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, 151 S. Maple St., Bellingham, Mass. Info from (508) 966-1085.

NEW BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BAND, 2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30-10:30 p.m., JP O'Hanlon's Pub, Main St, Ayer, Mass. Details (978) 462-6210.

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.

JAZZ VESPERS, 1st Sun. of month, 5 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 305 Broadway, Pitman, 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.

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.

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), Sun., 8-11 p.m., Ear Inn, 326 Spring St., Manhattan, NYC, N.Y.

VINCE GIORDANO & HIS NIGHTHAWKS ORCHESTRA, Mon.,  8-11 p.m. (3 Sets), Sofia's Restaurant, Club Cache (downstairs) at the Edison Hotel; 221 W. 46th Street (between B'way & 8th), New York City, N.Y.  Reservations: (212)719-5799, $15. Cover + 2 Drink Minimum, www.sofiasny.com

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.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ENSEMBLE, 1st Sun. of month, 6:30-9 p.m., Raintree, 25 Pleasant Dr., Chagrin Falls, Ohio, (440) 247-4800.

EARLVILLE JAZZ BAND, 3rd Thurs. of month, 6:30-9 p.m., Rusty Nail, Twin Lakes, Ohio, (330) 673-2297.

NIGHTOWLS, 2nd Sun. of month, 3-5:30 p.m., Barking Spider, 11310 Juniper Rd., Cleveland, Ohio, (216) 421-2863.

RAGTIME RICK & THE CHEFS OF DIXIELAND, Thurs., 8-midnight, The American Roadhouse, 27096 Oakmead Dr., Perrysburg, Ohio, http://americanroadhouseperrysburg.com or www.chefsofdixieland.com

PENNSYLVANIA

JAZZ VESPERS, 1st Sun. of month, 7 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, Conestoga Rd., Villanova, Pa.

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.

AL WEBBER'S ARCADIANS, Tues., 7:30 p.m., King's Court Tavern, 2-C Loudoun St., S.W., Leesburg, Va., (703) 777-7747.

WASHINGTON

BOB JACKSON'S GROUP, 1st Thurs. of month, 7-10 p.m., New Orleans restaurant, 114-1st Ave. S., Seattle, Wash.

HOLOTRADBAND, Tues., 7-10 p.m., New Orleans Restaurant, 114-1st Ave. S., Seattle, Wash.

CASEY MacGILL & THE BLUE 4 TRIO, Mon. and Fri., 7-10 p.m., Salty's on Alki, 1936 Harbor Ave. S.W., Seattle, Wash.; Wed., 8-11 p.m., The Pink Door Restaurant, 8 Post Alley, Seattle, Wash.; Sun., 6:30-9:30 p.m.,  Tutta Bella's, 4411 Stone Way N., Seattle, Wash.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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

INTERNATIONAL GIGS

CANADA

CANUS JAZZ BAND, all Sundays (except last Sun. of month), 4:30-7:30 p.m., Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria, B.C., (250) 388-9166, www.islandnet.com/~canus

CLASSIC JAZZ PARTY (CURRENTLY FEATURING HAPPY PALS & HOT JAZZ STRING QUARTET) Thurs. night, The Plaza Flamingo, 423 College St., toronto, Ont., Canada. Details from (416) 230-6315.

DIXIELAND EXPRESS JAZZ BAND, last Sun. of month, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View St., Victoria, B.C., (250) 388-9166.

FREEWAY JAZZ BAND, last Sun. of month, Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, Queen St., Toronto, Ont., Canada

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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