Friday, May 4

ACTON JAZZ CAFE, 452 Great Rd. (Rte. 2A), Acton, (978) 263-6161. Phill Argyris Quartet with Stan Strickland and Phil Grenadier.

BORDERS CAFE, 85 Worcester Rd. (Rte. 9), Framingham, (508) 875-2321. Matt Joy.

BORDERS, 476 Boston Tpke. (Rte. 9), Shrewsbury, (508) 845-8665. Steve Kirby Modern Jazz Ensemble.

COLONIAL INN, 48 Monument Square, Concord, (978) 371-1672. Workingman's Jazz Duo.

JAVA HUT, 1073A Main St., Worcester, (508) 752-1678. Johnny Dollar Experiment.

PEPPERCORNS, 455 Park Ave., Worcester, (508) 752-7711. Dick Odgren and Emil Haddad.

RAT PACK CAFE, 50/60 Worcester Rd. (Rte. 9), Framingham, (508) 628-1842. Nancy Day.

TUSCANY GRILLE, 1 Princeton Rd. (Rte. 122A), Holden, (508) 829-9090. Jay Tyer, Jim Allard, and Phil Madison.

WEBSTER HOUSE, 1 Webster St., Worcester, (508) 757-7208. Joel Rivard.