Curated chronological listings.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm. Fri. Aug. 12: Don Littleton tribute to Eddie Harris. Fri. Sept. 2: Black Nile. Fri. Sept. 9: Danny Janklow. Fri. Sept. 16: the annual LACMA/LAJS Jazz Treasure Award appropriately goes to cornetist and educator Bobby Bradford. Fri. Sept. 23: Dale Fielder Quartet. Full calendar here.
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. Aug. 12: multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and singer 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.
Aerosmith presents three more consecutive Fridays of vintage STREAMING concerts from the deep vaults, one from each decade, viewable for one week only. Last week's 1989 show was great, but good LORD was the free YouTube stream packed with commercials, sometimes in midsong. Check in here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Sat. Aug. 13: Vardan Ovsepian Trio. Sat. Aug. 27: Joshua White Trio. Tues. Aug. 30-Thurs. Sept. 1: Steve Lehman, Gerald Clayton, Joel Ross. Fri. Sept. 2: Ralph Moore Quartet. Wed. Sept. 7: Paul Cornish. Look here for full schedule and options.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. 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.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz and metal. Sun. Aug. 14: '70s Miles saxist Gary Bartz, Theo Croker. Sun. Aug. 28: Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Henry Franklin, Katalyst, more. Sun. Oct. 30: Makaya McCraven. Full schedule here.
The Baked Potato in Studio City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Tues. Aug. 16: Dimitris Mahlis Ensemble featuring Mahlis on oud and Dan Rosenboom on trumpet. 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 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.
Westwood's Hammer Museum offers excellent FREE open-air jazz concerts on summer Thursdays. Thurs. Aug. 18: Phillip Greenlief: Citta di Vitti, featuring the superb Bay Area avant saxist plus bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jason Levis; get a feel for the trio's swingbending sound here. Calendar here. Bar; pay parking underneath the museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd.
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.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Fri. Aug. 19: Goatwhore, Incantation. Tues. Sept. 6: Moonspell. Wed. Sept. 21: Full of Hell. Thurs. Sept. 29: Revocation, Krisiun. Wed. Oct. 5: Batushka. Sat. Nov. 5: Lorna Shore, Aborted. Full calendar here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Sat. Aug. 20: great notion from one of our finest young pianists: Jamael Dean plays Mingus. Fri. Aug. 26: Gotta like the idea of novelist Rachel Kushner ("The Flamethrowers") introducing a screening of Robert Frank's crude 1972 Rolling Stones tour documentary, "C*cks*cker Blues." Sat. & Sun. Aug. 28: Avant collaborations featuring Bill Orcutt, Chris Corsano, Eloe Omoe, Patrick Shiroishi, Marta Tiesenga, Lina Tullgren. Fri. Sept. 13: David Grubbs & Carl Stone. Listings here.
Sun. Aug. 21: The ensemble of mainstream jazz trumpeter Elliott Caine plays The York, a big bar in Highland Park, from 8 to 11pm, no cover. Website 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.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. 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.
Sat. Aug. 27, 5-7pm, LACMA in Hancock Park presents soulful saxist Justo Almario and His Afro-Colombian Ensemble as part of its Latin Sounds series. RSVP here for reminder; FREE; first come.
Sat. Aug. 27: Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts play Inglewood's SoFi Stadium. Tickets here.
Sun. Aug. 28, 4pm: Exurban country-rockers I See Hawks in L.A. and songwriter Kathy McCarty twang a concert at Eagle Rock's Wild Honey Backyard Amphitheater; details here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sun. Aug. 28: classic '80s fusion with Yellowjackets. Full schedule here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. 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 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 Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal & fusion. Sun. Sept. 11: Billy Cobham. Sun. Sept. 18: Eric Gales. Fri. Oct. 7: Poncho Sanchez. Calendar 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 Hollywood Palladium has some metal. Fri. Sept. 23: Sabaton. Sun. Oct. 9: Meshuggah. Fri.-Sun. Oct. 21-23: The Mars Volta. Full schedule here.
The Broad Stage in Santa Monica holds occasional jazz presentations. Fri. Sept. 23: Ravi Coltrane. 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.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. Wed. Oct. 5: Sam Barsh. Wed. Oct. 26: Anthony Fung. Check full lineup here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy and improvisational music. Wed. Oct. 5: Tortoise. Sun. Oct. 23: Marco Benevento. Calendar here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater stages 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. Thurs. Nov. 10: Trivium. 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.