IAN AND REGINA WHITCOMB

July 12: 8 p.m., Coffee Gallery, 2029 North Lake Ave., Altadena (Los Angeles County), CA 91001. Reservations: (626) 398 7917, Free parking. Details from http://www.coffeegallery.com/home.html

BANU GIBSON & HER NEW ORLEANS HOT JAZZ

Aug. 30-31: Sweet and Hot Music Festival, Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Los Angeles, Calif. Info from (310) 325-6696, www.sweethot.org or http://banugibson.com

REGGIE'S RED HOT FEETWARMERS

July 23-24, July 30-Aug. 2: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saratoga Racetrack, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Aug. 1: 7-8:30 p.m., Tang Museum Rooftop (free concert), Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Info: (518) 580-8080.

NEW BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BAND

July 12: 6:30-9 p.m., Music Mountain, Falls Village, Conn. Details: (860) 824-7126. July 19: 8-10:15 p.m., Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, Me. Details: (207) 583-6747. July 20: 5:30-8 p.m., Falmouth Historical Society, Falmouth, Mass. Details: (508) 548-6747. July 26: 7-9 p.m., Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Mass. Details: (978) 465-7223. Aug. 2-3: 8-10:30 p.m. (Sat.), and 11 a.m. (Sun.) Music at Gretna, Mt. Gretna, Pa.; details (717) 361-1508. Aug. 22: 8-10:30 p.m., Opera House, Boothbay Harbor, Me.; details (207) 633-6855. Aug. 30: 8-10:15 p.m., Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H.; details www.blackeagles.com

SOUTHSIDE ACES

July 12: 8 p.m.-12 a.m., the Twin Cities Balboa Festival, Details from www.tcbal.com.  July 13:  5-8 p.m., New Orleans Jazz Jam at Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., (612) 338-6424, www.nomadpub.com.

BILL EVANS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND

July 29: 7-10 p.m., Bennett1s Chop and Rail, 1305 W. 7th St. (Victoria and West 7th),  St. Paul, Minn., (651) 228-1408 for reservations.

JOE CAVALLARO'S DIXIELAND BAND

Aug. 18: 6:30 p.m., Green Lantern Inn, Rochester, N.Y. Flower City Jazz Society event. Info from www.flowercityjazz.org

FRANKIE PHELAN FIVE

July 21: 6:30 p.m., Green Lantern Inn, Rochester, N.Y. Flower City Jazz Society event. Info from www.flowercityjazz.org

JEAN KITTRELL & ST. LOUIS RIVERMEN

July 24-27: Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport, Ia. Details from (53) 324-7170. Aug. 7-10: Orange County Classic Jazz Fest, Costa Mesa, Calif. Deails from (888) 216) 6222.

ST. LOUIS STOMPERS

July 5-6: Riverbend Rally, Iowa Falls, Ia. Details from www.iowfalls.org/rally.htm. Aug. 3: 2-5 p.m., Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Rd., St. Louis, Mo. Info from www.stlouisjazzclub.org

YOU CAN'T BEAT EXPERIENCE

July 13: 2-5 p.m., Bel-Air Bowl, 200 S. Belt West, Belleville, Ill. St. Louis Jazz Club event. Info: www.stlouisjazzclub.org or (314) 837-4089.

STAN MCDONALD'S BLUE HORIZON FIVE

July 3, Aug. 7: 7-10 p.m., Ma Glockner's Restaurant, 151 Maple St., Bellingham, Mass., (508) 966-1085.

CYNTHIA SAYER & HER CHICAGO FRIENDS

July 20: 2-5:30 p.m., Glendora Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, Ill. Featuring Frieda Lee. Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz event. Details from www.illianajazz.com

AARON WEINSTEIN VIOLIN JAZZ

Aug. 17: 2-5:30 p.m., Glendora Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, Ill. Featuring Frieda Lee. Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz event. Details from www.illianajazz.com

MARTY GROSZ & HIS HOT WINDS

July 13: 2-5 p.m., Easton Moose Lodge, Palmer Township, Easton, Pa. Pennsylvania Jazz Society event. Details from lois.volk@att.net

DR. BACH

July 12: 7 p.m., Memorial Bldg., Three Rivers, Calif. Info from www.highsierrajazzband.com

YOSEMITE JAZZ BAND

Aug. 11: 7 p.m., Memorial Bldg., Three Rivers, Calif. Info from www.highsierrajazzband.com

NIGHT BLOOMING JAZZMEN

July 6: 2 p.m. Lake San Marcos Resort, 1105 La Bonita Dr., Lake San Marcos, Calif. Lake San Marcos Jazz Club event. Advance tickets recommended. Call (760) 591-4231. July 11-13: Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival, Mammoth Lakes, Calif. July 19: 4-8 p.m., Homestead Museum, concert on the West Lawn, 15415 E. Don Julian Rd., City of Industry, Calif. Details from (626) 968-8492. July 31: 7 p.m., Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens, Claremont, Calif. Info: (909) 625-8767. Aug. 3: 5 p.m., concert in the Park, Huntington Beach Library, 711 Talbert, Huntington Beach, Calif. Details from (714) 891-6856. Aug. 7-10: Orange County Jazz Fest, Costa Mesa, Calif. Details from (888) 215-6222.

NEW WOLVERINE JAZZ ORCHESTRA FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

July 27: concert, Davenport, Ia.  July 24-27: Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport, Ia. July 28: concert, Knoxville Tap, Knoxville, Ia. July 29: concert, Muscatine, Ia. July 21: concert, Madison Jazz Club, Madison, Wisc. Aug. 3: 2 p.m., DuPont Country Club, 1001 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803  Details from www.triustatejazz.org or dpeterson53@comcast.net, (856) 234-5147. Aug. 4: 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." Aug. 7-10: Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif.  

THE JIVE ACES

July 11: Marlborough Jazz Festival, Awdry, Bailey & Douglas Marquee, Marlborough, England (stroller tickets from 01672 512 656, info www.marlboroughjazz.co.uk). July 12: Oundle International Festival, Oundle School Playing Fields, Pavillion Drive, Oundle, England (tickets and info from www.oundlefestival.org.uk)  July 16-20:  the War and Peace Show, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent, England (tickets and info from www.thewarandpeaceshow.com). July 17: Reading Real Ale and Jazz Festival, Christchurch Meadow, Reading, Berks, England (tickets and info from www.raaj.info).  July 19: The Pigalle Club, 215 Picadilly, London, England. Info from www.vpmg.net/pigalle) July 20: Jive Weekender, New Horizon Holiday Village, Paston Rd, Mundesley, Norfolk, England.  (tickets and info from www.newhorizonhols.com/villages/mundesley)  Aug 2: Inocent Village Fete (formerly Fruitstock), Regents Park, London, England (tickets and info from www.innocentvillagefete.com). Aug. 3: Summertime Swing, Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4JY, England. Aug. 6-9: Silda Jazz, Byscenen, Haraldsgt 169, Haugesund, Norway, www.sildajazz.no. Aug. 13: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, City Club, 1a Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, Scotland (tickets œ10 from www.edfringe.com). Other details from www.jiveaces.com.

JASS SUMMER GATHERING

July 27: 1-4 p.m., McNamara's Pub, 5600 Newport Rd.,  Camillus, N.Y. Info from 672-8872 or 652-0547.

BEAR CATS

July 21: 7-9 p.m., Gazebo, Fayetteville Town Center, Fayetteville, N.Y.

JON SEIGER TRIO

July 29, Aug. 26: 7-10 p.m., Colgate Inn, 1 Payne St., Hamilton, N.Y. Details from 824-2300.

REBIRTH BRASS BAND

July 12-13: New York State Blues Festival, Empire Brewing Co., 120 Walton St., Syracuse, N.Y.

DOUG FINKE & THE MARAKET STREET STOMPERS

July 20: 2-5 p.m., Sterrett Center (Old Fort Harrison), Indianapolis, Ind. Details: http://indianapolisjazzclub.com.

RIVER CITY JAZZ BAND

July 13: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wooster Arts Festival, Wooster, Oh. July 24: 7-9 p.m., Town Hall Amphitheater, Brimfield, Oh.

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ENSEMBLE

July 13: 6:30 p.m., Raintree Restaurant, Chagrin Falls, Oh. July 23: 7-9 p.m., Gazebo, Chesterland, Oh.

NIGHT OWLS

July 20: 6-8 p.m., Gazebo, Sagamore Hills, Oh.

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JAZZ CRUISES

JazzSea Cruises: July 25-Aug. 1, 2008: Alaska Cruise--Seattle to Seattle. Cruise to Juneau, Glacier Bay, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria. Jan. 3-10: Caribbean Cruise Party on ms Statendam. Buck Creek Jazz Band finale. Details from JazzSea Cruises (800) 323-3881 or www.jazzsea.com

Jazz Spotlight at Sea Cruise: Sept. 3-10: Vancouver to Vancouver on Regent Seven Seas Mariner. Private New York Supper Club evening with musicians. Details from Margaret Gillham (800-658-2878), margaret-gillham@msn.com.

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