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Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition unites the two most well-known and popular artistic forms in African-American culture – jazz and quilting. Dec. 21 through March 1 at New York State Museum

Monday, December 1

7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Tuesday, December 2

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

9pm-midnight, Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble, Lark Tavern

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Wednesday, December 3

7-8:30pm, Skip Parsons’ Clarinet Marmalade Trio, Avila Retirement Community, 100 White Plain Dr., Albany, 452-5242

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

9pm-midnight, Nat Phipps Trio, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia II, One Caroline Street

7:30pm, SCCC Jazz Ensemble & Percussion Ensemble, Schenectady County Community College

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields

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Thursday, December 4

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South

9pm-midnight, Collar City Creatology, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm,Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, Tom Cheles, Provence Restaurant

6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café

7-9pm, April Marie, Impressions, Phila and Broadway, Saratoga Springs

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans

7-10pm, Rob Lindquist Trio, Stockade Inn

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

7pm, Student Piano Jazz Recital, Williams College

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Friday, December 5

7:30-11:30pm, Capital Swing Dance with Peter Davis, Albany Elks Lodge

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio

8-11pm, Rob Putnam (vocals), Rob Kelly (piano), Jeff Stevens (trumpet), Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

8pm, Greg Caputo Big Band. Colonial Theatre

6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South

10pm, Franklin Micare, Gaffney's

9:30pm-12:30am, Jeanne O'Connor Quartet, Justin's

8-11pm, Adrian Cohen Trio, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

6-10pm, Tim Olsen Trio, 9 Maple Ave

7-9pm, April Marie and Umberto, Northeastern Jewelers, 1575 Western Ave, Albany

8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street

7:30pm, Cooperstown Concert Series: David Leonhart Group, Otesaga Resort Hotel

7-10pm, Nancy Donnelly, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

7:30pm, Small Jazz Ensembles, Filene Recital Hall, Skidmore College

7-10pm, Michael Benedict Duo, Stockade Inn

7-9pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm, The Vermont Jazz Center annual Big Band Gala, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar

6-9pm, Sonny & Perley, Whistling Kettle

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Saturday, December 6

8:30-11:30pm, , The Bar at 74 State

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

8-11pm, Alan Simon (piano), Dave Shapiro (bass), Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

10pm-1am, Doc Scanlon Band, Daisy Baker's

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

9:30pm-12:30am, Lee Shaw Trio, Justin's

7:30pm, Luis Bonilla Quintet, Massry Center for the Arts

8-11pm, Triple Play, Midtown Tap & Tea Room

9pm-1am,Benoit. Savage and Borelo  Band , 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Joe Finn Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Noreen Pratt  (vocals & piano), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, 'Azzaam Hameed, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

3pm, Anna Patton's Vocal Jazz Ensemble; 3:30pm, Putney School Jazz Ensemble, Cotton Mill Hill Open House at Vermont Jazz Center

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

7-10pm, , The Wine Bar

7:30-10:30pm, John McIntosh, Wine Down Lounge

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Sunday, December 7

10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café

10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

5-6pm, jazz vespers with Nat Phipps, piano; Pete Toigo, bass; Tom D'Andrea, drums, First Reformed Church of Schenectady

7pm, John Pizzarelli Quartet, Iron Horse Music Hall

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Nat Phipps, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille

11am-5pm, various throughout downtown Troy, Troy's Victorian Stroll

12:30pm, Jamie MacDonald’s “Music of Miles Davis” ensembles; 1:30pm, Julian Gerstin’s Afro-Caribbean percussion ensemble; 2pm, VJC’s Latin Jazz Ensemble; 3pm, piano students' recital; 6:30, the Music of Miles Davis Ensembles, Cotton Mill Hill Open House at Vermont Jazz Center

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Monday, December 8

7:30pm, Hal Miller's Video Jazz, Lark Tavern

7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

8pm, Small Jazz Ensembles, Filene Recital Hall, Skidmore College

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Tuesday, December 9

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7:30pm, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, The Egg

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

Noon, Skip Parsons’ Riverboat Jazz Band, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Wednesday, December 10

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

9pm-midnight, Dave Gleason Trio, Justin's

8-10:30pm, Jazzmin, Moon & River Café

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia II, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

6-7:30pm, Skip Parsons' Clarinet Marmalade Trio, Troy Public Library, 100 Second Street, Troy, 274.7071

7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields

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Thursday, December 11

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South

9pm-midnight, Steve Lambert Group, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm, Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, A3, Provence Restaurant

6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans

7-10pm, Jack Fragomeni, Stockade Inn

6:30-9:30pm, Doc Scanlon Trio, Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Friday, December 12

8:30-11:30pm, Mark Capon Trio, The Bar at 74 State

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio

8-11pm, Mike Schiffer (piano), Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South

10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band, The Fountain

9:30pm-12:30am, Vince Prudente Trio, Justin's

7:30pm, St Rose Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Massry Center for the Arts

6-10pm, Mike Parker Trio, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street

7-10pm, George Giroux, Provence Restaurant

5-8pm, New York Jazz Trio, Savannah's

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

7-10pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Stockade Inn

7-9pm, April Marie and Neil Brown, Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Saturday, December 13

8:30-11:30pm, , The Bar at 74 State

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

8-11pm, Michael Benedict Duo, Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

10pm, Nouveau Jazz Beat, Circus Café

7-9pm, Patti-O & The Hip Hooligans, Crooked Lake House

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz Band, The Fountain

9:30pm-12:30am, Sonny and Perley Quartet, Justin's

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne, Rt. 212 and Wittenburg Rd, Mount Tremper, NY 845 688-5260

9pm-1am, Joe Barna Group, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Brian Patneaude Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Colleen Pratt (vocals), Peg Delaney (piano), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, Rich Donnelly, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7pm, Mallory O'Donnell, Bob Warren & Jeanne O'Connor, St Joseph's Hall, 29 Hill St, Greenwich, NY

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

7-10pm, , The Wine Bar

7:30-10:30pm, Fresh  Trio, Wine Down Lounge

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Sunday, December 14

10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café

10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

3pm, Empire State Youth Jazz Ensembles, Massry Center for the Arts

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Maria Zemantauski, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup

10am-2pm, jazz brunch, Prime at Saratoga National

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille

7:30pm, A Night before Christmas with Spyro Gyra, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

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Monday, December 15

7pm, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Lark Tavern

7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Tuesday, December 16

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Wednesday, December 17

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

9pm-midnight, Lee Russo Group, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia II, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields

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Thursday, December 18

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South

9pm-midnight, Bobbie Van Detta and Leo Russo, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm, Jazz Soloist, One Caroline Street

6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant

6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans

7-10pm, Teresa Broadwell Trio, Stockade Inn

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Friday, December 19

8:30-11:30pm, David Anthony, The Bar at 74 State

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7-9pm, April Marie and Neil Brown, Crooked Lake House

6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South

9:30pm-12:30am, Robert Kopec Trio, Justin's

8pm, Railbird, Kleinert-James Arts Center

6-10pm, Troika with Eric Walentowicz, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Annette Harris & 'Azzaam Hameed Trio, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

7-10pm, Sonny & Perley, Stockade Inn

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Saturday, December 20

8:30-11:30pm, Out of the Box/Larry Gravett Trio, The Bar at 74 State

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

8-11pm, Andy Jaffe (piano), Marty Jaffe (bass), Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

6:30-8:30pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Fifty South

7:30pm, Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace, First Reformed Church

9:30pm-12:30am, Yuko Kishimoto Trio, Justin's

7:30-10:30pm, Adrian Cohen, Midtown Tap & tea Room

9pm-1am, J B All Stars, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Lee Shaw Duo, One Caroline Street

7:30-10:30pm, Peg Delaney (piano), Panza's Restaurant

7-10pm, George Giroux, Provence Restaurant

7:30-11:30pm, Doc Scanlon Band + Peter Davis, Saratoga Music Hall

3pm, JazzAge with Carol Daggs, Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs, 584-1198

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

7-10pm, , The Wine Bar

7:30-10:30pm, Franklin Micare, Wine Down Lounge

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Sunday, December 21

10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café

10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

5-6pm, jazz vespers with Rennie Crain, piano; Tom Shields, bass; Tom D'Andrea, drums, First Reformed Church of Schenectady

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Lee Shaw, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille

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Monday, December 22

7:30-10:30pm, Railbird Jr, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Tuesday, December 23

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline St

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Wednesday, December 24

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne, Rt. 212 and Wittenburg Rd, Mount Tremper, NY 845 688-5260

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia II, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields

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Thursday, December 25

7:30pm, La  Banda Chameleon, Chameleon on the Lake

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

6pm, Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius, Fifty South

6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant

6-9pm, live jazz, Quarter Moon Café

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime

7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' the Beans

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Friday, December 26

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

7pm, Walter Donnaruma Band, Cafe Capriccio

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6pm, Vic Bell Duo, Fifty South

7pm, Terri Roben, Java Jazz Café

9:30pm-12:30am, Pete Sweeney Trio, Justin's

6-10pm, Mark Capon Trio, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Railbird (Sarah Pedinotti), One Caroline Street

7-10pm, A3, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618

7-10pm, Adrian Cohen Trio, Stockade Inn

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar

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Saturday, December 27

8:30-11:30pm, Lee Shaw Trio, The Bar at 74 State

8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's

8-11pm, Ben Kohn (piano), Jason Schwartz (bass), Castle Street Café

7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

10pm, Nouveau Jazz Beatd, Circus Café

7-10pm, , Egremont Inn

9:30pm-12:30am, Rob Lindquist Trio, Justin's

7-10pm, Nina Sheldon, La Duchesse Anne, Rt. 212 and Wittenburg Rd, Mount Tremper, NY 845 688-5260

9pm-1am, Pete Sweeney Quartet, 9 Maple Ave

8-11pm, Nat Phipps Duo, One Caroline Street

7-10pm, Jeff Dawson, Provence Restaurant

6-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

10pm-1am, Michael Benedict, Sperry's, 30-1/2 Caroline St, Saratoga Springs, 584-9618

6:30-9:30pm, , Tosca Grille

8pm, Fresh, Trader Ed's

8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar

7-10pm, , The Wine Bar

7:30-10:30pm, Sonny and Perley, Wine Down Lounge

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Sunday, December 28

10am-1pm, live jazz brunch with Jeff Nania Jazz Quartet, Bread and Jam Café

10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

11:30am-2:30pm, jazz brunch with Michael Lamkin, Justin's

9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, Justin's

8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup

6-9pm, Classical Jazz Ensemble, Red Onion Restaurant

10:30am-1:30pm, , Tosca Grille

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Monday, December 29

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Tuesday, December 30

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

7:30-10:30pm, , One Caroline St

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

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Wednesday, December 31

7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro

6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Gardner (bass), Blue Plate

8:15pm, Teresa Broadwell Trio, Castle Street Café

Brian Patneaude Quartet, Hot Club of Albany, Ramblin' Jug Stompers, Nisky Dixie Cats, Joey Thomas Big Band, et al, First Night Saratoga

7:30-10:30pm, Masters of Nostalgia II, One Caroline Street

-811pm, Michael Panza Trio, Panza's Restaurant

8:30-11:30pm, Michael Benedict, Ruby's Hotel, 3689 CR 67, Freehold, NY

7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Restaurant

6-10pm, Roger Helm, 677Prime

7-9pm, open jam session, Vermont Jazz Center

8pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, Wheatfields

10pm-1am, Fresh  Trio, Wine Down Lounge

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