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.

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

SOUTH BAY STOMPERS, 1st Sun., 5:45-8 p.m., Britannia Arms, Cupertino, Calif., (408) 512-1391, www.SouthBayStompers.com

PAUL PRICE'S SOCIETY ORCHESTRA, 3rd Sun., 4-6:30 p.m., Palo Alto Masonic Center, Palo Alto, Calif. Details from www.paulpriceorchestra.com

JOYFUL NOISE JAZZ BAND, 3rd Sun., 5:30-7:30 p.m., Champas Restaurant, El Sobrante, Calif. Info from www.jnjb.blogspot.com

ELDORADO SYNCOPATORS, 4th Sun., 1-4 p.m., North Light Books, Cotati, Calif. Info from nivola@earthlink.net

DAVE RICKETTS (WITH CRAIG VENTRESCO), Mon., 7-9 p.m., (WITH ROB REICH) Tues., 7-9 p.m., La Mediteranee, San Francisco, Calif. Info from www.gauchojazz.com.

CRAIG VENTRESCO & MEREDITH AXELROD, 3rd Sat., 4-6 p.m., Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, Calif. Info: www.atlascafe.net; Wed., 7-9 p.m., Cafe Divine, San Francisco, Calif. Details: www.cafedivinesf.com

GOLD COAST JAZZ BAND, last Sat., 1-4 p.m., Little Switzerland, Sonoma, Calif. Info: www.goldcoastjazz.com

JAMBALAYA SWING BAND, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7:30-9:30 p.m., Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton, Calif. Info: www.pleasantonhotel.com

CHRIS BRADLEY'S DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND, 2nd and 4th Tues., 7:30-9:30 p.m., Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton, Calif. Info: www.pleasantonhotel.com

PIANO JAZZ & RAGTIME, Tues., 5-8 p.m., Pier 23, San Francisco, Calif. Details: marty_eggers@juno.com.

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

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

UPTOWN RHYTHM MAKERS, featuring Bobby Gordon, 2nd Sat. of month., 8-11 p.m., Claire de Lune, 2906 University Av., San Diego, Calif.

DIXIE EXPRESS, Wed., 6-8 p.m., Fuddruckers, 5500 Grossmont Center Dr., La Mesa, Calif.

BAYSIDE DIXIE STOMPERS, Tues., 6-8 p.m., Fuddruckers, 8285 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego, Calif., www.baysidedixie.freeservers.com

SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN OF JAZZ, Wed., 6:30-9 p.m., Doubletree Inn, 555 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont, (909) 626-2411 or (951) 898-2174.

GOLDEN EAGLE JAZZ BAND, alternate Sun., 1 p.m., Steamers, 138 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton, Calif., shooshan54@yahoo.com

C.J. SAMS AND KATIE CAVERA, Wed., 5:45-7:45 p.m., Curley's Restaurant, 1999 Willow, Signal Hill, Calif. Details: www.katiecavera.net.

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., Sweetwater Saloon, 500 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, Calif.

JERRY ROTHCHILD'S RAGTIMERS, Mon., 6-9 p.m., Curley's Restaurant, 1999 Willow, Signal Hill, Calif., (562) 424-0018

BRAD KAY, Sun., 2-5 p.m., The Unurban, 3301 W. Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif.

NORM ZIX, solo piano, Tues. and Fri., 6-10 p.m., Rosa's Fine Italian Dining, 425 N. Vineyard Ave., Ontario, Calif., (909) 937-1220

BALDY MOUNTAIN SWING, 1st and 3rd Thurs. of month, 8-10:30 p.m., The Press, 129 Harvard Av., Claremont, Calif.

SWING FEVER, Tues., 7-10 p.m., Panama Hotel, San Rafael, Calif.

BIG MONEY IN JAZZ, Sat., 3-6 p.m., Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave., San Francisco, Calif., (415) 362-7023; Sun., 3-6 p.m., No Name Bar, Sausalito, Calif. Info: malsharpe@gmail.com

GAUCHO GYPSY JAZZ, 1st and 3rd Thurs., 6-8 p.m., Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, Calif.; 2nd and 4th Thurs., 7-9 p.m., Cafe Divine, San Francisco, Calif. Details from www.gauchojazz.com

THE SAINTS, Fri., 2-4 p.m., St. Paul's Villa Senior Facility, 2340-4th Ave.., San Diego, Calif., (619) 384-7574.

BENNY JACKSON TRIO, Tues., 709 p.m., Metaphor Cafe, 2nd and Juniper, Escondido, Calif.

CROWN ISLAND JAZZ BAND, last Sun., 1-4 p.m., Coronado Ferry Landing, First St. at C Ave., Coronado, Calif.

AUNTIE SKINNER'S LUCKY WINNERS JAZZ BAND, 1st and 3rd Mon., 7-9 p.m., El Patio Restaurant, 1750 W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, Calif.

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.., Oliver's 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, 200 E. McNab Rd., Pompano Beach, Fla., (954) 956-7213.

BROWARD COUNTY MUMMERS STRING BAND, Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Anglesea Pub, 200 E. McNab Rd., Pompano Beach, Fla. Sit-ins welcome, especially sax players. (954) 956-7212

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.

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.

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