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. 23: Saxist Teodross Avery celebrates John Coltrane's birthday. Fri. Sept. 30: Justo Almario. *Sun. 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. 23: South L.A. mainstay baritone saxist Dale Fielder Quartet. Fri. Oct. 28: *Jonathan Pinson's Boom Clap. Full calendar here.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, sometimes books edgy jazz. Fri. Sept. 23: avant soundz from Patrick Shiroishi & Nick Reinhart. Website 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 explores the music of John and Alice Coltrane. Fri. March 23: Maria Schneider Orchestra presents "Data Lords." 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.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. Sept. 23: songwriterly keyboardist Jeff Lorber Fusion. Fri. Sept. 30: Luis Conte Band. Thurs. Oct. 6: Nili Brosh. Sun. Oct. 16: Dan Rosenboom Sextet. Fri.-Mon. Oct. 28-31: The Zappa Band. Full schedule here.
Sat. Sept. 24, 7pm: Harpist Tasha Smith Godinez spotlights her airy compositions on her new "Out of the Desert." The release event features a performance by the trio on the recording: Godinez plus violist Domenico Hueso and drummer-percussionist Christopher Garcia. At Pacific Harps, 922 Craig Ave., Pasadena; details here.
Sat. & Sun. Sept. 24 & 25, 10am-6pm: Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival (Sat. with Munyungo Jackson et al.) and Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival (Sun. with Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra et al.). Free local festival; more 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 Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) is showcasing jazz shows. Sun. Sept. 25: Daniel Weidlein Quartet + Strings and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Oct. 2: Laura Drincic & Friends and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Oct. 16: Vardan Ovsepian and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Oct. 23: Elliott Caine and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Nov. 6: Jazz Butchers and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Sun. & Mon. Sept. 25 & 26: Doors guitarist 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 Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor music. Tues. Sept. 27: Heilung. Sun. Oct. 9: The Cult, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Full lineup here.
Just Jazz presents jazz at Hollywood's Mr. Music Head Gallery. 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.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Wed. Sept. 28: Herbie Hancock. Details here.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Thurs. Sept. 29: Revocation, Krisiun. Wed. Oct. 5: Batushka. Sat. Nov. 5: Lorna Shore, Aborted. Fri. Dec. 2: Katatonia, The Ocean. Full calendar here.
The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces. Sat. Oct. 1: a freak of a hard-rock guitarist, Michael Schenker. Calendar here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Sat. Oct. 1: fine postbop drummer Willie Jones III. Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 20 & 21: Dan Weiss & Miles Okazaki. Thurs. Oct. 27: Roy McCurdy Quartet. Thurs. Nov. 10: Anthony Fung Quartet. Fri. & Sat. Nov. 18 & 19: Adam Hersh Quartet. Sat. Nov. 26: Joe LaBarbera Quintet. Look here for full schedule and options.
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.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Fri. Oct. 7: Poncho Sanchez. Fri. Nov. 25: Albert Lee. Calendar here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon is offering everything. Sun. Oct. 9: Lydia Lunch, Kid Congo. Fri. Oct. 28: Flipper featuring Mike Watt. Full 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.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Sat. Oct. 15: baritone saxist Dale Fielder Quartet. Fri. Oct. 21: melodic shreddin' guitarist Nili Brosh. Full lineup here.
UCLA'S Center for the Art of Performance has jazz programming. 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.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper Hall downtown. Calendar here.