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Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Fri. Dec. 30: straight Latin jazz from Pete Escovedo. Check full calendar here.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, often books top local jazz. Check in here. Fri. Dec. 30: drummer Justin Brown hosts a quintet featuring Chris Fishman, Dennis Hamm, Ando San and Joe Cleveland.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Fri. Dec. 30: Victims Family, plus Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes with the Paul Green Rock Academy. Wed. Jan. 25: Fred Frith. Full calendar here.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Sat. Dec. 31: L.A. Guns. Thurs. Jan. 12: HR of Bad Brains. Fri. Jan. 13: 45 Grave. Sat. Feb. 25: Vio-lence. Fri. May 13: Lynch Mob. Sun. June 4: Loudness. Calendar here.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Sat. Dec. 31: Don Randi & Quest. Tues. Jan. 10: classic drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith with a great band featuring saxists Ralph Moore and Dale Fielder, trumpeter Chris Lowery, and bassist Edwin Livingston. Fri. Jan. 13: Cosmosquad. Tues. Jan. 17: Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins. Thurs. & Fri. Jan. 19 & 20: Jeff Lorber Fusion. Tues. Jan. 24: Dan Rosenboom Project. Thurs. Feb. 16: Nili Brosh. Full schedule here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sat. Dec. 31: Louie Cruz Beltran (early show), Angel Town Combo (late show). Thurs. Jan. 12: Pete Escovedo. Full schedule here.
Keep up with the well-curated Monday-night Vernacular New-Music Series at Oracle Tavern downtown here. Mon. Jan. 2, 7pm: Improvisers' Party "featuring some of L.A.'s finest," and you can bet they don't mean cops. Bound to be good.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Thurs. Jan. 5: guitarist Jacques Lesure Quintet. Tues.-Thurs. Jan. 17-19: Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart Organ Trio. Look here for full schedule and options.
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 (Charles Owens, Roberto Miranda, Randy Gloss, many more) on its YouTube channel, which you can watch during the holidays while the Stage is dark for live events. Donations encouraged here.
The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) has mostly Sunday jazz shows. Sun. Jan. 8: Glen Cashman Quartet and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Jan. 15: Birds and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Jan. 22: Julie Zhu Quartet and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Jan. 29: Paul Kreibich Group and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. Feb. 5: Friends of Ampa Jazz Night and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal and heft. Sat. Jan. 14: one of the few true inheritors of the psychedelic crown, Dead Meadow. Sat. & Sun. Feb. 4 & 5: Sunn O))) Shoshin Duo. Full schedule here.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Sat. & Sun. Jan. 14 & 15: Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins. Full lineup here.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Sat. Jan. 28: shredstress Orianthi. Fri. Feb. 24: Ace Frehley. Calendar here.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Tues. Jan. 31: taiko-drum thunder from Kodo. Thurs. & Fri. March 16 & 17: Ziggy Marley. Sun. April 2: Herbie Hancock. Tickets here.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Wed. Feb. 22: Rotting Christ. Thurs. March 16: Candlemass. Tues. March 21: The Acacia Strain. Mon. April 3: Gorod. Full calendar here.
UCLA'S Center for the Art of Performance has jazz programming. Thurs. Feb. 23: MVF Band. Calendar here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Fri. Feb. 24: Zoh Amba + Chris Corsano; Jeff Parker + Ted Byrnes. Listings here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. Thurs. March 16: Fleshgod Apocalypse. Wed. March 22: Eluveitie. Sun. March. 26: Morbid Angel. Full lineup here.
The Broad Stage in Santa Monica holds occasional jazz presentations. Fri. March 23: Maria Schneider Orchestra presents "Data Lords." Tickets here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy and improvisational music. Wed. March 29: Soulfly. Calendar here.
The Orpheum downtown rocks at times. Mon. April 24: Iggy Pop and the Losers, featuring Chad Smith, Andrew Watt and Duff McKagan. Tickets here.
Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Fri. June 2: metal with Helloween, Hammerfall. Calendar here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper Hall downtown. Calendar here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here.
The Jazz Bakery is again presenting shows at various venues. Tickets and info here.