
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
Aug. 29-31: Lenox, Mass. Info: Tanglewood Jazz Festival, (617) 266-1492, www.tanglewood.org
Aug. 29-31: Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Info: Newcastle Jazz Festival, (02) 4982-1264, www.newcastlejazz.com.au
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.
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
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
Sept. 12-14: Macomb, Ill. Contact Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce & Downtown Development Corp. (309) 837-4855, www.searsjazzfestival.com
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
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
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
Sept. 19-21: Magnetic Island, Qld., Australia. Details from Great Tropical Jazz Party, 1800-626-891, : www.cichappell.com/ jazzparty
Sept. 21-23: Isle of Man, England. Info from Isle of Man Jazz Festival, ph: 01624-861095, www.jazznorthwest. co.uk
Sept. 21-28: Savannah, Ga. Contact Savannah Jazz Festival, (912) 675-5419, www.savannahjazzfestival.org
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.
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
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
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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