October 23, 2026

Links: L.A. performances (10/23/26).

This week: Angel City's Jazz Refractions Fest week 3 (Dresser/Melford, O'Farrill/Eisenstadt, Williams/Vandever), Lage-Medeski, Danny Janklow, Luis Conte, Mike Garson, Michael Ragonese, Childs & Wilson, Phi-Psonics, Gary Fukushima, Jeremy Pelt, VBN, Marcello Gleason, scary jazz soundtracks, Josh Johnson, Havok, Ozzy movie, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, John Scofield, Aerosmith, Castle, Vixen, more.

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Posted by metal on October 23, 2026 1:54 PM |

October 22, 2026

Book review: "Leave It to the Children -- A Visual History of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra" by Samuel LaMontagne and Darol Olu Kae (Angel City Press)

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Big and bold.

Posted by metal on October 22, 2026 5:33 PM |

October 20, 2026

Live review: Mekala Session & the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, Qur'an Shaheed at Sound Dhaba (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 19, 2026.

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The Ark floats, nature persists; watch for lightning.

Posted by metal on October 20, 2026 11:05 AM |

October 18, 2026

Live review: The Forest -- The Percussion Music of Warren Smith at Sound Dhaba (Jazz Refractions Fest), October 16, 2026.

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A privilege.

Posted by metal on October 18, 2026 3:57 PM |

October 12, 2026

Interview: Harris Eisenstadt of Aberikula (at Sound Dhaba downtown as part of Angel City's Jazz Refractions Fest, Saturday, October 2024, 2026).

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A man of many homes.

Posted by metal on October 12, 2026 8:41 PM |

September 28, 2026

Live review: Joshua Redman Quartet, Skylar Tang Quartet at the Wallis, September 25. 2026.

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Art vs. emotion.

Posted by metal on September 28, 2026 5:59 PM |

September 23, 2026

Angel City Arts Jazz Refractions Fest previews Week 3, October 23-25, 2026: Myra Melford's Splash Trio, Mark Dresser Gradience Quartet; Adam O'Farrill's Elephant, Harris Eisenstadt Aberikula; Chris Ryan Williams Vibration Trio, Kalia Vandever.

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Shades of vibes.

Posted by metal on September 23, 2026 1:33 PM |

September 15, 2026

Live review: Heart Trio (William Parker, Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake) at Zebulon, September 13, 2026.

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When being great meets the lottery.

Posted by metal on September 15, 2026 6:02 PM |

September 3, 2026

Preview: WASP at the Wiltern, Fri. Sept. 11.

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For apocalypse's sake.

Posted by metal on September 3, 2026 7:05 PM |

August 27, 2026

Ponderilla: Missing Dolly.

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The throwback who kept pushing forward.

Posted by metal on August 27, 2026 6:17 PM |