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* Through Oct. 29: Angel City Jazz Fest runs its final weekend; reports thus far have been glowing. Read MetalJazz's previews here and refer to them whenever the venue listings below mention Angel City. Tickets here.
Fri. Oct. 27: Mat Maneri, Ennis Harris at 2220.
Sat. Oct. 28: Nicole Mitchell, Next Jazz Legacy at REDCAT.
Sun. Oct. 29: Todd Cochran with Bennie Maupin; Billy Mohler at REDCAT.


* The World Stage in Leimert Park has Friday 8pm PT (and sometimes other days) in-person presentations with occasional simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Fri. Oct. 27: World Stage Big Band has got to collect some major swingers. Fri. Nov. 3: Don Littleton's Elephants N Da Park. Donations encouraged here.
* Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal, heft and influential obscurities. Fri. Oct. 27: super bill with beat-conscious, electronified modern eclecticism from tuba player Theon Cross, plus stellar local keyboardist Jamael Dean & the Afronauts. Sat. Nov. 4: journeyman Maryland grindcorers Full of Hell. Full schedule here.
* The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. & Sat. Oct. 27 & 28: Piano Fest featuring Kris Davis (Fri.), Larry Goldings (Sat.). Wed. Nov. 1: Dan Rosenboom Quintet featuring saxist Gavin Templeton, pianist John Escreet, bassist Billy Mohler and bassist Anthony Fung; read MetalJazz's April live review here. Fri. Nov. 3: keyboardist Rachel Eckroth (St. Vincent, Rufus Wainwright) leads you down strange paths. Look here for full schedule and options.
* ETA, a bar in Highland Park, brings top local (etc.) jazz. Check in anytime here, as it often books on short notice. Fri. Oct. 27: scary improvised soundz from Nick Reinhart & Eric Gardner. Sat. Oct. 28: Garfield Adams, special guests.
* 2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Fri. Oct. 27: Mat Maneri, Ennis Harris (Angel City Fest). Sat. Nov. 4: Music of Daniel Schmidt and the Berkeley Gamelan brings the work of the pioneering American composer to L.A. for the first time in nearly 40 years; he will introduce the program. Tues. Nov. 7: piano duo Vicki Ray & Aron Kallay. Wed. Nov. 8: Morton Subotnick. Thurs.-Sat. Nov. 9-11: Carl Stone at 70. Sat. Nov. 25: Upsilon Acrux, Bobb Bruno, Slow Rose. Listings here.
* REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz. Sat. Oct. 28: Nicole Mitchell, Next Jazz Legacy (Angel City Fest). Sun. Oct. 29: Todd Cochran/Bennie Maupin, Billy Mohler (Angel City Fest). Calendar here.
* Sun. Oct. 29: Big-minded guitarist Pat Metheny plays UCLA's Royce Hall. Tickets here.
* The Jazz Bakery has resumed sponsoring live shows; view its calendar here. Sun. Oct. 29: the 14-piece jazz orchestra of composer & conductor Miho Hazama at downtown's Aratani Theater.
* Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Wed. Nov. 1: '70s No Wave guitar pioneer Arto Lindsay. Thurs. Nov. 2: Chris D and Julie Christensen front veteran roots-plus poets Divine Horsemen. Sat. Nov. 4: MSSV (Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges & Mike Watt). Full calendar here.
* Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock & metal shows. Thurs. Nov. 2: Taking a long time to croak, Maryland deathsters Dying Fetus. Sat. Nov. 11: Carnifex. Sun. Nov. 26: Sunn O)))-Shoshin Duo. Fri., Sat., Mon. & Tues. Dec. 1, 2, 4 & 5: Skinny Puppy. Fri. Dec. 15: Cattle Decapitation. Sat. Dec. 20: Zakk Sabbath. Calendar & tix here.
* LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm through November. Calendar here.
* The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) has mostly Sunday jazz shows anchored by pianist Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
* JustJazzTV is a great resource for live jazz.
* The new-music and avant-jazz series Soundwaves presents regular Saturday 3:30pm concerts at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica 90401; FREE. Sat. Nov. 4: Michael Jon Fink (cool-jazz guitarist-composer) with Brian Walsh (clarinet) and Derek Stein (cello). Sat. Dec. 2: clarinetist Ben Goldberg with bassist Todd Sickafoose and drummer Scott Amendola. Sat. Dec. 9: Berlin-based oboist Cathy Milliken with bassist Jeff Schwartz and clarinetist Daniel Rothman. Many of these names will be familiar to longtime observers of the California avant and beyond.
* Sat. Nov. 4, 4pm, free: The Getty Center in the Sepulveda Pass celebrates the launch of "The Digital Florentine Codex," documenting the early years of the Aztec incursion by the Spanish, with a concert featuring original music by Lu Coy and by Christopher Garcia's Xochi Cuicatl. Tickets here.
* Sat. Nov. 4 (with run-up club events Wed.-Fri. Nov. 1-3): Azz-Is Jazz Festival in Venice features Mark De Clive-Lowe, Jamael Dean, Black Nile, Dwight Trible, Jonathan Pinson and more. Website 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. Nov. 5: extended piano from Michael Goodheart, plus windman Vinny Golia, trombonist Michael Dessen and drummer Garth Powell. Keep up with events here.
* Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Wed. Nov. 8: Brad Mehldau Trio. Tickets here.
* The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Sat. Nov. 11: Wishbone Ash. Calendar here.
* 1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Sun. Nov. 12: Inferi. Sat. Nov. 18: Vio-lence, Warbringer. Sun. Nov. 26: Incantation, Suffocation. Full calendar here.
* Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Tues. Nov. 14: Pete Escovedo. Full schedule here.
* Thurs. Nov. 16: "Bowl for Ronnie" lines up rock celebs such as Geezer Butler, Dave Grohl and Tom Morello to benefit the Dio Cancer Fund. Sign in here for the event, 6:30-11pm at Pinz in Studio City.
* The Kia Forum in Inglewood revs some metal. Thurs. Dec. 7: Aerosmith fly the coop on their "final" tour. Listings here.
* Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Thurs.-Sat. Dec.7-9: Steve Gadd Band. Full calendar here.
* The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Thurs. Dec. 14: Kings of Thrash With Dave Ellefson & Jeff Young. Sun. Dec. 31: L.A. Guns. Calendar here.
* Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, 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.
* El Rey Theater on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile books yer occasional metal show. Calendar here.
* The Mayan downtown has jazz and rock sometimes. Calendar here.
* The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or brings in an outside master. Calendar here.
* The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal & world. Calendar here.
* Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Calendar here.
* The Orpheum downtown rocks and jazzes at times. Tickets here.
* Downtown's Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) occasionally books heavy music. Lineup here.
* The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music in season. Full lineup here.