* indicates entries in Angel City Jazz Fest.
Sat. Sept. 28 -- Resolution Trio can go avant, Afro, groove or any whichway thanks to the widely acknowledged skills of drummer Kahlil El'Zabar, saxist Teodross Avery and bassist Eric Revis. At the World Stage, 4321 Degnan Blvd., Leimert Park 90008; 9pm (two sets); $20; www.theworldstage.org.
Sat. Sept. 28 -- Guitarist Jeff Kollman, drummer Shane Gaalaas and bassist Kevin Chown keep the floor rockin and the room spinnin with Cosmosquad, a band so explosive that one hardly dares to call it fusion. At the Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Studio City 91604; 9:30 & 11:30pm; $28; (818) 980-1615; www.thebakedpotato.com.
Sat. Sept. 28 -- Trumpeter Elliott Caine's combo puts the vin back in vintage jazz and resonant originals. At Colombo's Restaurant, 1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock 90041; 9:30pm-midnight; no cover; (323) 254-9138.
Sat. Sept. 28 -- No-compro pianist Vicki Ray and friends present chamber works by Caputo, Satoh, Dicke and Crumb "inspired by the cycle -- and environmental consequences -- of human existence." Yeah! A Piano Spheres presentation at Boston Court, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena 91106; talk 7:15pm, music 8pm; $20-$30 tix here.
Sat. Sept. 28 -- Australian techdeathmen Psycroptic (pictured) twist into exciting realms of melodic progressivism in support of hoary Canadian darksters Voivod and Boston thrashers Revocation. With Skeletal Remains, Conjurer. At El Rey Theater, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.; 6:30pm; $28; www.theelrey.com.
Sun. Sept. 29 -- Worthy successors to Sepultura, Brazil's Max Cavalera and Soulfly pack the heaviest, deepest rainforest rhythms in modern metal. With Incite, Prison, Captor of Sin, Pandemic Unleashed, Discarnate Motions. At the Whisky, 8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood 90069; 7pm; $35; (310) 652-4202; www.whiskyagogo.com.
Sun. Sept. 29 -- Revered cornetist-composer-educator Bobby Bradford presents "Stealin' Home," his jazz suite about baseball great Jackie Robinson, in the first of four stagings during coming months, accompanied by windman Vinny Golia, pianist Don Preston, saxist Chuck Manning, tubaist William Roper, bassist Henry Franklin and drummer Tina Raymond. Singer Byron Motley opens with a multimedia Jackie song cycle. A true event. At Pasadena City College's Westerbeck Recital Hall, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 91106; 7pm; FREE.
Tues. Oct. 1 -- Tim Hagans, one of the most fluid and grin-inducing trumpeters of the last 30 years, leads a quartet with pianist Miro Sprague, bassist Dave Robaire and drummer Dan Schnelle. 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. Oct. 2 -- Chicago storms L.A. as marvelous flutist Nicole Mitchell appears in two brain-stretching combos: Iridescent (7:30) with vocalist & electro manipulator Christine Wheeler, and Artifacts Trio (9:00) with resiny postbop/melodic/abstract cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Mike Reed. A fine one. At Mr. Musichead Gallery, 7420 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 90046; 7:30pm; $35; www.angelcityjazz.com.
Wed.-Sat. Oct. 2-5 -- Multidimensional saxist David Binney resides and abides at the highest level with a handpicked crew of adventurers. 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.
* Thurs. Oct. 3 -- Windwoman Anna Webber's Simple Trio (8:00) with pianist Matt Mitchell and drummer John Hollenbeck throws broken rhythms and abstract mirror shards into your thoughtpaths; Jenny Scheinmann & Allison Miller's Parlour Games (9:30) play the intellectual card in a grooviner manner via the violinist and drummer's fresh tunes augmented by pianist Carmen Schaff and bassist Tony Scherr. At REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., downtown 90012; 8pm; $25 (students $15); www.angelcityjazz.com.
Thurs. Oct. 3 -- Few pianists have a deeper and wider catalog than Chick Corea, here in a star acoustic trio with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade. A CAP presentation at UCLA's Royce Hall; 8pm; $54-$99; www.cap.ucla.edu.
Thurs.-Sat. Oct. 3-5 -- Popular rhythmic eclecticists Kneebody clue you in to what they've been up to, including an imminent live album, "Chapters." At the Blue Whale on the third level of Weller Court Plaza, south of East First Street between South Los Angeles Street and South San Pedro Street, Little Tokyo 90012; 9pm-midnight; $20-$25; 21+; parking $9 underneath off Second Street at the sign of the P in a circle; (213) 620-0908; www.bluewhalemusic.com.
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Full speed ahead for Angel City Jazz Fest, continuing with Jacob Mann (10/4), Kris Davis (10/5), Dan Rosenboom (10/6), Aaron Parks (10/9), Dwight Trible/Joshua White (10/10), Terry Riley (10/11), Scott Amendola-Phillip Greenlief (10/12), and Makaya McCraven/David Binney (10/13); details at www.angelcityjazz.com.