Emerald Hotel. 415 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. Tel: 03 9690 4719.

The Grandview. 429 Heidelberg Road, Fairfield. Tel: 03 9489 8061.

Khyats Hotel. 25 Wilson Street, Brighton. Tel: 03 9592 8178.

Manchester Lane. 234 Flinders Lane. Tel: (03) 9663 0630 Fax: (03) 9663 0515 [contact: Doug Smith, Jamie Norris. Various Styles of Jazz including Swing & Traditional. Full International Al La Carte Menu. Monday-Saturday]

Mid Level . Southgate, Melbourne - City. Tel: 03 9690 4699

Paris Cat Jazz Club. 6 Goldie Place, Melbourne. Tel: +61 3 9642 4711. [Featuring local & international jazz musicians & performers]

Peninsula Jazz Club Inc..P.O. Box. 2029 Parkdale. Melbourne. Tel: 03.9580 2906 [contact: Harry Daniels President. Features Traditional Jazz. Mainstream, Big Band Music]

Riverwalk Hotel. 649 Bridge Road, Richmond.

Scarlette. 185 Smith Street, Fitzroy. Tel: (03) 9417 0889. [Scarlette is owned by Melbourne Jazz guitarist Jack Pantazis, and mon-fri is dedicated to Jazz Music. Some of the big names of Melbourne Jazz can be found playing here along with young up-and-comers. A place where musicians come to 'hang']

The Governer Hotham Hotel. 481 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Melbourne. [Big Band second saturday of each month]

Victoria Jazz Club. GPO Box 2421V Mebourne, 3001. Australia. Melbourne, Victoria. 3108. Tel: (03) 9534 1173 [contact: Roger Beilby, President. Meets at The Airforces Club every Saturday night. 4 Cromwell Rd. South Yarra. Dinner, dancing & Traditional Jazz with a different band every week. Opens 6.30 p.m. for dinner, music 8.00 - 11.00 p.m. Program infoline 'ph. 9517 3099]

NEWCASTLE

Newcastle & Hunter Jazz Club. P.O. Box 2262. Dangar. Tel: Secretary (02) 49732160. [contact: President Barry Newman.]

NAROOMA

Narooma Jazz Club. PO Box 314, 22 Bay St. Tel: 02 4476 2102 [contact: Mark Whitty. We concentrate entirely on 30/40s black jazz la, Fats, Louis, Duke, Jelly Roll, etc.]

NOOSA HEADS

Noosa Heads Jazz Club. 34 Weyba Street, Sunshine Beach. Tel: 610418195123. [contact: owner = Presdt.Richard Stevens. All styles,classic jazz, dixie, swing. Licenced when neccessary, special occasions, food available.]

PERTH

The Jazz Club of WA .. Hyde Park Hotel corner Bulwer and Fitzgerald Streets North Perth.Tel: (09) 328 6166. [caters for traditional New Orleans/Dixieland Jazz in all of its styles.A different band appears every week so as to display the talents of local, national and international musicians. Sit ins by local musicians are always welcome. The club has a wonderful social atmosphere and visitors are made very welcome. Club Contacts: Post: PO Box 254, North Perth, WA 6006.Tel: Merv Morgan (09) 309 1661 Ron Knight (09) 377 7003. Time: Every Tuesday 8pm-11pm.Cost: $3 (Aus) Club Members $5 (Aus) Visitors. Club Membership is always available: Single: $12 &Double $20 (Aus) per annum]

Perth Jazz Society. P.O. Box 822 Claremont, Tel: Eve Arnold (administrator) (08) 9284 2578, Cell; 0419 835 391 Fax: 08) 9284 2578 [contact: Trevor Knox (president). The Perth Jazz Society showcases different modern and contemporary jazz musicians and bands (local/international/national) every monday night from 8pm at the Hyde Park Hotel (cnr of Bulwer and Fitzgerald streets). Has been functioning for the last 20 years, still going super strong and holds a great reputation world-wide. The Hyde Park Hotel has great food, and offers dinner deals in conjunction with the Perth Jazz Society]

The Jazz Cellar. Buxton Street Corner, Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn. Tel: 61 8 9385 8111 Fax: 61 8 9385 7178 [contact: Roy Burton. The Jazz Cellar is a basement entered through an old style red telephone box. You open the door of the phone box, then the back wall opens inwards, leading to the stairs down into the cellar. The Jazz Cellar is run by Corner House Jazz Band and is open every Friday evening from 7pm. The venue is not licensed so patrons can bring their own alcoholic beverages and any food they require. There is a bottle shop nearby and also several take-away food shops. The Corner House Jazz Band plays a wide range of tunes in the traditional jazz idiom. The band has three regular weekly gigs]

RICHMOND

Dizzy's Jazz Bar. 90 Swan Street, Richmond. Tel: (03) 94281233 [Jazz of all types and the occasional Blues. Open Wednesdays & Thursdays from 7pm, Fridays from 5.30pm and Saturdays from 8pm]

SOUTHPORT

Gold Coast City Jazz Club. P.O. Box 1471. Tel: (07) 5528 8015. [contact: Sonia Curtis, President. The Club is in its third year and was formed to promote jazz on the Gold Coast. Monthly concerts, held at the Southport Yacht Club, present local, Brisbane and interstate headline jazz groups, playing a variety of styles. Bistro and Bar facilities are available at each concert.]

SURFERS PARADISE

Jazz In The Basement. Gold Coat Arts Centre. 135 Bundall Rd. [Jazz In The Basement, every Saturday, for an inviting, intimate evening of live jazz, fine food and wine]

Airstream - Jazz In The Basement

SYDNEY

Ashfield Catholic & Community Club. 7 Charlotte Street (beside Ashfield Railway Station) Ashfield,Sydney. Tel: 02.9798-6344 [Easystreet Jazz Band,traditional jazz. Fridays 7.30pm-10.30pm,free, good, in-expensive bistro food,club liquor prices.In the bistro area.Sit-ins]

The Basement. 29 Reiby Place, Circular Quay, Sydney. Tel: 02 9251 2797. Fax: 02 9252 3007.

The Basement - D'Abruzzo

Norfolk Hotel. Cleavland Street, Surry Hills. tel: 0296993177 [Contact:John Breen. Bob Henderson band plays jazz on Saturdays 4-7 pm Bill Dudley & The New Orleanians play jazz on Sundays 5-8pm great music, food & atmosphere.free admission]

Side On Cafe. 89 Parramatta Rd Annandale. Tel: 61-2-9516-3077 [contact: Peter Rechniewski - artistic director. Sydney Improvised Music Association (SIMA) is a non profit organisation with membership open to the public whose objective is to "facilitate the performance and recording of contemporary jazz and improvised music". It is Australia's largest contemporary jazz presenting organisation which underwrites over 150 performances a year. It's principal base of operations is the Side On Cafe, in Sydney where it is responsible for programming Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances. It also underwrites the Wednesday night jam sessions]

Smooth Jazz Cafe. The Monkey Bar, 255 Darling st Balmain. Tel: 0414524634. [contact: Jaime Gibson. Cool Modern Smooth Jazz Venue on first Sunday of the month from 5-7pm. Live 6 piece band, Bistro and Bar with great ambience]

Sydney Jazz Club Co-operative Limited. P.O. Box 186, Broadway, NSW 2007. Tel: 02 9798 7294 Fax: 02 9798 2968 [contact: President: Maggie Drinkwater; Secretary: Margaret Stevenson. Traditional Jazz Club. Founded in 1953.Approx 500 members. Probably the longest running jazz club in Southern Hemisphere. Approx 500 members. Concerts, cruises, monthly free picnics. Monthly dances. Monthly newsletter (ed. Kate Dunbar) and quarterly journal( The Quarterly Rag, ed. Peter Newton).Annual subscription $Aus 25.00.]

The Soup Plus Restaurant. 383 George Street, - Opposite the Strand Arcade. Sydney. Tel: 02 9299 7728. Fax - 02 9654 9681.[contact: Milan Votrubec. One of Sydney's best known regular jazz venues. the longest established jazz club in Australia.]

Strawberry Hills Hotel. 453 Elizabeth Street. Surry Hills. Tel: 02 9698 2997. [Live jazz in a Pub atmosphere, most nights of the week]

Valentino's Cafe Restaurant. 110 Canterbury Rd Heathmont. Tel: 03-9720 0544 Fax: 03-9720 0511. [Contact: Bing S Ong Tan. A la Carte Italian Restaurant serving Popular Jazz on the third Sunday of every month 7-11pm with resident Trumpeter Vestre Roxas and Vocalist Noel Mendoza on Baby Grand. A la Carte Dinner 5.30-10pm]

WEST LAKES SHORE

Bartley Jazz Club. Bartley Terrace, West Lakes Shore. Tel: (08) 8449 4033 Fax: (08) 8341 5989 [contact: William Parton. The Bartley Jazz Club is a one of a kind place which graces you with intangible benefits. If your timing is right, you can plant yourself on a comfortable couch, swill your favourite drink and hear some cool jazz every Saturday night.]

WILLIAMSTOWN

Williamstown Jazz Club. Victoria Inn Hotel. 65 Douglas Parade [Jazz at the Vic Inn on Sundays from 4pm until 7pm. Meals available]

WOLLONGONG

JAZZ Albury Wodonga. JAZZ basement - 51 Elgin Bvd. Postal Address: PO Box 580 Albury NSW. Wodonga. Victoria 3690. Australia. Tel: 0438 623 462. [contact: Musical Director - Graeme Cook Located on the Victorian/New South Wales border, non profit organisation presenting a broad range of jazz on a monthly basis. We cater to National and International artists as well as local jazz musicians. We are now located at our own dedicated jazz venue, 'the JAZZ basement in Wodonga VIC]