Finally, a pair of 8 o'clock jazz evenings beckon on Friday.

The half-hour work was commissioned by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society, which offers jazz evenings as part of its regular series and is a resident affiliate of the new arts center.

The theatre also hosts jazz evenings, ballets, children's shows, contemporary and classical concerts, cabaret, opera, and new exhibitions in the modern gallery every three weeks.

A jazz evening at the Emelin on Thursday at 8 P.M. is a benefit for the New Rochelle Guidance Center.

Between the concerts, Mr. Previn and the bassist David Finck also offer an all-Gershwin jazz evening.

The venues offer varied and exciting entertainment from elite jazz evenings to public concerts of popular bands and DJs.

Programs continue daily through Aug. 19 with a variety of classical concerts, jazz evenings, family entertainments and theatrical presentations.

Highlights in a lighter vein at the Emelin include an all-star jazz evening with Milt Hinton, Derek Smith and Bobby Rosengarden (Oct.

The Carters had laid on a jazz evening, featuring Sarah Vaughan and Dizzy Gillespie.

Historic walks and jazz evenings are among the various shore-side events planned.