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Where we will be this week (WWWBTW)?:  
Sunday, Dec 5:

• Earl's Hideaway, Sebastian: Nico Wayne Toussaint Backed by David Shelley & Blue Stone
• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar, Jupiter: Sunday Blues Jams returns w/ Bobby Nathan at 8pm
• Mrs. Murphy’s Pub & Grubb, Fort Lauderdale: Danny Burger Jazz Band w/ Turk Mauro, & Special Guests (6-10pm)
• Blue Jean Blues, Fort Lauderdale: Barb Van & Mike Orta Jazz Jam  (4-8pm)
• Caleb Center, Miami: Sunshine Jazz Organization Presents Jazz at the Caleb, Season Finale & Membership Drive Concert w/ Bobby Ramirez & Pan Con Bistec w/ special guest Mel Dancy

Monday, Dec 6: 

• Hemisphere Lounge at Loews Hotel, Miami Beach: Oriente
• Web Listening Night: Gil Anthony's BLUES POWER, 6-11pm Central Time, at http://gilanthonyblues.com/  

Tuesday, Dec 7:

• Boston’s on the Beach, Delray Beach: Blue Tuesday w/ Famous Frank Ward  hosting Damon Fowler Group
• Sunrise Theater - Black Box, Ft. Pierce: Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Jam

Wednesday, Dec 8:

• Amaturo Theater: at Broward Center, Ft. Lauderdale: Gold Coast Jazz Presents Shelly Berg Quartet w/ Ken Peplowski - "Dynamos of Jazz"
• Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens, Port St Lucie: Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Jam.
• Century Village® Theaters, Pembroke Pines: Tito Puente Jr.
• Blue Jean Blues, Ft. Lauderdale: Joe Donato w/ Danny Burger

Thursday, Dec 9:

• B-Sharp's Jazz Café:, Tallahassee: Jam Session: John Diaz Diaz Project
• Off The Trax Lounge, Fort Lauderdale: Live Jazz
• The Cove, Satellite Beach: Jam With JQB at The Tiki Bar
• Red Bar, Santa Rosa Beach: Red Bar Jazz Band
• Brandy's, St Petersburg: RandyBluesmanHock's Bluesmachine & Friends

Friday, Dec 10:

• Rosey Baby, Lauderhill: Sista Mary Beth
• Bradfordville Blues Club, Tallahassee:  Randall Bramblett Band
• Buckingham Blues Bar, Fort Myers: Harry Cassano & The Blues Majority
• Underground Bluz, Orlando: Shaun Rounds Blues Band
• Blues Jean Blues, Ft. Lauderdale: Turk Mauro Quartet 
• Calder Casino & Race Course - 4th Floor Terrace Lounge, Miami Gardens: Oriente
• Fusion Lounge Waterfront Wine Bar & Jazz Club, North Palm Beach:  Jazz Stream Trio
• Guanabanas Restaurant, Jupiter: Nouveaux Honkies

Saturday, Dec 11:

• The Orange Door, Lake Park: Terry Hanck Band (Terry's last FL show until Feb!)
• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar:  Famous Frank & The Nucklebusters
• Buckingham Blues Bar, Fort Myers: Motor City Josh
• WXEL.org, Palm Beach & Broward Counties at 90.7FM and online:  6-10pm, Stu Grant's Jazz Impressions
• Heidi’s Jazz Club, Cocoa Beach:  Allan Harris

Sunday, Dec 12:

• Chef John's New American Bistro & Blues Bar, Jupiter: Sunday Blues Jams returns w/ Bobby Nathan at 8pm
• Earl's Hideaway, Sebastian: Stacey Mitchart Band
• Lieberman Botanical Gardens, Lauderhill: Jazz Survivors.
• Cagney's Saloon, Davie: AZ Kenny Tsak & 56 Deluxe
• The Fish House, Miami: Albert Castiglia.
• Van Dyke Upstairs, Miami Beach: Oriente

Monday, Dec 13:

• Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Port St Lucie:  Jazz In the Sanctuary 2010-2011 Concerts Series: Christmas Jazz Concert w/ Maria Batalini, Mark Green and the Nativity Choir
• Hemisphere Lounge at Loews Hotel, Miami Beach: Oriente
• Web Listening Night: Gil Anthony's BLUES POWER, 6-11pm Central Time, at http://gilanthonyblues.com/

Tuesday, Dec 14:

• Boston’s on the Beach, Delray Beach: Blue Tuesday w/ Famous Frank Ward hosting David Shelley & Bluestone
• Cinema Paradis, Fort Lauderdale: "Giving Thanks" CONCERT for Kids In Distress, 7-11pm, $10 plus a minimum of one canned good to be donated to the All Saints Soup Kitchen! : Albert Castiglia

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* New Listings of the Week:  

• Celtic Ray: 145 East Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 celticray.net (941)916-9115 Feb 14: Harper
• Apicius Ristorante E Enoteca: 210 E. Ocean Ave Lantana FL 33462 (561)533-5998 8-11pm, Thu, Fri & Sat: Charles Geene on the Jazz Keys
• Loft Risto Bar: 5911 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 theloftristobar.com (941)312-6994 Happy Hour: 5-8p Happy Hour, Every Wed & Thur: The Katt Hefner Trio
• Blu Smoke Island Grille: 149 Avenida Messina, Sarasota, FL 34242 blusmokeislandgrill.com (941)346-0738 6-10pm Dec 10, 17: Big T & The Tornadoes; Every Fri in Jan: Big T & The Tornadoes

* Closings and Cancellations:

• Nirvana Restaurant and Martini Bar: 9101 College Parkway, Ft. Myers, FL 33919 Nirvana Fusion Martini Bar is closed indefinitely. All future dates are cancelled.

* New Links:

• Tampa Jazz Club
• Dick Robinson's American Standards by the Sea on WXEL 

* New Club Photos:   MySpace is still not really functional from our side, so if that doesn't work for you, please check out our Facebook albums.  This week we had another great Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach w/ Famous Frank and Shawn Starski's new group.

NEWS* News items covered in this past week's JAZZ BLUES FLORIDA BLOG:  

• Jazz Arts Music Society of Palm Beach (JAMS) Holiday Concert
• Tommy Castro at The Orange Door in Northern Palm Beach  County
• Blue Tuesday at Boston's on the Beach in Delray Beach
• Shelly Berg Jazz Quartet with Ken Peplowski to Perform in Ft. Lauderdale
• From the new blues music capital of the American South - Smokestack Lightnin's Top 25
• BLUES POWER Top 30 For December, 2010 

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