CALIFORNIA

EAST BAY BANJO CLUB, Tues., 7:30-9:30 p.m., Round Table Pizza, 1938 Oak Park Blvd., Pleasant Hill, Calif. Details from (925) 676-8838.

ULYSSES S. JASZ, Sat., 7:30-1030 p.m., James Joyce Irish Pub, 513 State St., Santa Barbara, Calif. Details from (805) 962-2688.

VIRGINIA TICHENOR AND MARTY EGGERS, 5:30-8 p.m., 2nd Thurs., Larkspur Cafe Theatre Bar, 500 Magnolia Av., Larkspur, Calif.

CLINT BAKER'S CAFE BORRONE ALL STARS, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of month, 8:30-11:30 p.m., Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, Calif.

GOLDEN EAGLE JAZZ BAND, Sun., 1 p.m., Steamers, 138 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton, Calif.

C.J. SAMS AND KATIE CAVERA, Wed., 5:45-7:45 p.m., Curley's Restaurant, 1999 Willow, Signal Hill, Calif. Details from (562) 424-0018.

DEVIL MOUNTAIN JAZZ BAND, 3rd Sat. of month, 2-5 p.m., Danville Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Rd., Danville, Calif.

NATURAL GAS JAZZ BAND, 2nd Sun. of month, 2-5 p.m., Larkspur Club Theatre, 500 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, Calif.

JOYFUL NOISE JAZZ BAND, 3rd Sun. of month, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante, Calif.

JERRY ROTHCHILD'S RAGTIMERS, Mon., 6-9 p.m., Curley's Restaurant, 1999 Willow, Signal Hill, Calif.

BRAD KAY, Sun., 2-6 p.m., The Unurban, 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif.

BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING, 1st and 3rd Thurs. of month, 8-10:30 p.m., The Oress, 129 Harvard Av., Claremont, Calif.

SWING FEVER, Tues., 7-10 p.m., Panama Hotel, San Rafael, Calif.

BIG MONEY IN JAZZ, Sun., 3-7 p.m., No Name Bar, Sausalito, Calif.

BASIN STREET REGULARS, last Sun. of month, 12-4:30 p.m., Veteran's bldg., Pismo Beach, Calif.

CONNECTICUT

BILL LOGOZZO'S HEARTBEAT JAZZ BAND, 1st Thurs. of month, 7-10 p.., Olivers Restaurant, Essex, Conn.

FLORIDA

TOMMY BRIDGES, Sun. and Thurs., 7-11 p.m., The Vines, 7563 W. Sand Lake Rd., Orlando, Fla. (407) 351-1227

AL HIXON JAZZ TRIO SIT IN JAM, Mon., 7 p.m., Bacco's Restaurant, 29 N. Lemon Ave., Sarasota, Fla.

GOLD COAST BANJO BAND, Mon., 7-9 p.m., Anglesea Pub, 00 E. McNab Rd., Pompano Beach, Fla.

BROWARD COUNTY MUMMERS STRING BAND, Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Anglesea Pub, 00 E. McNab Rd., Pompano Beach, Fla. Sit-ins welcome, especially sax players.

JERRY PASCOE'S KATS N JAMMERS, Tues., 7:30 p.m., Who's?, 3035 S. Federal Hwy., Delray Beach, Fla. Details from (561) 276-7888.

ILLINOIS

PAT JOYCE, Tues., 1-4 p.m., Columbia City Saloon, 1101 Valmeyer Rd., Columbia, Ill.

RUSS PHILLIPS QUARTET, Thurs., 5-8:30 p.m., Andy's Jazz Club, 11 East Hubbard, Chicago, Ill.

CHICAGO HOT SIX, 1st Thurs. of month, 6-9:30 p.m., Niko's Lodge, Rte. 64 and Brown Rd., Wasco, Ill. (630) 443-8000.

JAZZ AT NOON, Fri. noon, Andy's, 11 E. Hubbard, Chicago, Ill., jazz quartet with Wayne Jones, Kim Cusack or Eric Schneider.

RALPH NORTON'S SPEAKEASY QUARTET, Sat., 7:30-11:30 p.m., Al Capone's Hideaway, 35W337 Riverside Dr., St. Charles, Ill. (847) 741-1244.

MONDAY MORNING DIXIE BAND, Thurs., 9 p.m., FIBS, 105 W. Main St., Rockton, Ill.

INDIANA

MIDWEST SWING ORCHESTRA, every 2nd, 4th and 5th Tues. of month, 7-11 p.m., Jazz Kitchen, 54th St. & College Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

TOM MULLINEX JAZZ QUARTET, Wed. and Thurs., 9 p.m.-midnight, Nicky Blaine's Cocktail Lounge, 20 N. Meridian St., Indanapolis, Ind.

KENTUCKY

DOUG FINKE'S WEST MARKET STREET STOMPERS, Fri., 5-6:30 p.m., the Jazz Factory, 815 W. Market St., Louisville, Ky. Details from www.jazzfactory.us

MARYLAND

BIG BERTHA RHYTHM KINGS, 1st and 3rd Wed. of month, 9 p.m., Bertha's, 734 S. Broadway, Baltimore. Info from (410) 337-5795.

REDWINE JAZZ BAND, Sun., 6 p.m., Catamaran's Restaurant, 14470 S. Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, Md. Details from (410) 326-8399.

BROOKS TEGLER'S HOT JAZZ, Sun. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Irish Inn at Glen Echo, 6119 Tulane Ave., glen Echo, Md. Infor from (301) 229-6600.

MASSACHUSETTS

STAN MCDONALD'S BLUE HORIZON FIVE, 1st Thurs. of month, 7-10 p.m., Ma Glockner's Restaurant, Bellingham, Mass. Info from (508) 966-1085.

MINNESOTA

TWIN CITIES HOT CLUB (GYPSY JAZZ), Sun., 8 p.m., The Times Bar, 201 E. Hennepin, Minneapolis, Minn.

BILL EVANS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND, last Tues. of month, 7-10 p.m., Bennett's, 1305 W. 7th St. at Victoria, St. Paul, Minn.

HONEYSUCKLE ROSE (GYPSY JAZZ), Fri., 6:30 p.m., Aster Cafe, 125 S.E. Main St., Minneapolis, Minn.

MISSOURI

ST. LOUIS BANJO CLUB, 2nd and 4th Thurs. of month, 8 p.m., Concordia Turner Hall, 6432 Gravois, St. Louis, Mo. (314) 842-3185.

NEW JERSEY

SALT CREEK GRILLE JAZZ, Wed.-Sun. evenings and Sunday jazz brunch, Salt Creek Grille, Princeton Forrestal Village, Rte. 1, Princeton, N.J., (609) 419-4200, www.saltcreekgrill.com

JOE LICARI, Fri.-Sat., Palazzo Restaurant, Montclair, N.J.

NEW MEXICO

SECOND LINE JAZZ CLUB DE SANTA FE, 2nd Sat. of month, 3-6 p.m., Evangelo's, 200 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, N.Mex. Hotline: (505) 983-6858.

NEW YORK

TERRY WALDO, Tues.-Thurs., 7:30-9 p.m., Smalls, 183 W. 10th at 7th Av., New York, N.Y. Details from (212) 928-7565.

STRIDE PIANO JAM (TERRY WALDO & SPIKE WILNER, Mon., 7:30-10 p.m., Fat Cat Billiards, 75 Christopher St., New York, N.Y.

SKIP PARSONS' RIVERBOAT JAZZ BAND, 2nd weekend of month, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., The Fountain Restaurant. 283 New Scotland Av., Albany, N.Y. Info from (518) 482-9898.

MUSKRAT BAND, Sun., noon, Jacques-Imo's, 366 Columbus Ave. (at 77th St.), New York, N.Y. Details from (212) 799-0150.

LES PAUL & His Trio, Mon., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

GROVE STREET STOMPERS, Mon., 8-11 p.m., Arthur's Tavern, Greenwich Village, 57 Grove St., New York, N.Y.

STAN RUBIN JAZZ ALL STARS, Mon., 8:30-11:30 p.m., Charley O's Times Square Grill, 1611 Broadway at 49th St., N.Y., N.Y.

DAVID OSTWALD'S GULLY LOW JAZZ BAND, Wed., 5:30-7:30 p.m., Birdland, New York, N.Y.

CREOLE COOKING JAZZ BAND, Sun., 7-10 p.m., Arthur's Tavern, Greenwich Village, 57 Grove St., New York, N.Y.

EARREGULARS (Jon-Erik Kellso, Matt Munisteri and guests), Mon., 8-11 p.m., Ear Inn, 326 Spring St., Manhattan, 8-11 p.m.

OHIO

BUFFALO RIDGE JAZZ BAND, 1st Thurs. of month, Coachlight Room, "Just One More," 7511 Hamilton Ave., Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati suburb), Oh. 7-10 p.m. (513) 332-3001.

PENNSYLVANIA

JAZZ VESPERS, 3rd Sun. of month, 5 p.m., Old Pine Street Church, 412 Pine St., society Hill, Philadelphis, Pa. Info from www.oldpine.org

RHODE ISLAND

JAZZ STROLLERS, Thurs., 4-7 p.m., General Stanton Inn & Restaurant, 4115 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, R.I. Info from (800) 364-8011.

TEXAS

JIM CULLUM JAZZ BAND, Mon.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., The Landing, San Antonio, Texas.

VIRGINIA

NOT SO MODERN QUARTET, Thurs., 7:30 p.m., St. Elmo's, 2300 Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Va. Info from (703) 739-9268.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

FEDERAL JAZZ COMMISSION, Tues., 8-11 p.m., Colonel Brooks Tavern, 901 Monroe St., Washington, D.C.

INTERNATIONAL GIGS

CANADA

CANUS Hot Jazz Band, every Sun., 4:30-7:30 p.m., Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria, B.C., Canada (250) 388-9166.

HOT FIVE JAZZMAKERS, 1st and 3rd Sat. of month, afternoons, C'est what?, 67 Front St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ENGLAND

SAVANNAH JAZZ BAND, 1st Thurs. of month, The Royal British Legion Club, Golcar, Huddersfield, UK. Details from www.savannahjazz.co.uk

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