NEW JERSEY Jazz Clubs

16 Prospect. 16 Prospect Street Westfield. Tel: 908. 232.7320 [Various jazz combos]

Brightside Tavern. 141 Bright Street, Jersey City. Tel: 2014351234 [[contact: Tom Parisi. The Brightside Tavern in Jersey City hosts a Live Jazz Evening on Mondays all year long. Experienced musicians and seasoned vocalists come collaborate and play on stage. And, the community comes there to celebrate talent and experience live music. Brightside's shows maintain an intimate vibe in a room large enough to host 25 musicians and plenty of guests.

The crowd is very eclectic; ranging from the young hip-hop artistimmersing in all types music to an 80-year old jazz veteranexperiencingit all come full circle. There isn't a venue like this anywhere else.There's no cover, but there's plenty of fun. On top of all that, Brightside serves the best dinner in Jersey City! All theappetizers,entrees and desserts are prepared and cooked on site by expert chefs.

Served with love, our generous portions and fair prices are all part of the brightsideexperience. Oh, and we hardly need to mention the bar, located in a separate room, brightside's bar maintains a full selection of local, international, craft and american beers, selected wines and fine liquours.You can easily take a break from the stage, kick-back and add a shot to your tab.]

Bula. 132-134 Spring Street, Newton. Tel: 973-579-7338. [Boyle’s open kitchen, the eclectic décor and the "live" jazz that resonates from Bula most Friday evening]

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]

Glen Rock Inn. 222 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 Tel: (201) 445-2362 [Jazz on Thursdays]

Hibiscus Restaurant & Catering. 270 South St. Morristown. Tel: 9733590200 Fax: 9733590211 [Upscale caribbean & American Reataurant located in NJ, serving Authentic Caribbean Food. Live Jazz Every Friday Night 6-9pm.]

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]

Langosta Restaurant. 100 Ocean Ave. Ashbury. Tel: [Jazz on Saturdays at 7.00pm]

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]

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]