VINCE GIORDANO'S CLASSIC JAZZ QUARTET

June 19: 7-9:30 p.m. (2 Sets), Shanghai Jazz; 24 Main Street, Madison, New Jersey 07940. Reservations: (973)822-2899 www.shanghaijazz.com

SKIP PARSONS JAZZ TRIO

June 11: 7:30-10:30 p.m., jazz trio with Rich Skrika and Butch Walkanowiski and Skip, Circus Cafe. 392 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Details from (583) 1106 or www.circuscafe.com. June 13, 14: 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band,  The Fountain Restaurant, 283 New Scotland Av., Albany, N.Y. Info:(518) 482-9898. June 22: 2-4 p.m., Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Quintet, featuring Ed Kebabjian, Ernie Belanger, Woody Strobeck, Rich Skrika, the Pruyn House, 207 Old Niskayuna Rd., Latham, N.Y. Details: (518) 783-1435 or www.colonie.org/pruyn. June 26: 3-4 p.m., Skip Parsons' Dixieland Jazz Band, Music Week at Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, N.Y. Info: (843) 255-1000, www.mohonk.com or www.skipparsons.com

A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILBER & KENNY DAVERN

June 11: 6:15 p.m. and 9 p.m., the music of Soprano Summit performed by Dan Levinson and Nik Payton, reeds, with Dick Hyman, piano; Matt Munisteri, guitar; Vince Giordano, bass, and Kevin Dorn, drums. Special Guest Bob Wilber, clarinet and soprano saxophone, The Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th St.), New York, N.Y. A Sidney Bechet Society concert. Info from www.sidneybechet.org or sbechets@optonline.net or (516) 627-4468.

NEW BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BAND

June 20: 8-10 p.m., Chan's Restaurant, 267 Main St., Woonsocket, R.I. Details: (401) 765-1900. 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.

LES PAUL'S 93RD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

June 9: 8 and 10 p.m., Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Call (212) 582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com.

SAM MILTICH & THE CLEARWATER HOT CLUB

June 6-7: 11 p.m., Brigid's Cross, Bemidji, Minn. June 7: 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Fitger's Brewhouse, Duluth, Minn.

SMUGTOWN STOMPERS

June 30: 7-9:30 p.m., Fairport Village Inn, 103 N. Main/Rte. 250, Fairport, N.Y. Details from www.flowercityjazz.org

VICTORIAN JAZZ CLUB EVENTS

June 7: Ian Orr's Dream Band. 7:30-10:30 p.m. except 8-11 p.m. on 4/19 at Oakleigh-Carnegie RSL, 95 Drummond St., Oakleigh, Vic., Australia. Details from www.victorianjazzclub.com

BRIA SKONBERG

June 7: with Cynthia Sayer's band, Drew University, Madison, N.J. New Jersey Jazz Society event. June 19: Trumpets Jazz Club, Montclair, N.J.

DAVID REFFKIN

June 4-8: Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Sedalia, Mo. Details from 866-218-6258.

JEFF BARNHART AND BRIAN HOLLAND

June 8: 5 p.m. dinner, 7-9 p.m. concert, Osage Beach Lions Club, Osage Beach, Mo. A Lake Ozark Jazz Society event. Details from www.lakeozarkjazz.org or (573) 365-3411.

MIMI BLAIS

June 9-10: "Mimi and Friends" concert (includes Paul Asaro and others), Royal Theatre, Versailles, Mo. Details from www.mimiblais.com

AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT COLLECTOR'S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

July 1-6: Annual convention for player piano enthusiasts with performers yet to be determined. Info from www.amica.org

BEALE STREET BANDWAGON

June 16: 6:30 p.m., Green Lantern Inn, Rochester, N.Y. Flower City Jazz Society event. Info from www.flowercityjazz.org

DAVE MARSHALL SWING JAZZ BAND

June 5: 2:30 p.m., Sunrise of Bath, 101 N. Cleve-Mass Rd., Montrose, Oh. June 6: 3 p.m., Traditions, 300 E. Bath Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Oh. June 8: 7 p.m., Village of St. Edward, 3125 Smith Rd., Fairlawn, Oh. June 11: 2:30 p.m., Gardens of Western Reserve ST, 9975 Greentree Rd., Streetsboro, Oh. June 12: 2:30 p.m., Pebble Creek, 670 Jarvis Rd., Akron, Oh. June 15: 11:30-2:30 brunch, Mustard Seed, 3885 W. Market St., Montrose, Oh. June 16: 2:15 p.m., Alter Care Hartville, 1420 Smith-Kramer Rd., Hartville, Oh. June 20: 2:30 pm., Alterra, 485 Austin Rd., Barberton, Oh. Details from marsh605@yahoo.com

JEAN KITTRELL & ST. LOUIS RIVERMEN

June 27-30: America's Jazz Festival, Olympia, Wash. Details from (360) 943-9123.

JEAN KITTRELL & THE OLD ST. LOUIS LEVEE BAND

June 8: 2-5 p.m., Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Rd., St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Jazz Club concert. Details from (314) 837-4089 or www.stlouisjazzclub.org

CORNET CHOP SUEY

June 10: Faust Park, Chesterfield, Mo. July 4: 7:30-10 p.m., Innsbrook Estates. Details from (636) 497-5462. July 11-13: Mammoth Lakes Jubilee, Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

ST. LOUIS STOMPERS

July 5-6: Riverbend Rally, Iowa Falls, Ia. Details from www.iowafalls.org/rally.htm

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

June 5: 7-10 p.m., Ma Glockner's, 151 Maple St., Bellingham, Mass., (508) 966-1085.

PAUL ASARO-JOHN OTTO CONNECTION

June 22: 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

JEFF BARNHART & BRIAN HOLLAND

June 8: 6-9 p.m., Lake Ozark Jazz Society concert, Lake Ozark, Mo. Details from www.lakeozarkjazz.org or call (573) 365-3411.

DR. BACH

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

NIGHT BLOOMING JAZZMEN

June 20-27: Alaska jazz cruise. July 4: Noon-4 p.m., concert in Sierra Madre Park, Sierra Madre, Calif. Details from (625) 807-1143. 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.

THE JIVE ACES

June 7: 8 p.m., Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association, 997 East Walnut Ave., Pasadena, Calif., www.pasadenaballroomdance.com. More information on other June and July gigs from www.jiveaces.com.

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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. Details from JazzSea Cruises (800) 323-3881 or www.jazzsea.com

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