SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

North of The Keys to, and including, Punta Gorda and west of Miami/Dade, Broward, Palm Beach; (Monroe, Collier, Hendry, Charlotte & Lee Counties) (Metropolitan areas of Naples, Ft. Myers, Port Charlotte)

Bay House Restaurant: 799 Walkerbilt Road Naples 34110 (239) 591-3837 bayhousenaples.com Wed & Thur 6-9pm, Fri & Sat 6:30-9:30pm and Sunday Brunch 11:45am-2:45pm

Bert's Bar & Grill: 4271 Pine Island Rd NW Matlacha, FL 33993 bertsbar.us (239) 282-3232 7:30-11pm Every Thur: Deb & The Dynamics.

Brew Babies Garden Bistro: 1520 Lafayette Street, Cape Coral FL 33904 mybrewbabies.com (239)542-2224 - Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday - Saturday, 11am-10pm;  8-11pm, Fri: Valerie Elam & The Velvet Edge (if not raining!); Sat: Vanilla Crosby, 8-11pm (if not raining!)  (F)(D)(I/O) Map This Location

Buckingham Blues Bar: 5641 Buckingham Rd. Fort Myers, buckinghambar.com 239-693-7111. 5-7:30pm Every Sun: Live Blues w/ Rex Bongo & Tommy Lee Cook; Every Wed: 9pm-midnight, Open Blues Jam.  Sept 4: Rex Bongo and The Cornbread Brothers, 9pm-midnight; 10: Certified, 9pm-midnight; 11: Tommy Lee Cook and The Allstars, 9pm-midnight; 18: Shaun Murphy Band, formerly of Little Feat,  $15/100 tickets only/SRO show, 9pm-midnight; 24: Certified,  9pm-midnight; 25: Harry Cassano and The Blues Majority, 9pm-midnight; Oct 2: Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers, $15/100 tickets only/SRO show, 9pm-midnight; 9: Saturday Blues Fest, performers TBA; 9: Ernie Southern & The Deltaholics; 23: Saturday Blues Fest w/ AZ Kenny Tsak & 56 Deluxe. (F)(D)(I/O)  Map This Location

Capri-A Taste of Italy: 11140 Tamiami Trail North Naples 33019 (239) 594-3500 6-8:30pm Mondays: Expandable Jazz Band featuring Bob Zottola on Trumpet, Jerry Sawicki on Sax, John Lamb on Drums and Stu Shelton on keyboard.

Captain's Table at Fishermen's Village: 1200 West Retta Esplanade, #55, Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1289 thecaptainstable.com (941)637-1177 7-10pm, Every Fri & Sat: Bob Hanson Trio

Ellington's Jazz Bar & Restaurant: 937 E. Gulf Drive, Sanibel Island. Ellingtonsjazz.com. 239-337-5299. Ev. Tues-Sun: Danny Sinoff; Ev. Mon: Ellington's Trio.

Gatorz Bar & Grill: 3816 Tamiami Trl., Port Charlotte FL 33952 gatorzbar-grill.com (941)625-5000 6pm

Hotel Indigo - Phi Lobby Lounge: 1520 Broadway, Fort Myers, FL 33901 (239)337-3446 7-11pm, Sept 18: Fort Myers River District Music Walk - Father Al and the Jazz Congregation; Oct 2: Father Al and the Jazz Congregation

Naples Botanical Garden: 4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples, FL 34112 naplesgarden.org (239)643-7275 Jazz in the Garden, 2-4pm, Nov 21: Patricia Dean Trio; Dec 19: Bob Zottola Quartet; Jan 16: Rebecca Richardson Quartet; Feb 20: Dan Heck Trio; March 20: Stu Shelton Trio; April 17: Lew Del Gatto-Dan Miller Quartet. Map This Location

Perfect Caper: 121 E. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 theperfectcaper.com (941) 505-9009 7-10pm, Every Thur: "TASTE" Jazz Trio

Port Charlotte Cultural Center Theater, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte, FL 33952 theculturalcenter.com (941)625-4175 Charlotte County Jazz Society 2010-11 Season Concert Series, Members are free and non-member tickets are $15, Doors 6:30pm, Concerts 7pm, Oct 11: Double concert of Dave Pruyn "Notes in Velvet" a tribute to Mel Torme and Paulette Pepper & Fine Thyme; Nov 8: Jazz Legends Night with pianist Johnny Varro Trio plus one; Dec 13: The Bop is Back! with saxophonist Greg Abate Trio; Jan 10: Kevin Mahogany; Feb 14: Big Band Jazz Night with Terry Myers' Big Band - tribute to Benny Goodman; March 14: Dixieland Jazz Night with Bob Leary and Sextet; April 11: Area Talent Show with The Sir John Jeffrey Trio and the Kitt and Mike Moran Quartet.

Roadhouse Cafe: 15660 San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers, FL 33908 RoadhouseCafeFl.com (239) 415-4375 Every Mon: Piano Bar,  7pm-10pm, Featuring Joe Delaney on Piano

Shula's Steak House at the Hilton Naples & Towers: 5111 Tamiami Trail North Naples 34103 (239) 430-4999 5-8pm Every Friday: Bob Zotola & Michael Royal

Sugden Regional Park: 4284 Avalon Drive, Naples, FL 34112 bayshorecapa.org (239)793-4414 Bayshore Festival of the Arts, Jan 29, 30: Band of the United States Air Force Reserve, “America’s Band”, Naples Concert Band, Paradise Coastmen Barbershop Chorus, Naples Daily News Jazz Band, Frank Corso’s Spoonful, Stu Shelton Trio, Rebecca Richardson, The Trio!, Bob Zottola’s Expandable Jazz Band, Golden Gate Middle School Jazz Band, Lely High School Jazz Band.

Tarpon Lodge and Restaurant: 13771 Waterfront Drive Pineland, FL 33945 (239) 283-3999 tarponlodge.com 6:30-9:30pm   (No more music until Nov.)