CENTRAL ILLINOIS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Feb. 1-3: Decatur, Ill. Decatur Conference Center & Hotel, Decatur, Ill. Details from Juvae Jazz Society, P.O. Box 2323, Decatur, IL 52524. or (217) 546-6091.

THE SOUNDS OF MARDI GRAS

Feb. 7-10: Details from Fresno Dixieland Society, P.O. Box 16399, Fresno, CA 93755, (559) 292-3999.

TRAD JAZZ YOUTH BAND FESTIVAL

Feb. 9: Sacramento State University campus, Sacramento, Calif. Details from www.sacjazz.org/youthfestival or (916) 481-5403.

GRAMPIANS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Feb. 12-14: Details from Grampians Jazz Festival, Box 503, Hamilton 3300, W. Victoria, Australia, (03) 5572-2116, www.grampiansjazzfestival.com.au

NEWPORT BEACH JAZZ PARTY

Feb. 14-17: Info from Newport Beach Jazz Party, 27 Carmel Bay Dr., Corona del Mar, CA 92625, (949) 759-5003.

LIONEL HAMPTON INT'L JAZZ FESTIVAL

Feb. 20-23: Info from Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest, U. of Idaho, P.O. Box 444257, Moscow, ID 83844-4257, (208) 885-6765.

COLORADO RIVER JAZZ FESTIVAL

Feb. 22-24: Details from Colorado River Jazz Festival, Blythe Area Chamber of Commerce, 201 S. Broadway, Blythe, CA 92225, (760) 922-8166.

SAN DIEGO JAZZ PARTY

Feb. 22-24: Details from San Diego Jazz Party, 8959 Caminito Fresco, La Jolla, CA 92037, (858) 453-0846.

OREGON DIXIELAND JUBILEE

Feb. 22-24: Seaside Civic & Convention Center, 415 First Ave., Seaside, OR 97138. Details from (800) 394-3303.

NOW YOU HAS JAZZ, JAZZ, JAZZ FESTIVAL

Feb. 29-March 3: Pakefield, England. Details from (phone) 0044-1406-365731, www.traditional-jazz.com

PEE WEE RUSSELL MEMORIAL STOMP

March 2: Whippany, N.J. Details from (800) 303-NJJS, www.njjs.org

SARASOTA JAZZ FESTIVAL

March 2-9: Sarasota, Fla. Details from Jazz Club of Sarasota, 330 S. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236, (941) 366-1552, www.jazzclubsarasota.com

JAZZ PARTY AT THE SHEDD

March 7-9: John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts, Eugene, Ore. Featuring Ken Peplowski (artistic director), Harry Allen, Greg Cohen, Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Redd, Scott Whitfield, Dave Frishberg, many more. Details from (541) 434-7000, www.theshedd.org

DIXIELAND MONTEREY

March 7-9: Monterey, Calif. Details from Dixieland Monterey, 177 Webster St., Ste. A-206, Monterey, CA 93940, (888) 349-6879, www.dixieland-monterey.com

SOUTH COAST DIXIELAND CLAMBAKE

March 7-9: North Bend, Ore. Details from P.O. Box 374, North Bend, OR 97459, (541) 396-5373, www.clambakejazz.org

INVERLOCH JAZZ FESTIVAL

March 7-10: All styles of jazz. Inverloch, Vic., Australia, Details from www.inverlochjazzfest.org.au

MOE JAZZ FESTIVAL

March 7-10: Moe, Vic., Australia. Details from Moe Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 733, Moe 3825, Victoria, Australia, 03-5127-7064, www.moe.latrobe.net.au/jazz

JAZZ IN AMBLESIDE

March 9-11: Ambleside, England. Details from The Lakes Jazz Festival, ph: 01229-823544, www.jazznorthwest.co.uk

TRIBUTE TO BIX

March 13-16: Racine, Wisc. Featuring Roland Pilz's Jazz-O-Maniacs  from Hamburg, Germany, Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys, and Dave Greer's Classic Jazz Stompers. Also bus tour of historic jazz sites.  Details from Tribute to Bix, 15745 W. Birchwood Lane, Libertyville, IL 60048, (847) 996-0246, www.geocities.com/bixfest/

ZEHNDERS JAZZ FEASTIVAL

March 14-15: Frankenmuth, Mich. Details from Zehnders, 730 S. Main, Fankenmuth, MI 48734, (800) 863-7999, www.zehnders.com

DESERT SWING 'N DIXIE FESTIVAL

arch 14-16: Four venues, Palm Springs, Calif. Many bands, ncluding High Sierra, Fulton Street, Prime Time, Coyote Hills, Nightblooming Jazzmen, Jim Beatty Jazz Band. Details from (760) 333-7932, (760) 322-8530 or www.desertjazz.org

SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL

March 20-April 5: Savannah, Ga. Details from Savannah Music Festival, 204 W. St. Julian St., 2nd Floor, Savannah, GA 31401, (912) 525-5050, www.savannahmusicfestival.org

EASTERFEST

March 21-24: Details from Illawa Jazz Club, P.O. box 6017, Wollongong, NSW, Australia, (02) 4272-1194, www.illawajazzclub.com

REDWOOD COAST DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL

March 27-30: Eureka, Calif. Details from Redwood Coast Dixieland Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 314, Eureka, CA 95502, (707) 445-3378, www.redwoodjazz.org

CHARLES TEMPLETON RAGTIME MUSIC FESTIVAL

March 28-30: Mississippi State University, Starksville, Miss. Feauring Mimi Blais, Brian Holland, Virginia Tichenor, Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges, David Jasen, David Reffkin, Bob Seeley. Details from (662) 325-2559,  http://library.msstate.edu/templeton/festival

BOHEM RAGTIME & JAZZ FESTIVAL

arch 28:30: Kecskemet, Hungary. Details from Bohem Ragtime Festival, H-6001, Kecskemet Pf.652, Hungary, http://festival.bohemragtime.com

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