SATCHMO SUMMERFEST

July 31-Aug. 3: Free music and festivities, The Old U.S. Mint, French Quarter, New Orleans, La. For reservations to The Red Beans and Rice Luncheon, call 1-800-673-5725 or (504) 522-5730. Details on festival available from Bebe at (504) 522-5730 or www.fqfi.org

LILLEBAELT JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 1-2: Middelfart, Funen, Denmark. Details: www.middelfartjazz.dk

SILDAJAZZ

Aug. 6-10: Haugesund, Norway. Info: SildaJazz, Box 145, 5501 Haugesund, Norway, 47-52-74-33-70, www.sildajazz.no

GREAT RIVER JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 8-10: La Crosse Center and Riverside Center Ballroom, plus various smaller venues, La Crosse, Wisc. Hall Bros. N.O. Jazz Band, Wonderful World JB, Bourbon Street Boys, others. Details from GRJF 2008, P.O. Box 3081, La Crosse, WI 54602-3081, www.lacrossejazz.com

ORANGE COUNTY CLASSIC JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 7-10: Costa Mesa, Calif. Details: Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, 1520 W. Yale Ave., Orange, CA 922867, (888) 215-6222, www.oc-classicjazz.org

SUTTER CREEK RAGTIME FESTIVAL

Aug. 8-10: Sutter Creek, Calif. Info from Mother Lode Ragtime Society, 11310 Prospect Dr., Suite 10, PMB-12, Jackson, Calif., (209) 223-0867, jasser09@yahoo.com, www.suttercreekragtime.com.

JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 8-10: Newport, R.I. Info: JVC Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 605, Newport, RI 02840, (401) 847-3700, www.festivalproductions.net

PALMER STREET JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 8-10: Townsville, Qld., Australia. Details: Palmer Street Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 1033, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia, (07) 4721-5853, www.palmerstreetjazz.com.au/

GOTHENBURG JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 8-10: Gothenburg, Sweden. Details: Gothenburg Jazz Festival, ph: 46-31-83-20-55, www.gothenburg jazzfestival.com

SACKETS HARBOR JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 9: Sentinel Bandstand, Market Square Park, Lake Ontario village, Sackets Harbor, N.Y. Details from www.jazzinsackets.org

BLOOMINGTON JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 10: Normandale Lake Bandshell, 5901 W. 84th St., Bloomington, Minn. Info from www.ci.bloomingtonmn.us.

OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 11-16: Oslo, Norway. Info: Oslo Jazz Fest, Tollbugata 28, N-0157, Oslo, Norway, ph: 47-22-42-91-20, www.oslojazz.no.

DUBBO JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 14-17: Dubbo, NSW, Australia. Info: Dubbo Annual Jazz Festival, P.O. Box 1711, Dubbo, NSW 2830, Australia, ph/fax: (02) 4283-4287, www.users.bigpond.com/dubbojazz

INDIANAPOLIS RAGTIME FESTIVAL

Aug. 15-17: Indianapolis, Ind. Details from www.indianarag.org/about.htm

BELLINGEN JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL

Aug. 15-17: Info from Bellingen Jazz & Blues Festival, P.O. Box 551, Bellingen, NSW 2454, Australia, ph: (02) 6655-9345, fax: (02) 6655-9345, www.bellingenjazzfestival.com.au

HOPE4JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 16: True Park, Hope, Me. Details from Bill Jones, wijones@tidewater.net

GLENN MILLER FESTIVAL

Aug. 23-25: Bedfordshire, England. Details: Glenn Miller Festival, Twinwood Events, Twinwood Rd., Clapham, Bedfordshire MK41 6AB, England, ph: 01234-350413, www.twinwoodevents.com

BUDE JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 23-30: Cornwall, England. International musicians. Details from Bude Jazz Festival 4 Manor Court, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6AA, England, www.budejazzfestival.co.uk.

CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL

Aug. 28-31: Chicago, Ill. Info: Chicago Jazz Festival, City of Chicago, 121 N. LaSalle St., #703, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 744-3370, www.cityofchicago.org/specialevents

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.

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