Curated chronological listings.
* = entries in Angel City Jazz Fest.
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. Sept. 16: transcontinental jams from Ethio Cali. Fri. Sept. 23: Saxist Teodross Avery celebrates John Coltrane's birthday. Fri. Sept. 30: Justo Almario. *Sat. Oct. 23: David Murray Trio. Donations encouraged here.
LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm. Fri. Sept. 16: the annual LACMA/LAJS Jazz Treasure Award appropriately goes to cornetist and educator Bobby Bradford. Fri. Sept. 23: Dale Fielder Quartet. Fri. Oct. 28: *Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap. Full calendar here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. Sept. 16: David Binney. Sat. Oct. 1: Willie Jones III. Look here for full schedule and options.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Fri. Sept. 16: Dokken. Thurs. Sept. 22: Possessed. 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.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. & Sat. Sept. 16 & 17: veteran fusion with an edge from Krantz/Carlock/Lefebvre. Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 22 & 23: songwriterly keyboardist Jeff Lorber Fusion. Fri. Sept. 30: Luis Conte Band. Sun. Oct. 16: Dan Rosenboom Project. Fri.-Mon. Oct. 28-31: The Zappa Band. Full schedule here.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. Sat. Sept. 17, 11:30am-5pm: The Just Jazz Foundation hosts an all-star fundraiser at Tiny Room Studio in Inglewood. Wed. Sept. 21: magical pianist Michael Wolff & Friends. Wed. Sept. 28: David Weiss Sextet. Wed. Oct. 5: Sam Barsh. Wed. Nov. 16: Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap. Wed. Dec. 14: Mark Turner. Check full lineup here.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Sat. Sept. 17: fusion from Bunny Brunel CAB. Sat. Oct. 15: baritone saxist Dale Fielder Quartet. Fri. Oct. 21: melodic shreddin' guitarist Nili Brosh. Full lineup here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal & fusion. Sun. Sept. 18: riptearin' fusion from guitarist Eric Gales. Fri. Oct. 7: Poncho Sanchez. Fri. Nov. 25: Albert Lee. Calendar here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. Sun. Sept. 18: Walter Simonsen Big Band and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Sept. 25: Daniel Weidlein Quartet + Strings and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Sun. Sept. 18: Reggae Night (UB40, Original Wailers et al.). Wed. Sept. 21: Chucho Valdes, Monk'estra. Wed. Sept. 28: Herbie Hancock. Details 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 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.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, sometimes books edgy jazz. Mon. Sept. 19: sixth anniversary party with Matt Mayhall-Paul Bryan-Jeff Parker Trio. Website here.
Mon. Sept. 19, 8pm: Creative show as tap dancer Melinda Sullivan teams up with notable pianist Larry Goldings and bassist David Piltch at downtown's The Stowaway; details here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper Hall downtown. Tues. Sept. 20: Vicki Ray. Calendar here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. Wed. Sept. 21: '70s West Coast punk returns with Avengers, El Vez, Tribute to the Screamers, Rugburn. Sun. Oct. 9: Lydia Lunch, Kid Congo. Full calendar here.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Wed. Sept. 21: Full of Hell. Thurs. Sept. 29: Revocation, Krisiun. Wed. Oct. 5: Batushka. Sat. Nov. 5: Lorna Shore, Aborted. Fri. Dec. 2: Katatonia. 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. Sun. Nov. 6: Jeff Beck. Tickets here.
The Hollywood Palladium has some metal and hard stuff. 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.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Fri. Sept. 23: David Grubbs & Carl Stone. Fri. Oct. 7: Park Jiha, Eyvind Kang, Jessika Kenney. *Sat. Oct. 29: ROVA Saxophone Quartet. *Sat. Nov. 5: Zoh Amba Quartet, Devin Daniels Quartet. Listings here.
Sun. Sept. 25, 3pm: The Grand Mothers of Invention (saxist Bunk Gardner, keyboardist Don Preston, drummer/percussionist Christopher Garcia) play a Wild Honey benefit at a backyard amphitheater in Eagle Rock; details here.
Sun. Sept. 25: The ensemble of mainstream jazz trumpeter Elliott Caine plays The York, a big bar in Highland Park, from 8 to 10pm, no cover. Website here.
The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music. Tues. Sept. 27: Heilung. Full lineup here.
Tues. Oct. 4: Scorpions and Thundermother pierce Inglewood's Forum. (Whitesnake dropped out of the tour due to a Coverdale throat ailment.) Tickets here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Tues. Oct. 4: world music from Quarteto Nuevo. Wed. Oct. 5: Jamaican jazz from Monty Alexander. Sun. Oct. 9: classic fusion from Yellowjackets. Full schedule 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.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Wed. Oct. 5: Clutch, Quicksand, Helmet. Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 27 & 28: L7. 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.
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.
Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Thurs. Oct. 13: metal strongmen Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Animals As Leaders. Sat. Oct. 29: Mercyful Fate, Kreator. Calendar here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Thurs.-Sat. Oct. 13-15: fusion from Dave Weckl-Tom Kennedy Project. Fri. & Sat. Oct. 21 & 22: Latin jazz from Pete Escovedo & Family. Thurs.-Sat. Nov. 17-19: Simon Phillips' Protocol V. Check 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.
UCLA'S Center for the Art of Performance stages jazz. Sun. Oct. 16: Branford Marsalis Quartet. Thurs. Nov. 3: Antonio Sanchez. Sat. Nov. 12: Tigran Hamasyan. Thurs. Feb. 23: MVF Band. Calendar here.
REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz. *Sat. Oct. 22: Marquis Hill; John Escreet's Seismic Shift. 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.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz and metal. Tues. Oct. 25: Tribute to Airto Moreira featuring many luminaries from the percussion and jazz world. Sun. Oct. 30: Makaya McCraven. Full schedule here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here. Sat. Oct. 29: LAJS Jazz Tribute Concert & Awards at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood.
Sat. Dec. 3: Steve Vai plays the Ace Hotel downtown; tickets here.
Sat. Dec. 17: Amon Amarth, Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation pillage Inglewood's Forum. Tickets here.