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The World Stage in Leimert Park has Friday 8pm PT (and sometimes Saturday) in-person presentations with occasional simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Fri. June 16: the tumult and treasure that are the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, whose history is documented in a new archival compilation featuring one previously unreleased track from each decade; check it out here. Fri. June 23: trumpeter in resurgence Nolan Shaheed. Fri. June 30: vocalist Nailah Porter. Donations encouraged here.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm. Fri. June 16: modern electronified jazz from Katalyst (read MetalJazz's recent live review here). Fri. June 23: Highland Park House Band. Full calendar here.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, brings top local (etc.) jazz. Check in anytime here, as it often books on short notice. Fri. June 16: spacefunky organist Wil Blades with Corey Fonville and Morgan Burrs. Sun. & Mon. June 18 & 19: supersaxists Steve Lehman & Mark Turner front a skilled quartet with bassist Matt Brewer and drummer Damion Reid.
REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz. Fri. & Sat. June 16 & 17: microtonal adventures from Partch Ensemble, with works by the late composer Harry Partch plus new work by Kyle Gann. Calendar here.
MacArthur Park's Levitt Pavilion, 2230 W. Sixth St., has jazz again this summer. Sat. June 17, 7pm: Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (see World Stage Fri.). Sun. June 18, 5pm: Katalyst Collective (see LACMA Fri.). Full calendar here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Sat. & Sun. June 17 & 18: Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival featuring Kamasi Washington, Poncho Sanchez (Sat.) and West Coast Get Down featuring Kamasi Washington, Digable Planets (Sun.). 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 celebrates Wayne Shorter. Wed. Sept. 6: Buddy Guy. Fri. Nov. 3: Kiss 'em goodbye. Details here.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal, heft and influential obscurities. Sun. June 18: Brazilian song from Joyce e Tutty Moreno. Thurs. June 22: Pere Ubu (vocalist David Thomas and sympathetic souls) plus Pedro jamz from bassist Mike Watt & the Missingmen. Sat. July 22: Acid King. Thurs. Aug. 3: Vieux Farka Touré. Thurs. Sept. 14: Kamaal Williams. Sat. Sept. 30: The Avengers. Full schedule here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sun. June 18: Louie Cruz Beltran. Full schedule here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) has mostly Sunday jazz shows. Sun. June 18: Bianca Love and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. June 25: Low Poly Cactus and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. July 2: Ethan Lavenstein Quintet and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings 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. Mon. June 19, 8pm: big reco for the variety and textures of this bill featuring Wayne Peet Organ Trio with guitarist G.E. Stinson and drummer Ellington Peet gettin down; plus the opening drony synth-bass duo of Ang Wilson & Devin Sarno.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. This and most Tuesdays: jams with world-class pianist Gerald Clayton. Thurs. June 22: fusion superbassist Max Gerl Trio. Fri. June 23: guitarist Jacques Lesure. Thurs. June 29: pianist Joshua White Quartet with saxist Nicole McCabe, bassist Karl McComas-Reichl and drummer Anthony Fung. Sat. July 29: Roy McCurdy Quintet. Look here for full schedule and options.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Wed. June 21: trumpeter Elliott Caine's mainstream ensemble. Check full calendar here.
The Paramount in Boyle Heights hosts concerts presented by Just Jazz. Thurs. June 22: drift & ooze from the quintet of bassist Seajun Kwon. Details here.
Thurs. June 22, 7-10pm: excellent Ark drummer Mekala Session Trio at Leimert Park's The District by GS restaurant; link here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Thurs. June 22: avantitude from Patrick Shiroishi, Erica Dawn Lyle, Kira Roessler. Mon. & Tues. July 24 & 25: Sun Ra Arkestra. Sat. Nov. 4: MSSV (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges & Mike Watt). Full calendar here.
El Rey Theater on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile books yer occasional metal show. Fri. June 23: Brit industrial-metal forefathers Godflesh. Full calendar here.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. June 23: Luis Conte. Wed. June 28: Mike Garson Trio. Fri. & Sat. Aug. 3 & 4: Greg Howe. Full schedule here.
Wed. June 28, 8pm: Just Jazz presents South African pianist Nduduzu Makhathini at MusicHead Gallery in Hollywood. Tickets here.
Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Fri. June 30: primeval Norwegian black metal from Emperor. Tues. July 25: Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Animals As Leaders. Wed. Oct. 11: Dethklok, Babymetal. Calendar here.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Fri. June 30: Venom Inc., Exhumed. Sat.-Mon. July 1-3: Robby Krieger. Wed. Sept. 6: Uli Jon Roth. Fri. Oct. 13: 45 Grave. Calendar here.
Open Gate Theater has moved its long-running and invaluable avant concert series from the Eagle Rock Cultural Center mostly to the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. Sun. July 2, 7pm: the contemporary vocal chamber-music group Accordant Commons. Sun. Aug. 6, 7pm: unusual winds and percussion from Liam Mooney. Keep up with events here.
Sat. July 8: The spacefunkin' electronified trumpet-bass-drums trio Maetar shake up the floor of Corazon in Topanga Canyon, previewing material from next year's Ropeadope album; tickets here.
This summer's free summer Sunday Grand Performances at downtown's California Plaza include some jazz. Sun. July 15: Jazz Is Dead presents Garrett Sarracho. Sun. Aug. 19: Mark De Clive-Lowe presents Jazz Is in the House. Website here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Sat. July 15: Havok. Sat. Aug. 12: Zambian '70s psychedelic rockers W.I.T.C.H. Full lineup here.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Full lineup here. Sun. July 16: funky Detroit bass freak Tony Newton.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Tues. July 18: Analepsy. Tues. Sept. 19: Angelmaker. Full calendar here.
Sat. Aug. 5, 8pm: The Music Center's Summer Sound Waves presents Jazz Unleashed L.A., featuring trumpeter Chief Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott), plus an All-Star Jazz Collective featuring saxist David Binney. Tickets here.
The Mayan downtown has jazz and rock sometimes. Sun. & Mon. Aug. 6 & 7: Brazilian composer-singer Arthur Verocai with orchestra. Calendar here.
Fri.-Sun. Aug. 25-27: Metallica plates SoFi Stadium. Tickets here.
The Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally harbors metal. Sat. Sept. 2: Kamelot. Full calendar here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here. Sat. Sept. 9 at Montalban Theater: Tribute Celebration. And a moment to observe with gratitude and respect the recent passing of LAJS guiding light Florence Manne, wife of Shelly Manne.
The Kia Forum in Inglewood revs some metal. Mon. & Tues. Sept. 11 & 12: Ghost. Thurs. Dec. 7: Aerosmith fly the coop on their "final" tour. Listings here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Tues. Sept. 19: electronified powwow singer Joe Rainey. Listings here.
The Orpheum downtown rocks and jazzes at times. Sun. Sept. 24: Snarky Puppy. Tickets here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock & metal shows. Fri. Sept 29: Wolfmother. Calendar & tix here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Fri. Oct. 3: femme ax ripper Orianthi. Calendar here.
Fri.-Sun. Oct. 6-8: PowerTrip presents GNR, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy, Metallica, Tool and lots more out in Indio. Sell an oligarch's yacht and buy tickets here.
Oct. 13-29: Don't let out-of-town relatives get married during Angel City Jazz Fest, stocked with an exciting mix of forward-looking artists at venues throughout the city. Details here. Fri. Oct. 13: Celebrating Sam Rivers with Billy Harper, Nicole McCabe et al. at LACMA. Sat. Oct. 14: Destiny Mohammad/Teodross Avery at the World Stage. Sun. Oct. 15: Jeong Yim Lang, Crump-Laubrock-Smythe at 2220. Mon. Oct. 16: Vernacular Night featuring Vinny Golia, Motoko Honda, Nicole McCabe et al. at Oracle Tavern. Sat. Oct. 21: Gloria Cheng at Zipper Hall. Sun. Oct. 22: Todd Sickafoose, Kirk Knuffke at Moss Theater. Wed. Oct. 25: Oceans And (Tim Berne), Harriet Tubman (Brandon Ross) at Zebulon. Fri. Oct. 27: Mat Maneri, Ennis Harris at 2220. Sat. Oct. 28: Nicole Mitchell, Next Jazz Legacy at REDCAT. Sun. Oct. 29: Todd Cochran/Hubert Laws, Billy Mohler at REDCAT.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Wed. Nov. 8: Brad Mehldau Trio. Tickets here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper halls downtown. Calendar here.
Santa Monica's Jacaranda music series presents a great selection of forward-looking modern classical and world music. Inquire regularly here.
The Jazz Salon presents top singers on Thursdays and sometimes Sundays at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Check in here.