Cecil's Jazz Club. 364 Valley Road, West Orange. Tel: (973) 736-4800 [contact: Cecil Brooks, III. Live straight-ahead and Latin jazz 6 nights a week and restaurant. Enjoy our warm ambiance & sumptuous gourmet cuisine! Lunch & dinner served daily from noon to 2am!]

The Crossroads 78 North Avenue, Garwood. Tel: 908-232-5666 Fax: 908-518-0385 [contact: Lee Frankel. Open five days a week, Tuesday thru Saturday, 5pm to 2 am. We serve cajun, southern, French, and American cuisine at reasonable prices from 5pm to 11:30pm. Our bar food menu is available until 12:30am. We present live music each night, with varying genres, with our famous open Jazz Jam on Tuesday nights]

La Stanza. 702 Anderson Avenue, Cliffside Park. Tel: 201-313-5686 [contact: Ralph. Italian restaurant offering a piano player every Friday and Saturday night, except for the 3rd Friday of every month we feature a Jazz Combo]

Jazz in the Starlight Room. 15 East Broad Street. Hopewell. Tel: 609-466-9889 Fax: 609-466-0775. [The Hopewell Valley Bistro and Inn provides jazz for dinner listening and dancing Saturday evenings from 7 - 10 p.m. Jazz entertainment is provided by local Central New Jersey jazz artists]

Luna Rossa Jazz Club & Restaurant. 39 Harding Avenue, Clifton. Tel: (973)340-6125 Fax: (973)340-6127 [contact: Al Pfeuffer. Intimate jazz club and restaurant in Clifton, NJ features live jazz music on weekends. Open Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Italian food served in generous portions by a friendly staff]

Shanghai Jazz. 24 Main St. Madison. Tel: 973-822-2899 [contact: David and Martha. High end Chinese food. Music Wed-Sun. Very nice decor. No cover]

The Cornerstone Restaurant. 25 New Street, Metuchen.Tel: 732-549-5306 [contact: Mike. Excellent music on Wed.,Fri., and Sat. nights Wed.7:30 to 11:30. Fri. & Sat. 9:00 to 1:00 A.M. Name bands and faces. Fine food and drinks]

Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant. 6 Depot Square. P.O. Box 1561. Montclair Tel: 973-744-2600 Fax: 973-744-7735 [contact: Kristine Massari. Jazz Club & Restaurant. Italian/Continental Menu, Full Bar Open Wednesday thru Sunday. Sun - 11am - 3pm for brunch. Nights 6pm to 1:30am. all styles of jazz]