New Jersey Jazz Society

Venue Listing

This listing is compiled based on submissions from venues and members. There is no charge to be listed on this page. Any venue located in New Jersey and providing live jazz entertainment on a regular basis is eligible to be listed and we encourage submissions of new entries and corrections for existing entries. Please send your submissions to our

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Asbury Park

Joyful Noise Cafe
1400 Asbury Ave.
"JAZZ Alive Asbury Park"
second Friday each month 8 pm
Tim McLoone's Supper Club
1200 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park
732-774-1400
www.timmcloonessupperclub.com
Check calendar for events

Audubon

The Quarter Note Cafe
57 E. Kings Hwy
856-546-5461

Basking Ridge

The Store Restaurant
55 South Finley Ave.
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-766-9853
Dixieland Jazz Friday nights.

Bernardsville

Bernard's Inn
27 Mine Brook Road
908-766-0002
www.bernardsinn.com
Monday - Saturday 6:30 pm
Piano Bar

Bloomfield

Westminster Arts Center/Bloomfield College
467 Franklin St.
973-748-9000 x343
campus.bloomfield.edu/Westminster/

Bradley Beach

Giamano's
301 Main St.
732-775-4275
www.giamanos.com

Brooklawn

Brooklawn American Legion Hall
Browning Road & Railroad Ave. 08030
856-234-5147
Tri-State Jazz Society usual venue
www.tristatejazz.org
Some Sundays 2:00 pm

Buena Vista

Villa Filomena
821 Harding Highway
856-697-7107

Byram

The Restaurant at Adam Todd
263 Highway 206
www.adamtodd.com
973-347-4004

Cape May

VFW Post #386
419 Congress St.
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-7961
Live Traditional Dixieland Jazz on Sundays 2-4 pm, open to the public, all are welcome.
Full details on calendar at www.capemaytraditionaljazzsociety.com

Cherry Hill

Trinity Presbyterian Church
Rt. 70
856-234-5147
Tri-State Jazz Society occasional venue
www.tristatejazz.org
Some Sundays 2 pm

Deal

Axelrod PAC
Jewish Community Center
732-531-9100 x 142
www.arthurtopilow.com

Edgewater

La Dolce Vita
270 Old River Rd.
201-840-9000

Englewood

Bergen PAC
30 N. Van Brunt St.
201-227-1030
www.bergenpac.org

Garwood

Crossroads
78 North Ave.
908-232-5666
www.xxroads.com
Jam Session Tuesday 8:30 pm

Glen Rock

Glen Rock Inn
222 Rock Road
201-445-2362
www.glenrockinn.com
Thursday 7 pm

Hackensack

Solari's
61 River St.
201-487-1969
1st Tuesday 8:00 pm
Mickey Gravine Big Band
Stony Hill Inn
231 Polifly Rd.
201-342-4085
www.stonyhillinn.com
Friday and Saturday evenings
The Green Olive Restaurant
455 Passaic Street
Hackensack, NJ  07601
201-487-0759

Highland Park

PJ's Coffee
315 Raritan Avenue
732-828-2323
Sunday 1 pm Open Jam

Hoboken

Maxwell's
1039 Washington St.
201-798-0406
Every other Monday 9:00 pm — Swingadelic
Pilsener Haus & Biergarten
1422 Grand St (Corner of 15th)
Hoboken, NJ 07030 201-683-5465
Parking $4 for 6 hours just across the street

Hopewell

Hopewell Valley Bistro & Inn
15 East Broad St.
609-466-9889
www.hopewellvalleybistro.com
Friday/Saturday 7 pm

Jersey City

Moore's Lounge
189 Monticello Avenue
Jersey City NJ  07306

Lawrenceville

Fedora Café
2633 Lawrenceville Road
609-895-0844
Some Wednesdays 6:00 pm

Lyndhurst

Whiskey Café
1050 Wall St. West, 07071
201-939-4889
www.whiskeycafe.com
One Sunday/month James Dean Orchestras
swing dance + lesson

Madison

Shanghai Jazz
24 Main St.
973-822-2899
www.shanghaijazz.com
Wednesday/Thursday 7 pm
Friday/Saturday 6:30 pm
Sunday 6 pm

Mahwah

Berrie Center/Ramapo College
505 Ramapo Valley Road
201-684-7844
www.ramapo.edu

Manasquan

The Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees Drive
Manasquan, NJ  08736
www.algonquinarts.org

Maplewood

Burgdorf Cultural Center
10 Durand St.
973-378-2133
www.artsmaplewood.org

Manville

Rhythms of the Night
729 S. Main Street
908-707-8757
rhythmsofthenight.net
Open jam session Wednesdays 7-10 pm

Matawan

Café 34
787 Route 34
Jazz trios Wed and Thur 8 pm
732-583-9700
www.bistro34.com

Metuchen

Novita
25 New Street
732-549-5306

Montclair

Church Street Café
12 Church St.
First Congregational Church
40 South Fullerton Ave.
973-744-6560
Palazzo Restaurant
11 South Fullerton Ave.
973-746-6778
Friday/Saturday 7:00 pm
Joe Licari/Larry Weiss
Richie Cecere's
2 Erie Street
973-746-7811
Sesame Restaurant & Jazz Club
398 Bloomfield Avenue
973-746-2553
sesamerestaurant.com
Monthly Jazz Night, call for schedule
Trumpets
6 Depot Square
973-744-2600
www.trumpetsjazz.com
Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday 7:30 pm
Friday/Saturday 8:30 pm

Morristown

The Bickford Theatre
at the Morris Museum
5 Normandy Heights Road
973-971-3706
www.morrismuseum.org
Some Mondays 8:00 pm
The Community Theatre
at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
100 South St.
973-539-8008
www.mayoarts.org
Hibiscus Restaurant
Best Western Morristown Inn
270 South St., Morristown
866-497-3638
www.hibiscuscuisine.com
Friday Jazz Nights
Call for dates & times
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
70 Maple Avenue
973-455-0708

Mountainside

Arirang
1230 Route 22W
908-518-9733
Wednesday 7:30 pm

New Brunswick

Delta's
19 Dennis St.
732-249-1551
State Theatre
15 Livingston Ave.
732-246-7469
www.statetheatrenj.org
Christopher's at the Heldrich Hotel
Friday Jazz Nights
Call for dates & times

New Providence

Ponte Vecchio Ristorante
At Best Western Murray Hill Inn
535 Central Ave., New Providence
908-464-4424
Monthly Jazz Nights with Laura Hull
Call for dates & times

Newark

Newark Museum
49 Washington St.
973-596-6550
www.newarkmuseum.org
Summer Thursday afternoons
NJPAC
1 Center St.
888-466-5722
www.njpac.org
The Priory
233 West Market St.
973-242-8012
Friday 7:00 pm
www.newcommunity.org
Savoy Grill
60 Park Place
973-286-1700
www.thesavoygrillnewark.com
Skippers Plane Street Pub
304 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
973-733-9300
Across from Essex County College
Featuring local Jazz professionals daily, Sunday through Thursday.

Newton

Bula
134 Spring St.
973-579-7338
www.bularestaurant.com
Fridays 8:00 pm

North Arlington

Uva
602 Ridge Road
Friday 7:00 pm
Adam Brenner

North Branch

New Orleans Family Restaurant
1285 State Highway 28
908-725-0011
7:00 pm

Nutley

Herb's Place at The Park Pub
785 Bloomfield Avenue
973-235-0696
8:30-11:30 pm

Oakland

Hansil's Bar and Grill
7 Ramapo Valley Rd.
201-337-5649

Pine Brook

Milan
13 Hook Mountain Road
973-808-3321
www.milanrestaurant.com
Fridays 6:30 pm Stein Brothers

Plainfield

Café Vivace
1370 South Avenue
908-753-4500
www.cafevivace.com
Saturdays 7:30 pm

Pompton Plains

The Little Food Cafe
585 Newark Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
973-616-8600

Princeton

McCarter Theatre
91 University Place
609-258-2787
Mediterra
29 Hulfish St.
609-252-9680
www.terramomo.com
Salt Creek Grille
1 Rockingham Row,
Forrestal Village
609-419-4200
www.saltcreekgrille.com

Rahway

Arts Guild of Rahway
1670 Irving St.
732-381-7511
www.rahwayartsguild.org
Union County Performing Arts Center at Rahway
1601 Irving St.
732-499-8226
www.ucpac.org

Raritan

Mugs Pub and Restaurant
73 West Somerset Street
908-725-6691
Fridays 7 pm

Red Bank

Count Basie Theatre
99 Monmouth St.
732-842-9000
"Jazz in the Park"
Riverside Park
732-530-2782

Siam Garden Thai Restaurant
2 Bridge Ave.
Red Bank, NJ

Ridgewood

Winberie's American Bistro
30 Oak Street
201-444-3700
www.selectrestaurants.com
Thursdays Piano Jazz/Pop
Fridays/Saturdays Jazz/Pop duos

Rumson

Salt Creek Grille
4 Bingham Avenue
732-933-9272
www.saltcreekgrille.com

Rutherford

Fabulous Appetizers
16 Glen Rd.
201-933-6373
Music on Saturday nights 7 to 11
www.fabulousappetizers.com

Sayreville

Shot In The Dark
Sports Bar & Grill
404 Washington Road
732-254-9710
Thursday 7:30 pm
John Bianculli

Seabright

The Quay
280 Ocean Ave
732-741-7755
Tuesday nights Jazz Lobsters
big band

Sewell

Terra Nova
590 Delsea Drive
856-589-8883
terranovarestaurantbar.com
Fridays & Saturdays Live Jazz

Short Hills

Johnny's On The Green
440 Parsonage Hill Road
973-467-8882
www.johnnysonthegreen.com

Somerville

Verve Restaurant
18 East Main St.
908-707-8605
www.vervestyle.com
Occasional Thursdays 6 pm
Fridays/Saturdays 8:30 pm

South Brunswick

Jazz Café
South Brunswick (Dayton)
Municipal Complex
540 Ridge Road
732-329-4000 ext. 7635
www.arts@sbtnj.net
first Friday every month

South Orange

Dancing Goat Café
21 South Orange St
973-275-9000
www.thedancinggoat.com
South Orange Performing Arts Center
One SOPAC Way
973-235-1114
http://www.sopacnow.org
The Baird
5 Mead Street
(973) 378-7754
www.thebaird.org

Succasunna

Investors Bank Theatre - Roxbury Performing Arts Center ( RoxPAC)
Horseshoe Lake Park Complex
72 Eyland Avenue
Succasunna NJ 07876

Summit

Summit Unitarian Church
4 Waldron Ave.
Sunday

Teaneck

The Jazzberry Patch
at "The Classic Quiche Cafe"
330 Queen Anne Rd., Teaneck, NJ
201-692-0150
classicquiche.com/
Phoebe's Place
445 Cedar Lane
Thursday Jazz Jam — 830 - 10:30pm
www.phoebespl.com
Puffin Cultural Forum
20 East Oakdene Ave.
201-836-8923

Toms River

Ocean County College
Fine Arts Center
College Drive
732-255-0550
www.ocean.edu
Some Wednesdays
The Porch Club
Fourth and Howard Streets
Riverton, NJ 08077
Occasional TSJS venue

Trenton

Joe's Mill Hill Saloon
Market & Broad Streets
609-394-7222
Occasionally

Union

Van Gogh's Ear Café
1017 Stuyvesant Ave.
908-810-1844
Sundays 8:00 pm
www.vangoghsearcafe.com

Watchung

Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Road
908-753-0190
www.watchungarts.org

Wayne

William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road
973-720-2371
www.wpunj.edu
Sunday 4:00 pm

West Milford

374 Morsetown Road
973-728-9613
Jazz on Thursdays at 6:30 to 9:30 PM

West Orange

Franklin Tavern
97-99 Franklin Ave.
973-325-9899
Highlawn Pavilion
Eagle Rock Reservation
973-731-3463
Live Jazz, Every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC)
4 Boland Drive
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-669-7385
www.ospac.org

Westfield

Acquaviva
115 Elm St.
908-301-0700
www.acquaviva-dellefonti.com
Fridays 7:00 pm

Woodbridge

JJ Bitting Brewing Co.
33 Main Street
732-634-2929
www.njbrewpubs.com
Fridays 9:30 pm

Wood Ridge

Martini Grill
187 Hackensack St.
201-209-3000
Wednesday through
Saturday

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