BAND ON THE WALL, Swan St, Manchester. Ring 0161 833 0682, or 0161 832 6625.

LIFE CAFE, Peter Street, Manchester. Ring 0870 0104555.

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Manchester. Ring 0161 907 5279.

BAR COAST, St Mary's Street, Manchester. Live Jazz duo. Every Wednesday. Starts 7pm.

BOLTON CRICKET CLUB, Green Lane, Bolton. Jazz night every Thursday, 8.30pm. Ring Bolton 520230.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Mosses Community Centre, Cecil St, Bury. Ring 0161-761 2079.

COTTON TREE HOTEL, Prince St, Bolton. Ring 520237.

EAGLEY JAZZ CLUB, Dunscar Conservative Club, Hardmans Lane, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Ring Bolton 303661.2.

THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Jam Night. Jazz Funk Blues and Rock. Every Sunday. Starts 8pm. Admission £1. Also, Santa's Jazz Night Out. Every Monday. Starts 8pm. Tickets £1. Ring 0161 761 2216.

GRANTS ARMS, Ramsbottom.

HOWCROFT INN, Pool Street, Bolton. Ring 381956.

THE MERCURY HOTEL, Manchester Rd, Westhoughton. Tel 01942 810904.

SIR HENRY ROYCE, Chichester Road, Eccles. Tel 0161 226 1377.

SMITHS RESTAURANT, Church Rd, Eccles. Every Tues from 8pm, live jazz with Jeremy Sassoon and guest. Tables available from 7.15pm. Fixed price menu £12.95. Ring 0161 788 7343.

ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE, St Ann's Sq, Mcr. 0161 833 9333.

DARWEN LIBRARY THEATRE. 01254 706006.

BRADSHAW CRICKET CLUB, Bolton. For further information or tickets ring 417076.

THATCH & THISTLE, Chorley Road, Blackrod, Bolton. An evening of dinner jazz with Cafe Au Lait. Every Tuesday. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 01257 474044.

QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, West Street, Oldham. Ring 0161 911 4072.

MILL AT THE PIER, Wigan. Wigan Jazz Festival runs to July 22. Tuesday July 17, 8pm, The New Jazz Couriers. Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble. Tickets £14/£12. Wednesday July 18, 8pm, The Peter Cater Big Band, tickets £15/£13. Thursday July 19, 8pm, Stacey Kent and Her Musicians, tickets £16/£14. Friday July 20, Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra, tickets £10/£8. Saturday July 21, 8pm. Ray Brown, tickets £18/£16. Sunday July 22, 12.30pm, Double B Jazz Orchestra directed by David Ellis. Tickets £5/£4. Sunday July 22, 8pm, European Youth Jazz Orchestra, tickets £12/£10.