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.

PARAGON JAZZ BAND, 6:30-8 p.m., 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Thurs., St. Paul's Villa, 2340-4th Ave., San Diego, Calif.

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

CLINT BAKER'S CAFE BORRONE ALL STARS, Friday, 8:30-11:30 p.m., Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, Calif.

SYLICON GULCH JASS BAND, Tues., 7-10 p.m., The Swinging Door, 106 E. 25th Ave., San Mateo, Calif., (650) 522-9800.

TOM SMALL'S BIG BUTTER & EGG BAND, every other Fri., 6-9 p.m., Scott's Seafood Restaurant, El Camino at Embarcadero, Palo Alto, Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO FEETWARMERS, 1st Thurs. of month, 7:30-10 p.m., Baltic Square Pub, 135 Park Place, Point Richmond, Calif., (510) 237-4782.

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., 2-5 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.

MAL SHARP'S BIG MONEY IN JAZZ, Sat., 3-6 p.m., Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave., San Francisco, Calif., (415) 362-7023.

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

TOMMY BRIDGES AND ALLAN VACHE, 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

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