Like John Coltrane, James L. Dean got some of his first experience

JerseyEventsJazzTell them you saw it in Jersey Jazz!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 coverSAVOY GRILL60 Park Place973-286-1700www.thesavoygrillnewark.comNew BrunswickCHRISTOPHER’SAT THE HELDRICH HOTEL10 Livingston Avenue732-214-2200www.theheldrich.comNo coverEvery Friday 8 – 11 PMDELTA’S19 Dennis St.732-249-1551STATE THEATRE15 Livingston Ave.732-246-7469www.statetheatrenj.orgNewtonBULA134 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.609-252-9680www.terramomo.comSALT 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 PMRandolphSTONEFIRE GRILLEHOUSE & BAR500 Route 10 Westwww.stonefirerestaurant.com973-537-7070Sunday Jazz 6 PMRaritanMUGS 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 Jazz/PopFridays/Saturdays Jazz/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 Ave732-741-7755Tuesday nights Jazz Lobstersbig bandSewellTERRA NOVA590 Delsea Drive856-589-8883http://terranovarestaurantbar.comFridays & Saturdays Live JazzShort 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 OrangeDANCING GOAT CAFÉ21 South Orange St973-275-9000www.thedancinggoat.com8 PMSOUTH ORANGE PERFORMINGARTS CENTEROne SOPAC Way973-235-1114SummitSUMMIT UNITARIAN CHURCH4 Waldron Ave.SundayTeaneckLOUNGE ZEN254 DeGraw Ave.201-692-8585www.lounge-zen.comNo coverPUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM20 East Oakdene Ave.201-836-8923Tom’s RiverOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGEFINE ARTS CENTERCollege Drive732-255-0550www.ocean.edu/campus/fine_arts_centerSome WednesdaysTotowa46 LOUNGE300 Route 46 East973-890-9699www.46lounge.comWednesday Jazz 7:30 PMSUSHI LOUNGE235 Route 46 Westwww.sushilounge.com973-890-0007Sunday Jazz 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.orgJazz Series 2008Two Fridays a month at 8:00 PMWayneWILLIAM PATERSONUNIVERSITY300 Pompton Road973-720-2371www.wpunj.eduSunday 4:00 PMWest CaldwellT’S TRATTORIA MARTINI BAR1090 Bloomfield Ave.973-882-3110Wednesdays/Thursdays/Fridays musicWest 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 throughSaturdayWe continually update entries. Please contact tmottola@aol.com if you know of other venues that ought to be here.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.THE FRANK WESS QUINTETappears at the Village Vanguard inNYC April 29 and May 4.The Name DropperCatch SWINGADELIC on May 2 atSwinging with Simone’s dance,Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union St.The Priory in Newark presentsFRANK NOVIELLO on May 2 andTHE STEIN BROTHERS QUINTETon May 16.JAMES L. DEAN big band swingsthe Whiskey Café in Lyndhurst on May18 — $15 includes dinner, dancelesson.May 2008___________________________________ 51