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. May 6: the marvelous conceptual electronic improvisational Smudges (Jeff Gauthier & Maggie Parkins), augmented by superdrummer Alex Cline. Fri. May 13: Surya Botofasina & Carlos Niño. Sun. May 15: LA Jazz Society Vibe Summit (2pm). Fri. May 21: Paul Cornish. Sat. May 21: Malcolm X Festival (2pm). Fri. May 27: from Berlin, saxist Fuasi Abdul Khaliq. Fri. June 3: Daryl Darden Tribute to Wes Montgomery. Fri. June 10: Charles Owens. Fri. June 17: from Singapore, Christy Smith. Fri. June 24: Al Threats. Donations encouraged here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person (limited seating) and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. May 6: Adam Hersh Quartet. Thurs. & Fri. May 12 & 13: Billy Childs Quartet. Fri. & Sat. May 20 & 21: Dan Schnelle. Fri. & Sat. May 27 & 28: David Binney Quartets featuring Gerald Clayton. Look here for full schedule and options.
Fri. May 6 at 7pm: The Resonance Collective presents piano and electronics from Vicki Ray at Wilshire Center's First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in a program devoted to Buddhist thought; tickets here.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE Friday 6pm outdoor jazz concerts. 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.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz and metal. 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.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. 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, Fallujah. 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. Fri. Aug. 19: Goatwhore. Full calendar here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. Sun. May 8: Mauricio Morales Quartet and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. May 15: Three More Sounds and Sam Hirsh Trio. Thurs. May 19: Hellride (Peter DiStefano, Mike Watt, Stephen Perkins). Sun. May 22: Tritone Asylum and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. May 29: Brendan Kersey-Wilson Quartet and Sam Hirsh Trio. Wed. June 1: Stanley Jordan Plays Jimi. Check listings 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. Sun. May 29: Ritenour Feraud Ovsepian. Full schedule here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater presents rock & metal shows. 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. May 13 at 8pm, free: At downtown's Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, UCLA'S Herb Alpert School of Music presents a program by Cornel West, Arturo O'Farrill and Mariachi Los Camperos, featuring narration, jazz and mariachi music. Details here. Christopher Garcia offers this sample of some of the music offered. Covid test required. Also STREAMED.
Angel City Jazz presents up & coming fresh bands at Inglewood's Tiny Room Studios West. Sat. May 14: Wong/Tiesenga/Fujioka/Blanton, Human Error Club. Sun. May 15: Sibarg Ensemble, Swaminathan/Prakash/Escreet. Details here.
The Hollywood Palladium has some metal. Sun. May 15: Behemoth, Arch Enemy, Napalm Death. Fri. July 29: Black Label Society, Anthrax, Hatebreed. 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 at Leimert Park's World Stage. Keep up with LAJS events here.
Sun. May 15: 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.
Tues. May 17 (time TBA): Christopher Garcia's indigenous-themed family unit Flower Songs Music performs at the Van Nuys Branch Library, 6250 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys 91401.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. 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.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. Wed. May 18: Jane Bunnett. Mon. May 23: Logan Richardson's Blues People (at the Paramount in Boyle Heights). Wed. May 25: Sam Barsh. Thurs. May 26: Jamael Dean. Wed. June 15: Dan Rosenboom. Fri. June 17: Theo Croker's Big Black Band. Thurs. June 23: the South L.A. all-star band Bridges of Sound (at the District by GS in Leimert Park). Check full lineup here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal & fusion. Thurs. May 19: Yngwie Malmsteen. Thurs. Aug. 11: L.A. Guns. Sun. Sept. 11: Billy Cobham. Sun. Sept. 18: Eric Gales. Calendar here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers; here are some exceptions. Fri. & Sat. 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 Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally hosts metal. Fri. & Sat. May 20 & 21: Nightwish. Sun. Dec. 11: WASP. Full calendar here.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in a lot of intriguing music from the edges. Sat. May 21: Naya Baaz featuring Rez Abbasi. Sat. June 4: the trio of notable San Francisco pianist Todd Cochran. Full lineup here.
The Jazz Salon presents live concerts at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Sun. May 22 at 2pm: the stellar Peter Erskine Quartet. Check in here.
The Baked Potato in Studio City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Thurs.-Sun. May 26-29: John Daversa Progressive Big Band. Full schedule 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. Thurs. July 14: Tony Harnell of TNT. 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.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Sun. June 5: Dr. Angela Davis. Fri. Oct. 4: Julian Lage and The Bad Plus. Sun. Oct. 30: Chaka Khan. Tickets here.
The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music. Sun. June 12: Puscifer. Full lineup here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Sat. & Sun. June 25 & 26: 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.). Wed. & Thurs. Sept. 7 & 8: Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Sun. Sept. 18: Reggae Night (UB40 et al.). Wed. Sept. 28: Herbie Hancock. Details here.
The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal. Wed. Aug. 17: At the Gates, Municipal Waste. Calendar here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Thurs. Aug. 18: Deicide, Kataklysm. Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 27 & 28: L7. Full lineup here.
The Orpheum downtown rocks at times. Fri. Sept. 23: Joe Satriani. Tues. Oct. 25: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets (early Pink Floyd). Tickets here.
The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces. Sat. Oct. 1: Michael Schenker. Calendar 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.