WEST COAST JAZZ PARTY

Aug. 28-31: Irvine, Calif. Details from West Coast Jazz Party, 27 Carmel Bay Dr., Corona del Mar, CA 92625, (949) 759-5003, www.westcoastjazzparty.com

TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 29-31: Lenox, Mass. Info: Tanglewood Jazz Festival, (617) 266-1492, www.tanglewood.org

NEWCASTLE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 29-31: Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Info: Newcastle Jazz Festival, (02) 4982-1264, www.newcastlejazz.com.au

SWEET & HOT MUSIC FESTIVAL

Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, 5855 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (310) 641-5700. Talent includes Banu Gibson & New Orleans Hot Jazz, Herb Jeffries, Jack Sheldon, Chuck Hedges, John Cocuzzi, Pat Yankee, Johnny Varro, Tom Saunders, Rebecca Kilgore, Dan Levinson, Jim Galloway, many more. Walk of Fame. Info and tickets from Laurie (909) 983-0106 or check (818) 363-1611, www.sweethot.org.

NOOSA JAZZ PARTY

Sept. 4-7: Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Details from Noosa Jazz Party, P.O. Box 1345, Noosa Heads, Queensland 4567, Australia, ph: (07) 5449-9189, fax: (07) 5449-9189, www.noosajazz.com.au

PENTASTIC HOT JAZZ

Sept. 5-7: Penticton, B.C., Canada. Info from Pentastic Hot Jazz, P.O. Box 20068, Penticton, BC V2A 8K3, Canada, (800) 663-1900, www.pentasticjazz.com

AL SEARS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 12-14: Macomb, Ill. Contact Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce & Downtown Development Corp. (309) 837-4855, www.searsjazzfestival.com 

WAGGA WAGGA JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 12-14: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. Details from Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 8247, Kooringal, New South Wales 2650, Australia, (02) 6922-5227, www.waggajazz.org.au 

JAZZ AT CHAUTAUQUA,

Sept. 18-21: Athenaeum Hotel at the Chautauqua Institution overlooking Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua, N.Y  Jazz stars include Duke Heitger, Jon-Erik Kellso, Dan Barrett, Bob Havens, Bobby Gordon, Bob Wilber, Scott Hamilton, Scott Robinson, Marty Grosz, Rebecca Kilgore, Howard Alden, Keith Ingham, John Sheridan, Rossano Sportiello, Vince Giordano, Nicki Parrott, Arnie Kinsella, Pete Siers, many more. Info from Allegheny Jazz Society, 283 Jefferson St., Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 724-2163, e-mail: alljz@alltel.net, www.allenghenyjazz.com

RAIN OR SHINE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 19-21: Aberdeen, Wash. Contact Rain or Shine Festival, P.O. Box 646, Aberdeen, WA 98420, (360) 533-2910, e-mail: jmaki@techline.com

GREAT TROPICAL JAZZ PARTY

Sept. 19-21: Magnetic Island, Qld., Australia. Details from Great Tropical Jazz Party, 1800-626-891, : www.cichappell.com/ jazzparty 

ISLE OF MAN FESTIVAL

Sept. 21-23: Isle of Man, England. Info from Isle of Man Jazz Festival, ph: 01624-861095, www.jazznorthwest. co.uk

SAVANNAH JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 21-28:  Savannah, Ga. Contact Savannah Jazz Festival, (912) 675-5419, www.savannahjazzfestival.org

SUMMIT JAZZ

Sept. 26-28: Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast, Denver, Colo. Featuring Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Hot Antic Jazz Band, New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Alan Frederickson Jazz Ensemble, Summit Jazz All-Stars, Arapahoe High School Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs, and the Jazz Cookers. Details from Summit Jazz Foundation, P.O. Box 1150, Evergreen, CO 80437, (866) 883-2288, e-mail summitjazz1@cs.com, www,summitjazz.org. 

EARLYJAS FALL FESTIVAL

Sept. 26-28: Holiday Inn Select, Strongsville, Oh. Headliners include The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band,  Dave Greer's Classic Jazz Stompers, the Paramount Jazz Band of Boston, the  St. Louis Stompers and the Devil Mountain Jazz Band. Info from EARLYJAS, P.O. Box 1621, Kent, OH 44240, (330) 867-8846, www.earlyjas.org

VANCOUVER DIXIEFEST

Sept. 26-28: Surrey, B.C., Canada. Details from Vancouver Dixieland Jazz Society, 3205 Hoskins Rd., North Vancouver, BC V7J 3B5, Canada, (604) 987-6544, www.vcn.bc.ca/vdjs

SCARBOROUGH JAZZ FESTIVAL

Sept. 26-28: Scarborough, England. Contact Scarborough Jazz Festival, V.S. Promotions, Suite 7-9, 29/40 Queen St., Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 1HQ, England, ph: 01723-376774, www.scarboroughjazz festival.co.uk

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