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* The World Stage in Leimert Park has Friday 8:30pm PT (and sometimes other days) in-person presentations with occasional simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Donations encouraged here. Fri. May 2: drummer Brandon Sanders, skooled in the hood. Fri. May 9: Elizabeth Whitted Dawson. Fri. May 16: saxist Ralph Moore. Sat. May 17: saxophonist Chris Powe debut record-release. Sun. May 18: L.A. Jazz Society Vibe Summit. Fri. May 23: saxist Keschia. Fri. May 30: flamenco musician Cristo Osorio.
* Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Fri. May 2: soulful veteran singer-keyboardist Patrice Rushen. Tickets here.
* LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm through October. Fri. May 2: drummer Tony Austin (Kamasi Washington, Carlos Santana). Fri. May 9: trumpeter Tatiana Tate. Fri. May 16: pianist Eric Reed Trio. Fri. May 23: Munyungo's Jungle Jazz. Fri. June 6: Jacques Lesure Organ Quartet. Fri. June 13: Nicole McCabe Quartet. Fri. June 20: Tribute to Barbara Morrison. Full calendar here.
* Knucklehead in Hollywood has metal DJs and live music. Fri. May 2: Swedish psychobilly from The Test Pilots; The Peabrains, Wreckin Katz, Dead Ricardos, Zombillyz, Panhandlers. Mon. May 19: Ex Lover, Lovers Guilt, Twin Ion Engine. Sun. May 25: Malfet, Silencio Permanente, Apoxupon, Subterranean Hellchasm, Oddeye. Wed. July 9: Claimed Choice, Expect the Worst, Bomber, Situations, Traxx. Sat. Sept. 13: Ancients, Armed for Apocalypse, Coatl, Cattlemass. Sign in here.
* The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm nightly. Fri. & Sat. May 2 & 3: keyboard do-it-all Billy Childs. Wed. May 21: drummer Charles Ruggiero puts together an intriguing quartet with guitarist Jeff Parker, vibist Sasha Berliner and bassist Mike Gurrola. Thurs.-Sun. May 22-25: John Daversa Big Band. Fri. May 30: Luis Conte. Thurs. June 5: Danny Janklow. Fri.-Sun. June 6-8: Michael Landau. Sat. & Sun. June 21 & 22: Gong. Full schedule here.
* Frogtown's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Sat. May 3: trippy jamz & arty tunez from mssv (Mike Baggetta-Stephen Hodges-Mike Watt). Sun. May 11: Ryan Sawyer, Matana Roberts & Tunde Adebimpe Trio, Tara Jane O'Neil. Tues. & Wed. May 13 & 14: Bill Frisell's Good Dog. Wed. May 21: The Bad Plus. Fri. May 30: Bill Orcutt. Mon. June 2: Phi-Psonics. Tues. June 10: Fred Frith Trio. Full calendar here.
* The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) usually has Sunday jazz shows with a rotating early slot and a later jam session led by drummer Kevin Kanner. Check listings here.
* The High Low, a bar (with pool and good Tex-Mex food) in Atwater, has well-selected local jazz every Monday night at 8pm (and sometimes other nights) in its intimate sealed-off lounge. Mon. May 5: saxist Alden Hellmuth and friends. Mon. May 12: Logan Kane record-release show. Mon. May 19: saxist Bob Sheppard Trio. Mon. May 26: Ronan DeLisle. Mon. June 2: Vinny Golia Quintet. Mon. June 9: Snyder/Barba/Heinemann. Mon. June 16: Logan Kane Trio. Mon. June 23: Nicole McCabe. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock, metal, etc. Wed. May 7: prog metalcore sustainers Between the Buried and Me. Sun. May 11: Warren Haynes Band. Fri. June 20: Carnifex, Suffocation. Calendar & tix here.
* Sat. May 10, all afternoon: Christopher Garcia demonstrates Mesoamerican instruments and uses them to map ancient sacred waterways at East Los Angeles Civic Center, 4801 E. Third St. 90022.
* Sat. May 10, 7:30pm: Composer George Sarah presents his score via string quartet, four singers and electronic beats behind Carl Dreyer's 1928 "The Passion of Joan of Arc" at Sierra Madre Playhouse; tickets here.
* Downtown's Bellwether rocks a fair amount. Sat. May 10: Epica. Calendar here.
* You say The Regent downtown has fragments o' metal? Sat. May 10: Swedish metal gothsters Tribulation. Fri. May 23: Scot hard rockers Nazareth still retain original bassist Pete Agnew; their current version of "Love Hurts" can't be any worse than the first. Calendar here.
* The Kia Forum in Inglewood gets heavy now and then. Tues. May 13: Disturbed. Wed. Aug. 27: Pantera, Amon Amarth. Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 18 & 19: Nine Inch Nails. Sun. Oct. 19: Judas Priest, Alice Cooper. Listings here.
* The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Thurs. May 15: Gene Loves Jezebel. Fri. May 16: Lizzy Borden. Sat. June 7: Angel. Fri. June 13: 45 Grave. Sun. June 15: Ace Frehley. Fri. July 4: Love/Hate. Fri. & Sat. July 18 & 19: L.A. Guns. Calendar here.
* The Jazz Bakery sponsors live shows at mostly Westside venues; view its calendar here. Fri. May 16: tradition and heart-pumping excitement from alto saxist Nicole McCabe at Atwater's Motivo L.A. Sat. May 24: Diego Figueiredo / Ken Peplowski at Santa Monica's Moss Theater. Sat. May 31: pianist Monty Alexander at Arlington Heights' Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.
* Fri. & Sat. May 16 & 17: Jazz Is Dead presents a rescheduling of last year's concert by Ghanaian stars Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas at the Ford Amphitheater in the Cahuenga Pass; tickets here.
* Sun. May 18, 11am-6pm: Rock for Ronnie, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund, features Sebastian Bach, Dio Disciples, Kill Devil Hill and more. At the Autry Museum in Griffith Park; tickets/info here.
* 2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including film, jazz & electronic. Sun. May 18, 5pm: Hear Now Fest: Vocal Chamber Works. Tues. May 27: Martín Escalante & Weasel Walter Duo, Vinny Golia. Fri. May 30: Harrington-Jaffe-Shiroishi Trio, Barwick Falby Duo. Listings here.
* Teragram Ballroom downtown mixes in bits o' metal. Tues. May 20: Kneebody. Calendar here.
* The Orpheum downtown rocks and jazzes at times. Wed. May 21: Wynton Marsalis, Cecile Licad and an 11- piece jazz ensemble play the music for Dan Pritzker's silent film "Louis," about trumpet saint Armstrong. Tickets here.
* 1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Thurs. May 22, 5:30pm: Obscura, Atheist. Thurs. May 29: Go Ahead and Die featuring Max Cavalera. Fri. June 13: Nekrogoblikon, Revocation, Ov Sulfur, Exmortus. Thurs. June 26: Morbid Saint. Sun. June 29: 19 heavy bands concluding with Terrorizer L.A., Apartment 213. Fri. Oct. 17: Asphyx. Full calendar here.
* The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Tuesdays are Happenings hosted by top local artists. Thurs. May 22: elegant pianist Cathlene Pineda. Fri. & Sat. May 23 & 24: Roy McCurdy Quartet. Fri. May 30: Nicole McCabe's Lennie Tristano Project. Fri. June 6: Josh Nelson-Kevin van den Elzen Quintet. Wed. June 11: Aaron Shaw-Devin Daniels Quintet. Wed. July 9: John Tegmeyer Quintet. Look here for full schedule and options.
* Midtown's The Wiltern hosts eclectic acts within its classic Art Deco halls. Fri. May 23: Devin Townsend. Sun. Oct. 5: Bruce Dickinson. Wed. Nov. 12: The Darkness. Fri. Dec. 12: Buckethead. Full lineup here.
* Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Fri. & Sat. May 23 & 24: Stanley Jordan. Thurs.-Sun. June 18-22: Eliane Elias. Full calendar here.
* Healing Force of the Universe Records in Pasadena has live folk/jazz/experimental music 8-10:30pm. Sun. May 25: Goldenfinch, Devin Daniels. Full calendar here.
* Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal, heft and influential obscurities. Wed. & Thurs. May 28 & 29: the confined brilliance of metaljazz duo Clown Core squeezes into a booth onstage (both nights sold out). Full schedule here.
* REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz along with its culturally edgy programming. Fri. & Sat. June 13 & 14: Partch Ensemble. Calendar here.
* Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz singers. Sat. June 14: Brazilian jazz from Téka. Schedule here.
* The Hollywood Bowl is the Hollywood Bowl. Sat. & Sun. June 14 & 15: Blue Note Jazz Festival contains ever-shrinking quantities of jazz including Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap (Sat.) and Stanley Clarke; Joe Lovano w/ Julian Lage (Sun.). Wed. Aug. 20: Herbie Hancock. Calendar here.
* JustJazzTV is a resource for live jazz such as Monterey Bay Jazz Festival (July 10-13).
* The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal & world. Fri. Aug. 8: Femi Kuti. Calendar here.
* The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Thurs. Oct. 2: Michael Schenker does UFO. Fri. Oct. 3: Orianthi. Calendar here.
* The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or hosts an outside master. Fri. Oct. 3: Michael Schenker does UFO. Sun. Oct. 19: Zucchero. Calendar here.
* Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at venues around town. Calendar here.
* The Jazz Salon presents top singers on Sundays at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Check in here.
* The Broad Stage in Santa Monica books some jazz. Calendar/tickets here.
* Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here.
* Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Schedule here.
* El Rey Theater on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile books yer occasional metal show. Calendar here.
* The Novo near Staples Center downtown hosts some metal. Full listings here.
* Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Peacock Theater occasionally books heavy music. Lineup here.