Curated chronological listings.
The World Stage in Leimert Park hosts Friday 8pm PT LIVE STREAMS of righteous jazz; join in here for live concerts and here for replays of past shows on its YouTube channel. Fri. July 29: drummer Clayton Cameron. Fri. Aug. 5: bassist Roberto Miranda. Fri. Aug. 12: Baba Alade Olamina. Fri. Aug. 19: vocalist Allen Savory. Fri. Aug. 26: saxist Danny Janklow. Sat. Aug. 27, 12:20-8:45pm: Leimert Park Jazz Festival (in person!). Donations encouraged here.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. Fri. July 29: Avant violinist Jenny Scheinman. Fri. Aug. 5: Claudia Acuna. Wed. Oct. 5: Sam Barsh. Wed. Oct. 26: Anthony Fung. Check full lineup here.
The Hollywood Palladium has some metal. Fri. July 29: Big ol' bill, heavy now as it woulda been in Y2K, Black Label Society, Anthrax, Hatebreed. Fri. Sept. 23: Sabaton. Sun. Oct. 9: Meshuggah. Fri.-Sun. Oct. 21-23: The Mars Volta. Full schedule here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person (limited seating) and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. July 29: Jacques Lesure. Tues. Aug. 2: Gerald Clayton & friends jam session. Sat. Aug. 27: Joshua White Trio. Fri. Sept. 2: Ralph Moore Quartet. Look here for full schedule and options.
Piano Spheres at downtown's Thayer Hall at the Colburn School of Music presents some jazz among its excellent new-music offerings. Sat. July 30: Brilliant young Paul Cornish. Details here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. Sun. July 31: Tali Rubinstein and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Aug. 7: Project Camargo and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sat. Aug. 13: Shamarr Allen. Sun. Aug. 14: Eumajia and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Aug. 21: Scotty Bramer Group: Bodhisattva and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Aug. 28: Jazz Butchers and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
Westwood's Hammer Museum offers excellent FREE open-air jazz concerts on summer Thursdays. Thurs. Aug. 4: violist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble opens up a world of possibilities. Thurs. Aug. 11: drummer Tina Raymond Trio. Thurs. Aug. 18: Phillip Greenlief: Citta di Vitti, featuring the avant saxist plus bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jason Levis. Calendar here. Bar; pay parking underneath the museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Thurs. Aug. 4: Decrepit Birth. Fri. Aug. 26: Faster Pussycat. Sun. Sept. 11: Psycroptic, Fallujah. Thurs. Sept. 15: Otep. Fri. Sept. 16: Dokken. Sun. & Mon. Sept. 25 & 26: Robby Krieger. Sat. Oct. 1: Warbringer. Sat. Oct. 15: Kings of Thrash with Dave Ellefson & Jeff Young. Thurs. Oct. 20: Last in Line. Fri. Nov. 4: Stryper. Fri. Nov. 25: Supersuckers. Sat. Dec. 31: L.A. Guns. Calendar here.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm. Fri. Aug. 5: Top South L.A. trio 3 More Sounds. Fri. Aug. 12: Don Littleton tribute to Eddie Harris. Fri. Sept. 2: Black Nile. Fri. Sept. 9: Danny Janklow. Fri. Sept. 16: the annual Jazz Treasure Award appropriately goes to cornetist and educator Bobby Bradford. Fri. Sept. 23: Dale Fielder Quartet. Full calendar here.
The Baked Potato in Studio City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. & Sat. Aug. 5 & 6: Billy Childs. Tues. Aug. 16: Dimitris Mahlis. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 9 & 10: Michael Landau. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 16 & 17: Krantz/Carlock/Lefebvre. Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 22 & 23: Jeff Lorber Fusion. Fri. Sept. 30: Luis Conte Band. Full schedule here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal & fusion. Sat. Aug. 6: Faster Pussycat. Thurs. Aug. 11: L.A. Guns. Sun. Sept. 11: Billy Cobham. Sun. Sept. 18: Eric Gales. Fri. Oct. 7: Poncho Sanchez. Calendar here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Thurs. Aug. 11: duos with Ackerley/Shiroishi, Tullgren/Fogel, Carey/Giffoni. Listings here.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz and metal. Thurs. Aug. 11: Joel Ross, James Brandon Lewis. Sun. Aug. 14: Gary Bartz, Theo Croker. Sun. Aug. 28: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Henry Franklin, Katalyst, more. Sun. Oct. 30: Makaya McCraven. Full schedule here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. Thurs. Aug. 11: Steve Von Till, Helen Money. Mon. Aug. 29: Gaby Moreno with Van Dyke Parks. Mon. Sept. 5: Marc Ribot. Wed. Sept. 7: Bush Tetras. Sun. Oct. 9: Lydia Lunch, Kid Congo. Full calendar here.
The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal. Wed. Aug. 17: At the Gates, Municipal Waste. Calendar here.
Inglewood's new midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Wed. Aug. 17: George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic. Thurs. Oct. 13: metal strongmen Lamb of God. Calendar here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Thurs. Aug. 18: Deicide, Kataklysm. Wed. Oct. 5: Clutch, Quicksand, Helmet. Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 27 & 28: L7. Full lineup here.
Sat. Aug. 22: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts play Inglewood's SoFi Stadium. Tickets here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Thurs. Aug. 25: Chuck Johnson Coalescence and Albert Buyco Project. Check full calendar here.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Tues. Sept. 6: Moonspell. Wed. Sept. 21: Full of Hell. Thurs. Sept. 29: Revocation, Krisiun. Wed. Oct. 5: Batushka. Full calendar here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Wed. & Thurs. Sept. 7 & 8: Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Sun. Sept. 18: Reggae Night (UB40 et al.). Wed. Sept. 21: Chucho Valdes, Monk'estra. Wed. Sept. 28: Herbie Hancock. Details here.
The Jazz Salon presents live concerts at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Sun. Sept. 18: Mary Stallings, Ken Peplowski, Bill Cunliffe, Nick Mancini, Clayton Cameron and Dave Ross. Check in here.
El Rey Theater on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile books yer occasional metal show. Sun. Sept. 18: The Contortionist, Rivers of Nihil. Full calendar here.
The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces. Thurs. Sept. 22: Anvil and the classic documentary about them. Sat. Oct. 1: Michael Schenker. Calendar here.
The Orpheum downtown rocks at times. Fri. Sept. 23: Joe Satriani. Tues. Oct. 25: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets (early Pink Floyd). Fri. Nov. 4: Wardruna. Tickets here.
The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music. Tues. Sept. 27: Heilung. Full lineup here.
Tues. Oct. 4: Scorpions, Whitesnake and Thundermother pierce Inglewood's Forum. Tickets here.
Wed. Oct. 5: Echo Park's EchoPlex hosts Swiss avant-metalmen Zeal & Ardor plus NYC metal abstractionists Imperial Triumphant and femme-fronted hard rockers Sylvaine. Tix here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy music etc. Wed. Oct. 5: Tortoise. Sun. Oct. 23: Marco Benevento. Calendar here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater presents a few rock & metal shows. Sun. Oct. 9: GWAR. Calendar & tix here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here. Sat. Oct. 9: LAJS Jazz Tribute Concert & Awards at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood.
The Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally harbors metal. Wed. Oct. 12: In This Moment. Thurs. Oct. 13: Testament, Exodus, Death Angel. Tues. Nov. 22: Cannibal Corpse, Dark Funeral, Immolation. Sun. Dec. 11: WASP. Full calendar here.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Fri. Oct. 14: Julian Lage and The Bad Plus. Sun. Oct. 30: Chaka Khan. Tickets here.
Make plans now for Angel City Jazz Festival, Oct. 22-Nov. 5 at various venues across Los Angeles, this year featuring David Murray Trio, ROVA, Myra Melford and more. Details here.
Sat. Dec. 17: Amon Amarth, Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation pillage Inglewood's Forum. Tickets here.