CARL SONNY LEYLAND TRIO

March 7-9: Dixieland-Monterey, Monterey, Calif. Information: www.dixieland-monterey.com. March 14-15: 8:00 p.m., Pasadena Jazz Institute, 260 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, Calif. Information: www.pasjazz.org. (with Nathan James and Ben Hernandez) March 16: 4:00 p.m. Swing Dance Competition, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Rd., Alpine, Calif. Information: www.davidpatrone.com.

HIGH SOCIETY JAZZ BAND

March 16: 1-4 p.m., Mississippi Room/Lafayette Hotel & Suites, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, Calif. An AFCDJS event. Information: (619) 297-5277; www.dixielandjazzfestival.org.

HAL SMITH

March 5: (with the Hayriders) 9 p.m., Shaker Room/Martini Ranch, 528 F St., San Diego, Calif. A Jumptown event. Information: www.myspace.com/jumptownsd. March 12: (with Big Rig Deluxe) 8 p.m., Cane's, 3105 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego, Calif. Information: www.canesbarandgrill.com. March 22: 8 p.m., Bailey's Wood Pit BBQ, 2307 Main St., Julian, Calif. Information: (760) 765-3757. March 28: 6:00 p.m., Coyote Bar & Grill, 300 Carlsbad Village Dr., Carlsbad, Calif. Information: www.myspace.com/bigrigdeluxe.

DAVID REFFKIN

March 20: 7:30 p.m., Concerts With Conversation, Tallman Hotel, 9550 Main, Upper Lake, Calif. Details from (707) 275-2244. March 28-30: Templeton Ragtime Music Festival, Starksville, Miss. Details from (662) 325-2559. June 4-8: Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Sedalia, Mo. Details from 866-218-6258.

FRANK VIGNOLA

March 7: 8 p.m., Sheldon Auditorium, St. Louis, Mo. Live DVD recording for Mel Bay. Featuring, Frank Vignola, guitar; Aaron Weinstein, violin; Vinny Raniolo, guitar; Pete Coco, bass; Rich Zukor, percussion. Details from www.thesheldon.org

PALOMAR QUARTET

March 16: 2 p.m., American Legion Hall, Browning Rd. and Railroad Ave., Brooklawn, N.J. Quartet includes Dan Levinson, Mark Shane, Kevin Dorn, Matt Hoffman. Molly Ryan on vocals. Tri-State Jazz Soc. event. Details from www.tristatejazz.org or (856) 234-5147.

JEAN KITTRELL & ST. LOUIS RIVERMEN

March 30: 3-5:30 p.m., Greater Alton Concert Association Hathaway Hall, Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey, Ill. Details from (618) 465-7536. Apr. 25-27: Capital City Jazzfest, Madison, Wisc.

PARAGON RAGTIME ORCHESTRA

March 26: 7:30 p.m., silent film program, Beach-Schmidt Performing Arts Center, Hayes, Kans. Info from (785) 628-5801. March 27: 7:30 p.m., Scott Joplin concert program, Lily Peter Auditorium, Phillips College, Helena, Ark. Info from (870) 571-1123. March 29: 7:30 p.m., silent film program, Bulber Auditorium McNeese University, Lake Carles, La. Info from (337) 475-5123. Apr. 4: 7:30 p.m., Scott Joplin program, Mellow Theatre, Scranton, Pa. Scranton Community Concert Association concert. Info from (570) 342-4137. Apr. 18: time, program and venue TBA, Hopkinsville, ky. Apr. 19: 7:30 p.m., silent film program, Poncan Theatre, 104 E. Grand St., Ponce City, Okla. Info from (580) 765-0943.

NEW RED ONION JAZZ BABIES

March 22: Laurie Elks Lodge, Laurie, Mo. Info from www.lakeozarkjazz.org or (573) 365-3411.

JOHN BECK'S VERSATILE SIX

March 17: 6:30 p.m., Green Lantern Inn, Rochester, N.Y. Flower City Jazz Society event. Info from www.flowercityjazz.org.

CORNET CHOP SUEY

April 20: 2-5 p.m., Bel-Air Bowl, Belleville, Ill. St. Louis Jazz Club event. Info from www.stlouisjazzclub.org

BOB RINGWALD

March 27: 6-8:30 p.m., Toast Restaurant, Quarry Ponds Town Center, Granite Bay, Calif. Details from (916) 772-3900, www.quarryponds.com

2ND ANNUAL TOUCH OF SPRING

March 29: 11 a.m.,-5 p.m., three bands, Pizza Depot, 43450 Grimmer Blvd., Grimmer, Calif. An East Bay Traditional Jazz Society event. Details from jssoulis@wwdb.org.

JAZZ O'MANIACS

March 9: 2-5:30 p.m., Glendora Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, Ill. Details from www.illianajazz.com

AL HIXON JAZZ GROUP

March 18: 7:30 p.m., Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6868 Longboat Dr. S., Sarasota, Fla. With Johnny Varro, John Lamb, Jim Wellen, Al Hixon and guests. Details from Al Hixon (941) 383-9138. ahixonjazz@comcast.net

HIGH SIERRA JAZZ BAND

March 7-9: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, Calif. March 14-16: Desert Dixie 'n Swing Festival, Palm Springs, Calif.

NEW SOUTH RAMPART STEET PARADERS

March 15: 5-8 p.m., Decatur Club, 158 W. Prairie, Decatur, iLL.

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA

March 11: 7:30 p.m., Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Centr, 210 N. Santa Fe Ave., Colorado Springs, Colo.

LADIES SING THE BLUES

March 15: Castaways Inn, 103 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, Colo. Info from www.amusiccompanyinc.com

A TRIBUTE TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Apr. 17: 8 p.m., Orchestra Hall, 11th and Marquette, Minneapolis, Minn. Band includes Delfeayo Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, Victor Goines, Herlin Riley, Bill Charlap, Reginald Veal, and Reno Wilson. Phil Schaap, host, Charmin Michelle, vocals. Details from www.minnesotaorchestra.org

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

March 11-May 18: McKnight Theatre, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St., St. Paul, Minn. Details from (651)) 224-4222.

March 2008 issue | © 2008 The Mississippi Rag

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