Listings

Current Festivals | Upcoming Festivals | Club Hotlines
Continuing Gigs | Onstage

All "Onstage," "Upcoming Festivals", "Festivals" and "Clubs" listings are free. Just make sure we receive the listings by the 10th of the month for the next month's issue. Mail to The Mississippi Rag, 9448 Lyndale Ave. So., #120, Bloomington, MN 55420, fax us at (952) 885-9943 or e-mail editor@mississippirag.com. Also check regional columns for gigs that might not be listed here.

THE EARREGULARS

Aug. 10 (Mark Lopeman, Joe Cohn, Jon-Erik Kelslo), 17 (Kellso, Tim Laughlin, James Chrillo, Kelly Friesen), 24 (Kellso, John Allred, Chris Flory, Joel Forbes): The Ear, 326 Spring St., between Greenwich and Washington streets, Manhattan, New York, N.Y.

JON-ERIK KELLSO QUARTET

Aug. 10 (Dan Block, John Gill, Joel Forbes), Aug. 17 and 24 (John Allred, JohnGill, Kelly Friesen), 31 (personnel TBA): Noon-4: p.m. (brunch), Bourbon Street Bar and Grille, on Restaurant Row:, 346 W. 46th St., between 8th and 9th Aves., New York, NY 10036, (212) 245-2030, contact@boubonny.com

DAVID REFFKIN

Sept. 13: Panel discussion on ragtime, and concert; Scott Joplin House, 2658-A Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, Mo., (314) 340-5790.

DAVID BERGER & THE SULTANS OF SWING

Aug. 12, 19, 26 and Sept. 2, 9, 23, 30: 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., Birdland, 315 West 44th St., New York, N.Y., (212) 581-3080, www.birdlandjazz.com

DAVID OSTWALD'S LOUIS ARMSTRONG CENTENNIAL BAND

Aug. 13, 20, 27: 5:30-7:15 p.m., Birdland, 315 W. 44th St., New York, N.Y., www.birdlandjazz.com

ROYAL CITY SAXOPHONE QUARTET

Aug. 11: 8 p.m., the Gravenhurst Opera House, 295 Muskoka Road South, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada P1P 1J1, (705) 687- 5550 or toll free (888) 495-8888. Details from www.royalcitysax.com or www.gravenhurst.ca/townOffice/operaHouse/welcome.htm

CARL SONNY LEYLAND TRIO

Aug. 9-10: Sutter Creek Ragtime Festival, Sutter Creek, Calif. www.suttercreekragtime.com. Aug. 17: 7 p.m., Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo, Calif., (310) 322-2592, http://otmh.org. Aug. 29-31: Sweet & Hot Music Festival, LAX Airport Marriott, 5855 W.Century Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. www.sweethot.org.

HAL SMITH

(with the Lone Gunmen) Aug. 15: 4 p.m., Cruisin' Grand, 2nd Ave. at Grand Ave., Escondido, Calif. www.downtownescondido.com/cruisin.html.
(with the Cash Kings) Aug. 15: 9 p.m., The Harp Pub, 4935 Newport Ave., San Diego (Ocean Beach), Calif. Aug. 28: 9 p.m., Manhattan Restaurant, 7766 Fay Ave., La Jolla, Calif.
(with the Hayriders) Aug. 16: 5:30 p.m., Bird Park Concerts, 28th Ave. at Thorn Ave., San Diego, Calif. www.npcasummerconcerts.org. Aug. 22: 5 p.m., Cruisin' Grand, 2nd Ave. at Grand Ave., Escondido, Calif. www.downtownescondido.com/cruisin.html.
(with the Sue Palmer Orchestra) Aug. 23: 6 p.m., The Suffrage Ball, Recital Hall, Balboa Park, San Diego, Calif. (619) 233-7963; www.whmec.org/suffrageparade2008.html.
(with Blue Largo) Aug. 26: 9 p.m., Patrick's II, 428 F St., San Diego, Calif. www.patricksii.com.

COYOTE HILLS JAZZ BAND

Aug. 17: 1:00 p.m., Mississippi Ballroom, Lafayette Hotel & Suites, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, Calif. An AFCDJS event. (619) 297-5277; www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.

HELIOTROPE RAGTIME ORCHESTRA

Sept. 21: 1 p.m., Mississippi Ballroom, Lafayette Hotel & Suites, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, California. An AFCDJS event. (619) 297-5277; www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.

BOB SCHULZ'S FRISCO JAZZ BAND

Sept. 20: 7:00 p.m., New Orleans Restaurant, 114 1st Ave. S., Seattle, Washington. Sept. 21: 12:30 p.m., Ballard Elks, 6411 Seaview Ave., Seattle, Washington.

CLIMAX JAZZ BAND

Sept. 26-28: Vancouver DixieJazz Fest, Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, Surrey, B.C., Canada. www.vcn.bc.ca/vdjs/dixiefest.html.

CONNIE EVINGSEN

Aug. 10: 6 p.m., Bloomington Jazz Festival, Normandale Lake Park. Info at www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/commserv/
parkrec/programs/artnpark/jazz.htm

KEELY SMITH

Sept. 18: 8 p.m., Jack Kleinsinger Highlights in Jazz concert, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West St.), New York, N.Y. For info, contact jazzpromo@earthlink.net, www.jazzpromoservices.com/

BUTCH THOMPSON

Aug. 11: 8 p.m., Old Log Theater, 5185 Meadville St., Greenwood, Minn. Details from (952) 474-5951, www.oldlog.com

TWIN CITIES HOT CLUB

Aug. 15: 7:30 p.m., Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W. Lake Harriet Pkwy., Minneapolis, Minn.

JUMPING JEHOSAFATS

Aug. 16: 8 p.m., Portland Ave UMC, 8000 Portland Ave., Bloomington, Minn. Aug. 19: 7 p.m., Faith UMC, 2703-33rd Ave. N.E., St Anthony, Minn.

SENECA FALLS ROTARY WINE & MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sept. 7: 1-6 p.m., Goosewatch Winerey, 5480 Rte. 89, Romulus, N.Y. Details from www.goosewatch.com

ERIC MARCHESE

Aug. 30: 8 p.m., Sunshine Brooks Theatere, 217 N. Coast Hwy. Oceanside, Calif. Details from (760) 529-9140.

PALOMAR QUARTET

Aug. 18: 8 p.m., The Bickford Theatre/Morris Museum: On Columbia Turnpike/Road (County Road 510) at the corner of Normandy Heights Road, east of downtown Morristown, N.J. Call the box office at (973) 971-3706 for tickets, information, directions or a simple "jazz map."

NATURAL GAS JAZZ BAND

Aug. 10: Napa Valley Dixieland Jazz Club concert, Napa, Calif.
Aug. 17: 2-5 p.m., Sweetwater Station (formerly Larkspur Cafe Theatre), Larkspur, Calif.

THE SWING LEGACY

Aug. 20: 6-8 p.m., free outdoor concert, Concord Museum, 200 Lexington Rd, Concord, Mass. If rain, in auditorium, www.concordmuseum.org, (978) 369-9763. August 29 (Friday) 9:00PM-12:30AM - Swing Dance (admission $15, students $10) Swing City, at SpringStep, 98 George P Hassett Dr, Medford, MA (just off I-93, Exit 2) Swing dance lesson 7:30-8:45 p.m. Details from www.swingcityboston.com. Sept. 11: 7:30 p.m., free concert, sponsored by Classic Jazz at Lincoln Library Bemis Hall, Bedford Rd (near Trapelo Rd), Lincoln, Mass. Details frm (781) 259-8325.

CHARLIE CARANICAS

Aug. 14: 7-11 p.m., Dakota Bar and Grill, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minn., (612) 332-1010 or www.charliejazz.com

SKIP PARSONS' RIVERBOAT JAZZ BAND

Aug. 9-10: 10 p.m.-1 a.m., The Fountain Restaurant, New Scotland Ave., Albany, N.Y., (518) 482-9898. Aug. 12: 6:30- 9:30 p.m., Fat Tuesday New Orleans Night, Soverign-Best Western Inn, 1228 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203-3326. (518) 489-2981. Further info from www.skipparsons.com.

BOURBON STREET BOYS

Aug. 8-11: Great River Jazz Festival, La Crosse, Wisc.

JOHN PIZZARAELLI

Aug. 21: Dakota Bar and Grill, 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minn., (612) 332-1010, www.dakotacooks.com

Listings: Onstage