The World Stage in Leimert Park hosts Friday 8pm PT LIVE STREAMS of righteous jazz; join in here for live concerts and here for replays of past shows on its YouTube channel. Fri. April 15: Nick Smith. Fri. April 22: Pan Dulce featuring Alan Lightner. Fri. April 29: Sheila Govindarajan. Donations encouraged here.
The Baked Potato in Studio City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. & Sat. April 15 & 16: Jeff Lorber. Thurs. May 5: Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra. Thurs.-Sun. May 26-29: John Daversa Progressive Big Band. Full schedule here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person (limited seating) and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. April 15: Erskine-Pasqua-Oles Trio. Sat. April 16: Vardan Ovsepian. Wed. April 20: Gene Coye. Thurs. & Fri. April 28 & 29: Clam City featuring Babko/Guiliana/Lefebvre. Thurs. & Fri. May 12 & 13: Billy Childs Quartet. Look here for full schedule and options.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Sat. April 16: Archspire. Tues. April 19: All That Remains. Sun. May 8: Brujeria, Goatwhore. Fri. May 13: Gatecreeper. Sun. May 15: Hypocrisy, The Agonist. Wed. May 18: Destruction, Nervosa. Sun. May 22: Rotting Christ. Wed. May 25: Rivers of Nihil. Sat. & Sun. May 28 & 29: Heavy Psych Sounds Fest featuring Dead Meadow, Bongzilla, Nebula, Danava. Mon. May 30: Origin. Wed. June 1: The Faceless, Allegaeon. Sat. June 4: Suffocation, Atheist. Sun. July 3: Darkest Hour. Full calendar here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers; here are exceptions. Sun. April 17: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita. May 20 & 21: Pete Escovedo. Fri.-Sun. May 27-29: Poncho Sanchez. Thurs.-Sat. June 2-4: Dave Weckl-Tom Kennedy Project. Check full calendar here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. Sun. April 17: Anthony Fung Combo and Sam Hirsh Trio. Fri. April 22: Billy Bob Thornton. Sun. April 24: Eightlock and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. May 15: Three More Sounds and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. May 22: Tritone Asylum and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
Sun. April 17, the ensemble of mainstream jazz trumpeter Elliott Caine plays The York, a big bar in Highland Park, from 8 to 10pm, no cover. Website here. Caine also plays the lobby of the newly remodeled Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood 90028, Thurs. April 28, from 7 to 10pm.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. ***POSTPONED DUE TO COVID: Fri. April 15: David Virelles with Steve Lehman & Mark Turner.*** Wed. April 20: A harmonic feast with Jon Hatamiya Septet. Wed. April 27: Cuban saxist Miguel Zenon & Steve Lehman Quartet Wed. May 4: Sophisticated vibes from Nick Mancini Collective. Wed. May 25: Sam Barsh. Thurs. May 26: Jamael Dean. Wed. June 15: Dan Rosenboom. Fri. June 17: Theo Croker's Big Black Band. Check full lineup here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater presents rock & metal shows. Fri. April 22: Dragonforce. Thurs. May 5: Jerry Cantrell. Fri. May 13: After the Burial, Thy Art Is Murder. Wed. June 1: Symphony X. Sat. June 18: Max & Iggor Cavalera Return. Calendar & tix here.
Fri. April 22, urban country mystics I See Hawks in L.A. perform two acoustic sets at Altadena's Coffee Gallery Backstage; reservations here.
Sat. April 23, trumpeter Amir ElSaffar's Rivers of Sound Orchestra performs a highly recommended immersive conceptual concert at The Soraya in the Valley's Center for the Performing Arts in Northridge; details here. Read MetalJazz's review of ElSaffar's current recording here.
Sun. April 24 from 2 to 5:30pm, Metro Art and KJAZZ present "Jazz Tracks" (free) at downtown's Union Station, featuring DeLeon Division (2 & 3:30pm), Sam Gendel-Blake Mills-Benny Bock (2:45 & 3:45pm) and Bobby Bradford & Friends (4:30pm) performing Bradford's Jackie Robinson suite. Details including transit suggestions here.
The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music. Sun. April 24: Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley. Sun. June 12: Puscifer. Full lineup here.
Sun. April 24 at 1pm, Rainbow Bar and Grill celebrates its 50th anniversary with Steel Panther, Stephen Pearcy, Crazy Town, Pretty Boy Floyd and others. Check here to find out when FREE tickets become available.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE Friday 6pm outdoor jazz concerts. Fri. April 29: pianist Elew. Fri. May 6: Louis Van Taylor. Fri. May 13: Sam Hirsh. Fri. May 20: Jacques Lesure & Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Fri. June 10: Anthony Fung. Full calendar here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. Sat. April 30: mssv (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges Mike Watt), Psychic Temple. Tues. May 17: Van Dyke Parks. Mon. June 20: Sun Ra Arkestra. Tues. June 21: Amendola vs. Blades w/ Skerik and Cyro Baptista. Fri. June 24: Fred Frith Trio. Thurs. July 28: NRBQ. Full calendar here.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz and metal. Sun. May 1: Ronnie Laws featuring Katalyst. Sat. May 7: African guitarist Vieux Farka Touré. Sun. May 15: Brandon Coleman. Thurs. June 9: Christian McBride. Wed. July 13: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. Thurs. Aug. 11: Joel Ross, James Brandon Lewis. Sun. Aug. 14: Gary Bartz, Theo Croker. Sun. Aug. 28: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Henry Franklin, Katalyst, more. Full schedule here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Thurs. May 12: Danny Janklow & Elevation. Thurs. May 26: The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Full schedule here.
The Hollywood Palladium has some metal. Sun. May 15: Behemoth, Arch Enemy, Napalm Death. Fri. Sept. 23: Sabaton. Sun. Oct. 9: Meshuggah. Full schedule here.
Sun. May 15 at 2pm, L.A. Jazz Society presents its annual Vibe Summit in the Valley. Keep up with LAJS events here.
The Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally hosts metal. Fri. & Sat. May 20 & 21: Nightwish. Sun. Dec. 11: WASP. Full calendar here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy music etc. Thurs. June 2: Industrial forebears Front Line Assembly. Wed. Oct. 5: Tortoise. Calendar here.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Sun. June 5: Buckcherry. Sat. June 11: Angel. Wed. June 15: Nonpoint. Thurs. June 30: Anvil. Wed. July 27: Paul Gilbert. Thurs. Aug. 4: Decrepit Birth. Sun. Sept. 25: Robby Krieger. Fri. Nov. 4: Stryper. Sat. Dec. 31: L.A. Guns. Calendar here.
Sat. & Sun. June 25 & 26 brings the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, featuring The Roots, Gerald Clayton, Azar Lawrence and more (Sat.) and Teri Lyne Carrington, Femi Kuti, Christian Scott and more (Sun.). Sun. Sept. 18, the Bowl also hosts Reggae Night (UB40 et al.). Details here.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz. Fri. Oct. 4: Julian Lage and The Bad Plus. Tickets here.
The 2021 Angel City Virtual Jazz Festival, in addition to its continuing YouTube rebroadcasts, is now offering special free streams of those shows by Rudresh Mahanthappa, Dan Rosenboom, Mark Dresser et al. via Oculus 2 headphones. Check it here.
Quincy Jones' Qwest TV offers vintage and recent live full concerts by the likes of John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Aretha Franklin and many more here.
Ken McCarthy's Jazz on the Tube has a truckload of online resources and also solicits your contributions to keep it going.