Live jazz, a good drink, and a seat close enough to see the hands
A sixty-seat room built around a piano. Two sets a night, Wednesday to Sunday, from players who tour and players who live down the street. No cover before nine, and never a bad seat.
- Live music five nights a week
- No cover before nine
- Twenty-one and over after nine
215 Lantern Street, Rochester, NY 14604 Get directions
Coming up
The residencies play Wednesday and Thursday, and the jam is every Sunday. These are the nights to plan around.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Calvin Reyes Quartet
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
Tenor saxophone with a Rochester rhythm section. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Halloween: the music of Thelonious Monk
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
Costumes optional, Monk compulsory. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Nora Bell, voice and guitar
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
Brazilian songs and ballads. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Thanksgiving Eve jam
From 8 pm
The residency hands the stage to anyone with a horn. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Holiday big band night
One long set at 8:30 pm
Fourteen players in a sixty-seat room. $15.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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New Year’s Eve
From 8 pm
Two sets, then midnight. $40, reservations only.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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The Lantern Street Quintet
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
The house band’s winter program. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Ballads for Valentine’s weekend
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
Slow songs, low lights. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Spring touring series opens
Sets at 8 and 10 pm
The first of the season’s visiting players. $10 after nine.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
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Wednesday jam session
Every Wednesday · From 8 pm
The house trio plays a set at eight, then the stage is open to anyone who signs up. No cover.
The room
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What’s on, and what’s poured
The music is the point. The bar is why you stay for the second set.
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Wednesday and Thursday: the residencies
The same trio each week, playing standards the way they want to. Come in after work; the first set starts at eight.
no cover
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Friday and Saturday: touring players
Quartets and singers passing through between bigger rooms. Two sets, and the second one is usually the better one.
$10 after nine
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Sunday jam
The house rhythm section from eight, and anyone with a horn and the nerve. The best night of the week, some weeks.
no cover
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Cocktails
Twelve on the list, all classics or close cousins, stirred properly. The Old Fashioned is the one people come back for.
$13 to $16
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Wine and whisky
A short list of each, chosen to drink rather than to read about.
by the glass
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Private hire
The whole room on a Monday or Tuesday, band included if you want one.
by arrangement
About the room
I opened the Late Set in 2018 because Rochester had a jazz festival nine days a year and nowhere to hear it the other 356. The room seats sixty, the piano is tuned every Tuesday, and nobody is asked to keep their voice down during the set — the music does that on its own.
It’s small on purpose. You’ll hear the drummer breathe, and by your second visit the bartender will remember what you drink.
Dana Ruiz, owner
House rules
- No cover before nine, ever
- Reservations for four or more
- Twenty-one and over after nine
- Phones down during the set
What people say
The closest thing to a New York basement club I’ve found this side of the Thruway. Get there for the first set and stay for the second.
We booked the back booth for my mother’s birthday. The trio played her request without being asked twice, and the Old Fashioned really is that good.
Reserve a table
Walk-ins are welcome most nights. For four or more, or a table near the piano, send a note and we’ll confirm by text.
- Phone
- (585) 555-0163
- Address
- 215 Lantern Street
Rochester, NY 14604Get directions - Getting here
Down the stairs beside the bookshop; the door is under the green light.
Street parking is free after 6 pm, and the lot across the street is $5 for the night.
Hours
| Mon, Tue | Closed |
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| Wed–Sun | 5 pm – 11 pm |
Sets at 8 and 10. Later on Fridays and Saturdays — the bar stays open as long as the band does. Closed Monday and Tuesday.