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ETA, a bar in Highland Park, brings top local jazz. Check in anytime here, as it often books on short notice. Fri. March 10: the subtle, lilting Esthesis Quartet, featuring Elsa Nilsson (flutes), Dawn Clement (piano & voice), Emma Dayhuff (bass) and Tina Raymond (drums), promote their new recording. Mon. March 13: Nicholas Semrad, Nick Reinhart & Mark Guiliana. Wed. March 15: Alex Wasily, Yayennings, J3PO, Morgan Burrs, Ryan James Carr & Antoine Katz.
The World Stage in Leimert Park has fully returned to Friday 8pm PT in-person presentations with simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Fri. March 10: brisk jazz from the trio of Russian-American pianist-composer Sabine. Fri. March 17: celebrating Medussa. Friday March 24: Nedra Wheeler. Sat. March 25, free: Malachi Whitson (18th Street Arts Complex Jazz Competition). Fri. March 31: Liz Whitted Dawson. Fri. April 7: Purple Gums (Bobby Bradford & William Roper). Fri. April 14: Pablo Calogero & Christopher Garcia. Fri. April 21: Trevor Anderies. Fri. April 28: Trevor Ware & Friends. Check here for replays of past shows on the World Stage YouTube channel. Donations encouraged here.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. March 10: Luis Conte Band. Sun. April 2: Marco Mendoza. Sun. April 9: L.A. Jazz Quartet. Thurs.-Sat. April 13-15: Simon Phillips' Protocol. Tues. April 18: Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Fri. & Sat. May 5 & 6: Michael Landau Group. Sun. May 7: Hazy Jane. Full schedule here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. & Sat. March 10 & 11: Jeff Babko, Tim Lefebvre & Mark Guiliana. Fri. & Sat. March 24 & 25: interesting notion: keyboardist Adam Hersh presents "Allan Holdsworth: The Composer," featuring the late great axman's former drummer and bassist, Gary Novak and Max Gerl, plus guitarist Andy Waddell. Fri. March 31 & Sat. April 1: Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles & Joe LaBarbera. Sat. April 8: Anthony Fung Quartet. Look here for full schedule and options.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Sun. March 12: Lydia Lunch & Joseph Keckler present the Ecstasy of Oblivion: A Sunday Salon featuring Sylvia Black, Dynasty Handbag, John Tottenham, Tim Dahl & Rita D'Albert. Sun. April 16: Gregg Turner Group, Cliff Roman's Weirdos. Mon. & Tues. July 24 & 25: Sun Ra Arkestra. Full calendar here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) has mostly Sunday jazz shows. Sun. March 12: CSUN Jazz Combos and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. March 19: Simon Lee and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. March 26: Jazz Butchers and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 23: CSUN Jazz Combos and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Thurs. March 16: '80s Swedish doom metalmen Candlemass. Tues. March 21: The Acacia Strain. Sun. April 2: Gravefest featuring Muerta Buena, Presser, Corrupt Vision, many more metal destructors. Mon. April 3: Gorod. Sun. Apri 16: Vader. Full calendar here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Thurs. March 16: Fleshgod Apocalypse. Wed. March 22: Eluveitie. Sun. March. 26: Morbid Angel. Thurs. April 20: Iggy Pop and the Losers, featuring Chad Smith, Andrew Watt and Duff McKagan. Fri. May 5: Whitechapel. Sat. May 6: Wolves in the Throne Room. Tues. June 6: Cattle Decapitation. Sat. June 10: Dark Funeral. Full lineup here.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Thurs. & Fri. March 16 & 17: Ziggy Marley. Sun. April 2: Herbie Hancock. Tickets here.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Fri. March 17: '80s Brit metalmen Satan. Sat. March 18: Marty Friedman. Tues. March 21: Possessed. Sat. April 15: L.A. Guns. Fri. April 28: Angel. Sun. April 30: Supersuckers. Fri. May 5: Fear Factory. Fri. May 12: Lynch Mob. Thurs. & Fri. May 25 & 26: Doyle. Sun. June 4: Loudness. Wed. June 14: Otep. Sat. & Sun. July 1 & 2: Robby Krieger. Calendar here.
Sat. March 18: Brightwork Ensemble members Shalini Vijayan (violin), Brian Walsh (clarinet), and Aron Kallay (piano) play Bartok, Khachaturian and more at Pasadena's Boston Court; details here.
Sun. March. 19: 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.
Keep up with the well-curated Vernacular New-Music Series at Oracle Tavern in a hideaway west of Chinatown two Mondays a month here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Thurs.-Sat. March 23-25: Steve Smith & Vital Information. Fri. & Sat. April 14 & 15: Pete Escovedo. Sun. April 23: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita. Fri. & Sat. April 28 & 29: Billy Childs Quartet. Check full calendar here.
The Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally harbors metal. Sat. March 25: Powerwolf. Sat. May 27: Kreator, Sepultura. Full calendar here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Sat. March 25: Hocket. Tues. April 4: Immanuel Wilkins. Listings here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper halls downtown. Tues. March 28: Gloria Cheng. Calendar here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy and improvisational music. Wed. March 29: Soulfly. Fri. March 31: Tortoise. Fri.-Sun. April 14-16: Dark Angel. Calendar here.
The Paramount in Boyle Heights hosts concerts presented by Just Jazz. Thurs. March 30: Nabaté Isles. Thurs. April 6: Javier Santiago. Tues. April 28: Dan Rosenboom; Nicole McCabe. Details here.
The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or brings in an outside master. Sat. April 1: L. Shankar. Calendar here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sun. April 2: Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra. Full schedule here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater stages a few rock & metal shows. Sat. April 15: Static-X. Fri. April 28: Dying Fetus, Suicide Silence. Sun. April 30: Carcass, Municipal Waste. Thurs. May 11: Black Dahlia Murder. Wed. May 17: KMFDM. Fri. May 19: Lacuna Coil. Calendar & tix here.
The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal. Sat. April 22: Enslaved, Insomnium. Fri. May 19: Obituary. Calendar here.
The Orpheum downtown rocks at times. Mon. April 24: Iggy Pop and the Losers, featuring Chad Smith, Andrew Watt and Duff McKagan. Tickets here.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Full lineup here. Tues. April 25: keyboardist Adam Hersh presents "Allan Holdsworth: The Composer," featuring the late great axman's former drummer and bassist, Gary Novak and Max Gerl, plus guitarist Andy Waddell.
Sat. April 29: Dymally Jazz Festival in Carson features Marcus Miller, Jamael Dean and more. Info here.
Open Gate Theater has moved its long-running and invaluable avant concert series from the Eagle Rock Cultural Center to the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. Sun. April 30, 8pm: Alex Cline's "Floating Cloud," featuring Jeff Gauthier, Maggie Parkins, Kotzue Matsumoto, Vicki Ray & Will Salmon. Keep up with events here.
Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Fri. June 2: metal with Helloween, Hammerfall. Calendar here.
The Broad Stage in Santa Monica holds occasional jazz presentations. Sat. June 3: Jason Moran. Tickets here.
REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz. Fri. & Sat. June 16 & 17: Partch. Tickets here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Sat. & Sun. June 18 & 19: Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival. Sun. July 23: Reggae Night with Beres Hammond, Steel Pulse. Wed. Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa With Orchestra. Fri. Aug. 11: Ruben Blades. Wed. Aug. 23: Herbie Hancock. Wed. Sept. 6: Buddy Guy. Details here.
Wed. June 28, 8pm: Just Jazz presents South African pianist Nduduzu Makhathini at MusicHead Gallery in Hollywood. Tickets here.
Santa Monica's Jacaranda music series presents a great selection of forward-looking modern classical and world music. Inquire regularly here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here.
The Jazz Salon presents top singers on Thursdays at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Check in here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Calendar here.