Somewhere There’s Music<strong>Jersey</strong>Events<strong>Jazz</strong>You can find jazz all over the statein venues large and small.Here are just some of them.We continually update entries. Please contact tmottola@aol.com if you know of other venues that ought to be here.Asbury ParkCHICO’S HOUSE OF JAZZ631 Lake Ave.732-455-5448chicoshouseofjazz.com<strong>Jazz</strong> 6 nights a weekTIM McLOONE’S SUPPER CLUB1200 Ocean Ave.732-744-1400timmcloonessupperclub.comBayonneTHE BOILER ROOM280 Avenue E201-436-6700www.arts-factory.comFri/Sat 10 PM; Sun 7 PMBernardsvilleBERNARD’S INN27 Mine Brook Road908-766-0002www.bernardsinn.comMonday – Saturday 6:30 PMPiano BarBloomfieldPIANOS BAR AND GRILL36 Broad StreetBloomfield NJ 07003(973) 743-7209 Reservationswww.pianosbarandgrill.com<strong>Jazz</strong> Thursdays, Piano Bar Fridays/Saturdays,Cabaret Wednesdays/FridaysWESTMINSTER ARTS CENTER/BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE467 Franklin St.973-748-9000 x343BrooklawnBROOKLAWN AMERICAN LEGION HALLBrowning Road & Railroad Ave. 08030856-234-5147Tri-State <strong>Jazz</strong> <strong>Society</strong> usual venuewww.tristatejazz.orgSome Sundays 2:00 pmCape MayVFW POST 386419 Congress St.609-884-7961usual venue for Cape May Trad <strong>Jazz</strong> <strong>Society</strong>Some Sundays 2 PM live Dixielandwww.capemaytraditionaljazzsociety.comMAD BATTER19 Jackson St.609-884-5970<strong>Jazz</strong> at the BatterWednesdays 7:30 – 10:30PMBOILER ROOM, CONGRESS HALL251 Beach Ave888-944-1816Blues and Latin <strong>Jazz</strong> SaturdaysJuly 18 – Sept.198:30 PM – 12:30 AMMERION INN106 Decatur St.609-884-8363<strong>Jazz</strong> Piano daily 5:30 – 9:30PMCherry HillTRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHRt. 70856-234-5147Tri-State <strong>Jazz</strong> <strong>Society</strong> occasional venuewww.tristatejazz.orgSome Sundays 2 PMCliftonST. PETERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH380 Clifton Ave.973-546-3406Saturdays 7:30 PMClosterHARVEST BISTRO & BAR252 Schraalenburgh Road201-750-9966www.harvestbistro.comEvery Tuesday: Ron Affif/Lyle Atkinson/Ronnie ZitoCresskillGRIFFIN’S RESTAURANT44 East Madison Ave.201-541-7575Every Tuesday Frank Forte solo guitarDealAXELROD PACJewish Community Center732-531-9100 x 142www.arthurtopilow.comEdgewaterLA DOLCE VITA270 Old River Rd.201-840-9000EnglewoodBERGEN PAC30 N. Van Brunt St.201-227-1030www.bergenpac.orgFairfieldBRUSCHETTA RESTAURANT292 Passaic Avenue973-227-6164www.bruschettarestaurant.comLive piano bar every nightGarwoodCROSSROADS78 North Ave.908-232-5666www.xxroads.comJam Session Tuesday 8:30 PMGlen RockGLEN ROCK INN222 Rock Road201-445-2362www.glenrockinn.comThursday 7 PMHackensackSOLARI’S61 River St.201-487-19691st Tuesday 8:00 PMRick Visone One More Once Big BandNo coverSTONY HILL INN231 Polifly Rd.201-342-4085www.stonyhillinn.comFriday and Saturday eveningsHighland ParkPJ’S COFFEE315 Raritan Avenue732-828-2323Sunday 1 PM Open JamHillsboroughDAY’S INN118 Route 206 South908-685-9000Thursday 7 PM Open JamHobokenMAXWELL’S1039 Washington St.201-798-0406Every other Monday 9:00 PMSwingadelicHopewellHOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO & INN15 East Broad St.609-466-9889www.hopewellvalleybistro.comFriday/Saturday 7 PMMinimum $15LawrencevilleFEDORA CAFÉ2633 Lawrenceville Road609-895-0844Some Wednesdays 6:00 PMNo cover/BYOBLittle FallsBARCA VELHA RESTAURANT/BAR440 Main St., 07424973-890-5056www.barcavelha.comFridays 7:30 PM Bossa BrazilNo coverLyndhurstWHISKEY CAFÉ1050 Wall St. West, 07071201-939-4889www.whiskeycafe.comOne Sunday/month James Dean Orchestrasswing dance + lessonMadisonSHANGHAI JAZZ24 Main St.973-822-2899www.shanghaijazz.comWednesday/Thursday 7 PMFriday/Saturday 6:30 PMSunday 6 PMNo coverMahwahBERRIE CENTER/RAMAPO COLLEGE505 Ramapo Valley Road201-684-7844www.ramapo.edu/berriecenterMaplewoodBURGDORF CULTURAL CENTER10 Durand St.973-378-2133www.artsmaplewood.orgManvilleRHYTHMS OF THE NIGHT729 S. Main Street908-707-8757rhythmsofthenight.netOpen jam session Wednesdays 7–10 PMMendhamKC’S CHIFFAFA HOUSE5 Hilltop Road973-543-4726www.chiffafa.comLive <strong>Jazz</strong> — Call for scheduleMetuchenNOVITA<strong>New</strong> & Pearl Streets732-549-5306Fridays 7:30 PMNo coverMontclairCHURCH STREET CAFÉ12 Church St.FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH40 South Fullerton Ave.973-744-6560PALAZZO RESTAURANT11 South Fullerton Ave.973-746-6778Friday/Saturday 7:00 PMJoe Licari/Larry WeissRICHIE CECERE’S2 Erie Street973-746-7811SESAME RESTAURANT & JAZZ CLUB398 Bloomfield Avenue973-746-2553sesamerestaurant.comMonthly <strong>Jazz</strong> Night, call for scheduleTRUMPETS6 Depot Square973-744-2600www.trumpetsjazz.comTuesday/Thursday/Sunday 7:30 PMFriday/Saturday 8:30 PMMorristownTHE BICKFORD THEATREAT THE MORRIS MUSEUM5 Normandy Heights Road973-971-3706www.morrismuseum.orgSome Mondays 8:00 PMTHE COMMUNITY THEATRE100 South St.973-539-8008www.mayoarts.orgHIBISCUS RESTAURANTAt Best Western Morristown Inn270 South St.866-497-3638www.hibiscuscuisine.comFriday <strong>Jazz</strong> Nights call for dates & timesTHE SIDEBAR AT THE FAMISHED FROG18 Washington St.973-540-9601www.famishedfrog.com/thesidebarST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH70 Maple Avenue973-455-0708SUSHI LOUNGE12 Schuyler Place973-539-1135www.sushilounge.comSunday jazz 6 PMMountainsideARIRANG1230 Route 22W908-518-9733Wednesday 7:30 PM<strong>New</strong>ark27 MIX27 Halsey Street973-648-9643www.27mix.comBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH275 Market Street973-623-8161www.bethany-newark.orgListings are alphabetical by town. All entries are subject to change; please call each venue to confirm schedule of music.58_________________________________ October 2009
<strong>Jersey</strong>Events<strong>Jazz</strong>Tell them you saw it in <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Jazz</strong>!We want to include any locale that offers jazz on a regular, ongoing basis. Also please advise us of any errors you’re aware of in these listings.NEWARK MUSEUM49 Washington St.973-596-6550www.newarkmuseum.orgSummer Thursday afternoonsNJPAC1 Center St.888-466-5722www.njpac.orgTHE PRIORY233 West Market St.973-242-8012Friday 7:00 PMNo coverSKIPPER’S PLANE STREET PUB304 University Ave.973-733-9300www.skippersplanestreetpub.com<strong>New</strong> BrunswickDELTA’S19 Dennis St.732-249-1551CHRISTOPHER’S ATTHE HELDRICH HOTEL10 Livingston Ave.732-214-2200Friday <strong>Jazz</strong> NightsCall for dates and timesMAKEDA ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT338 George St.732.545.5115www.makedas.comNO COVERSaturdays John Bianculli <strong>Jazz</strong> Trio7:30-10:30 PMSTATE THEATRE15 Livingston Ave.732-246-7469www.statetheatrenj.org<strong>New</strong> ProvidencePONTE VECCHIO RISTORANTEAt Best Western Murray Hill Inn535 Central Ave.908-464-4424Monthly <strong>Jazz</strong> Nights with Laura HullCall for dates & times<strong>New</strong>tonBULA134 Spring St.973-579-7338www.bularestaurant.comFridays 8:00 PMNorth ArlingtonUVA602 Ridge RoadFriday 7:00 PMAdam BrennerNorth BranchNEW ORLEANS FAMILYRESTAURANT1285 State Highway 28908-725-00117:00 PMNutleyHERB’S PLACEAT THE PARK PUB785 Bloomfield Avenue973-235-06968:30–11:30 PMOaklandHANSIL’S BAR AND GRILL7 Ramapo Valley Rd.201-337-5649RUGA’S4 Barbara Lane201-337-0813Tuesday thru Saturday 7:00 PMPine BrookMILAN13 Hook Mountain Road973-808-3321www.milanrestaurant.comFridays 6:30 PM Stein BrothersPlainfieldCAFÉ VIVACE1370 South Avenue908-753-4500www.cafevivace.comSaturdays 7:30 PMPrincetonMCCARTER THEATRE91 University Place609-258-2787MEDITERRA29 Hulfish St.609-252-9680NO COVERwww.terramomo.com/restaurant/mediterraSALT CREEK GRILLE1 Rockingham Row,Forrestal Village609-419-4200www.saltcreekgrille.comWITHERSPOON GRILL57 Witherspoon Street609-924-6011www.jmgroupprinceton.comTuesday night jazz 6:30 – 9:30 PMRahwayARTS GUILD OF RAHWAY1670 Irving St.732-381-7511www.rahwayartsguild.org8:00 PMUNION COUNTYPERFORMING ARTS CENTER1601 Irving Streetwww.ucpac.org732.499-0441(Call for schedule)RaritanMUGS PUB AND RESTAURANT73 West Somerset Street908-725-6691Fridays 7 PMRed BankCOUNT BASIE THEATRE99 Monmouth St.732-842-9000”JAZZ IN THE PARK”Riverside Park732-530-2782RidgewoodWINBERIE’S AMERICAN BISTRO30 Oak Street201-444-3700www.selectrestaurants.comThursdays Piano <strong>Jazz</strong>/PopFridays/Saturdays <strong>Jazz</strong>/Pop duosRumsonSALT CREEK GRILLE4 Bingham Avenue732-933-9272www.saltcreekgrille.comSayrevilleSHOT IN THE DARKSPORTS BAR & GRILL404 Washington Road732-254-9710Thursday 7:30 PMJohn BianculliSeabrightTHE QUAY280 Ocean Ave732-741-7755Thursday nights <strong>Jazz</strong> Lobstersbig bandSewellTERRA NOVA590 Delsea Drive856-589-8883http://terranovarestaurantbar.comFridays & Saturdays Live <strong>Jazz</strong>Short HillsJOHNNY’S ON THE GREEN440 Parsonage Hill Road973-467-8882www.johnnysonthegreen.comSomervilleVERVE RESTAURANT18 East Main St.908-707-8605www.vervestyle.comOccasional Thursdays 6 PMFridays/Saturdays 8:30 PMSouth BrunswickJAZZ CAFÉSouth Brunswick (Dayton)Municipal Complex540 Ridge Road732-329-4000 ext. 7635www.arts@sbtnj.netfirst Friday every month$5 admission includes lightrefreshmentsSouth OrangeSOUTH ORANGE PERFORMINGARTS CENTEROne SOPAC Way973-235-1114SummitSUMMIT UNITARIAN CHURCH4 Waldron Ave.SundayTeaneckTHE JAZZBERRY PATCHAT THE CLASSIC QUICHE CAFE330 Queen Anne Rd.Teaneck, NJ 07666201-692-0150MySpace.com/thejazzberrypatchOpen <strong>Jazz</strong> Jam every Tuesday night.No cover Friday nights.Different artist every week.Please check the site.LOUNGE ZEN254 DeGraw Ave.201-692-8585www.lounge-zen.comNo coverPUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM20 East Oakdene Ave.201-836-8923ULTRABAR KITCHEN & COCKTAILS400 Cedar Lane201-357-8618Lauren Hooker and friendsTuesdays 7–9 PMTom’s RiverOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGEFINE ARTS CENTERCollege Drive732-255-0550www.ocean.edu/campus/fine_arts_centerSome WednesdaysTotowaSUSHI LOUNGE235 Route 46 Westwww.sushilounge.com973-890-0007Sunday <strong>Jazz</strong> 6 PMTrentonJOE’S MILL HILL SALOONMarket & Broad Streets609-394-7222OccasionallyUnionVAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ1017 Stuyvesant Ave.908-810-1844www.vangoghsearcafe.comSundays 8:00 PM$3 coverWatchungWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER18 Stirling Road908-753-0190wacenter@optonline.netwww.watchungarts.orgThe Great <strong>Jazz</strong> Seriesonce per month either Fridayor Saturday nightWayneWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY300 Pompton Road973-720-2371www.wpunj.eduSunday 4:00 PMWest OrangeCECIL’S364 Valley Road973-736-4800cecilsjazzclub.comFRANKLIN TAVERN97-99 Franklin Ave.973-325-9899No coverWestfield16 PROSPECT WINE BARAND BISTRO16 Prospect St.908-232-7320Six nights a weekACQUAVIVA115 Elm St.908-301-0700www.acquavivadellefonti.comFridays 7:00 PMWoodbridgeJJ BITTING BREWING CO.33 Main Street732-634-2929www.njbrewpubs.comFridays 9:30 PMWood RidgeMARTINI GRILL187 Hackensack St.201-209-3000Wednesday throughSaturdayWyckoffTHE BRICK HOUSE INN179 Godwin Ave.201-848-1211WednesdaysThe Name Dropper Recommendations may be sent to editor@njjs.org.Cape May Traditional <strong>Jazz</strong> <strong>Society</strong>presents 9/24 Atlantic City <strong>Jazz</strong>Band and 10/22 Ragtime <strong>Jazz</strong>Band at VFW Post 386, Cape May.At The Priory, <strong>New</strong>ark, MimiJones Band on 9/25.Swingadelic at Maxwell’s inHoboken 9/28.Rich Reiter TRIO: 10/4,Morristown Green, Morristown, NJ,rain or shine, Free. SWING BAND:10/23, Metuchen High School (732)632-8502. DUO: 10/30, Hibiscus,Morristown.10/8 Hot <strong>Jazz</strong> From <strong>New</strong> OrleansTo Israel at Jack Kleinsinger’sHighlights in <strong>Jazz</strong>, Tribeca PerformingArts Center, NY NY.James L. Dean Big Band Saluteto Sinatra with vocalist Van Martinat Whiskey Café, Lyndhurst 10/11.$15 includes dance lesson, dinnerbuffet, live music and DJ. JamesDean Groove Cats at Mina’s onthe Mountain, West Paterson,10/9 for listening and dancing;973-279-7400.Ed Laub, every Wednesday at theBrick House Inn, Wyckoff. Guitar.vocals and special guests.October 2009_________________________________ 59