
Village Hall
| 10:00-11:00 | Terrene |
| 11:30-12:30 | iSteel Music |
| 1:00-2:00 | Victrola Voila! |
| 2:30-3:30 | WiLDyR Jazz Combo |
| 4:00-5:00 | Chaz Hearne |
Fairport Brewing Co.
| 10:00-11:00 | Bach to Rock |
| 11:30-12:30 | Natalie Poole |
| 1:00-2:00 | Bach to Rock (teachers) |
| 2:30-3:30 | Amanda Ashley |
| 4:00-5:00 | Nate Coffey & the Good Vibes |