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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 9: Gospel-influenced vocalist Elizabeth Whitted Dawson brings an attractive jazztet featuring pianist Robert Turner, saxist Randal Fisher, bassist Michael Alvidrez and drummer Rayford Griffin. 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.
* LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm through October. Fri. May 9: energetic 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 9: Chilean non-binary/feminist darkwave goth-rock duo Diavol Strain; Bite Marx, Pins and Needles. Thurs. May 15: Atlanta industrialists Fuedal (sic). 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. Thurs. June 12: Spirit in the Room, Sleeping Dog, Killer Couture, Dread Persephone, Fact Pattern. Sat. Sept. 13: Ancients, Armed for Apocalypse, Coatl, Cattlemass. Sign in here.
* Sat. May 10, 6-9pm: Venice Vibrations Fundraiser featuring the bands Venice and Cosmic Vibrations (Dwight Trible, Pablo Calogero and the gang). At Venice Heritage Museum, 228 Main Street, Venice 90291, food, drinks, DJ, art, tickets $50 in advance here, $65 at the door.
* 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: Dutch symphonic metal from 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.
* Sun. May 11, 7pm: Scorchin' Mo's Day show with the freaky & funky Wayne Peet Quartet featuring the keyboardist plus older & younger saxists Andrew Pask & Devin Daniels, plucktastic bassist Steuart Liebig and on-it drummer Ellington Peet; plus the x-perienced free winds-guitar-drums trio of Bill Plake, Tom McNalley & Garth Powell. Yow! At Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church chapel, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena 91103; $10/$5.
* Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock, metal, etc. Sun. May 11: the bluesrock guitarist with the touch & the tone, Warren Haynes Band. Fri. June 20: Carnifex, Suffocation. Calendar & tix here.
* Frogtown's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Sun. May 11: outward excursions with Ryan Sawyer, Matana Roberts & Tunde Adebimpe Trio, Tara Jane O'Neil. Tues. & Wed. May 13 & 14: revered atmospheric electric guitarist 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 12: exceptional bassist-composer Logan Kane record-release show; saxist Henry Solomon opens solo. 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.
* The Kia Forum in Inglewood gets heavy now and then. Tues. May 13: spittin' '90s Chicago metalmen 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: Brit glamsters 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. CANCELED CUZ OF THE WAR ON ARTS FUNDING: 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. Sun. May 25: creative young pianist Jamael Dean record release. 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 Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm nightly. 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.
* 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. Aug. 8: The Acacia Strain. 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-composer 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 "Future Is Now" Jazz Festival featuring up & coming artists (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.
* Disney Hall downtown presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Thurs., Sat., Sun. Oct. 2, 4, 5: Dudamel rocks a damn strong Rite of Spring any time of year. Tickets 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.