Fri. April 26 -- Veteran San Jose deathsters Exhumed apply their contrapuntal shovels and flog their new brand of hellish hot sauce. With Skeletal Remains, Ruin, Scrapmetal, Internal Corrosion. At Five Star Bar, 267 S. Main St., downtown 90012; 8pm; cheap; https://fivestarbardtla.com; (323) 428-4492.
Sat. April 27 -- Legacy-minded guitarist Anthony Wilson leads a trio with bassist David Pilch and drummer Jay Bellarose. At Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., L.A. 90045 (near LAX in front of Marriott Courtyard); 8 & 9:30pm; $25 plus one-drink minimum per set; full bar; snacks; small parking lot in rear, reduced-rate validated parking at nearby Joe's Auto Park; (424) 800-2006; www.samfirstbar.com.
Sat. April 27 -- Trumpeter Elliott Caine, pianist Cenghis Yaltkaya and bassist Bill Markus ply the artful trio streams of the bop watershed. At Bon Vivant Market & Café, 3155 Glendale Blvd., Atwater 90039; 8-11pm; (323) 284-8013; www.bonvivantmarketcafe.com.
Sun. April 28 -- Mark Dresser, past master of the double bass, duets avantwise with pianist Anthony Davis (Anthony Braxton, David Murray, Wadada Leo Smith). At Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., L.A. 90045 (near LAX in front of Marriott Courtyard); 8 & 9:30pm; $25 plus one-drink minimum per set; full bar; snacks; small parking lot in rear, reduced-rate validated parking at nearby Joe's Auto Park; (424) 800-2006; www.samfirstbar.com.
Sun. April 28 -- Mark Kimbrell and Patrick Shiroishi are the tumultuous drums-sax duo Oort Smog (10pm). With Featherwolf, Prissy Whip, Churn Out. At the Smell, through the alley behind 247 S. Main St., downtown 90012; doors 8pm; cheap; www.thesmell.org.
Mon. April 29 -- Mesoamerican-instrument players and chanters Luis Perez Ixoneztli & Christopher Garcia present "The Infinite Expansion of Sound"; more than a metaphor, it's resonance, science and spirituality. At Zebulon, 2478 Fletcher Drive, Frogtown 90039; 10pm; $10; 21+; www.zebulon.la.
Mon. April 29 -- Valley of the Sun kick fuzzy desert ass representing the non-desert of Ohio. And ex-Melvins guitarist Mark Deutrom of Bellringer sure has some rich '70s tones and a deep rock (and jazz!) vocabulary, shades of Masters of Reality; really dig Bellringer's 2016 album, "Jettison." At Resident, 428 S. Hewitt St., downtown 90013; doors 8pm; $15; www.residentdtla.com.
Tues. April 30 -- Cellist Artyom Manukyan inflects jazz with Eastern European and classical flavors with the help of pianist Vardan Ovsepian, guitarist Pedro Martins and percussionist Antonio Loureiro. At Sam First, 6171 W. Century Blvd., L.A. 90045 (near LAX in front of Marriott Courtyard); 8 & 9:30pm; $20 plus one-drink minimum per set; full bar; snacks; small parking lot in rear, reduced-rate validated parking at nearby Joe's Auto Park; (424) 800-2006; www.samfirstbar.com.
Wed. May 1 -- Avant trombonist Michael Dessen puts together a supergroup with flutist Nicole Mitchell, guitarist Jeff Parker, pianist Joshua White, bassist Anna Butterss and drummer Alex Cline. Wow. At Mr. Musichead Gallery, 7420 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 90046; doors 6:30pm; $15-$25; www.justjazz.tv.
Thurs. May 2 -- Wolfsbane singer and '90s Iron Maiden fill-in Blaze Bayley does his solo metal thing. Other bands will support, I'd guess. At the Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood 90069; doors 7pm; $20; (310) 652-4202; www.whiskyagogo.com.