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The World Stage in Leimert Park returns to Friday 8pm PT in-person presentations with simultaneous LIVE STREAMS of righteous jazz; join in here for live concerts and here for replays of past shows on its YouTube channel. But mainly, DROP IN! Fri. Jan. 13: veteran traditionalist pianist Bobby West revisits his hometown from worldwide travels. Donations encouraged here.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Fri. Jan. 13: rocktrippin fuzations from guitarist Jeff Kollman and Cosmosquad. Tues. Jan. 17: Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins. Thurs. & Fri. Jan. 19 & 20: Jeff Lorber Fusion. Tues. Jan. 24: Dan Rosenboom Project. Wed. Jan. 25: Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra. Fri. Feb. 4: bassist Stu Hamm All-Stars with guitarist Alex Skolnick, keyboardist Matt Rohde and drummer Joel Taylor. Thurs. Feb. 16: Nili Brosh. Full schedule here.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, brings top local jazz. Check in anytime here, as it often books on short notice. Fri. Jan. 13: the trio of seasoned saxist Bob Sheppard with bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Mark Ferber. Fri.-Sat. Jan. 20-21: big weekend with a really fun drums-keys jazzfunk assault: Amendola vs. Blades.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Fri. Jan. 13: the most metallic horror band to emerge from L.A. punk, Dinah Cancer's 45 Grave. Sat. Feb. 25: Vio-lence. Sat. March 18: Marty Friedman. Tues. March 21: Possessed. Sat. April 15: L.A. Guns. Fri. April 28: Angel. Fri. May 12: Lynch Mob. Thurs. & Fri. May 25 & 26: Doyle. Sun. June 4: Loudness. Calendar here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. & Sat. Jan. 13 & 14: fronted by one of the most commanding keyboardists and one of the most sensitive guitarists around, Otmaro Ruiz, Larry Koonse, Ahmet Türkmenoğlu & Jimmy Branly. Tues.-Thurs. Jan. 17-19: relax with Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart Organ Trio. Sat. Feb. 4: Aaron Parks Trio. Look here for full schedule and options.
Sat. Jan. 14, 9pm: True artists, poets, songwriters, groovers, harmonists and longtime stars of L.A. music including members of Saccharine Trust, Minutemen and Turban Jewel All-Stars -- Somos Mysteriosos, Wrinkling Brothers, Mecolodiacs, Garretson & Gorodetsky at Maui Sugar Mill, 18389 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; details 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.
Sun. Jan. 15, 5:30pm: Pasadena Weekly cover models The Nextdoors (cellist Mika and Pillow of Wrongness/Title Trackers guitarist Russell) bring their socially observant pop to Pasadena's Wild Parrot Brewing Company; info here.
Sun. Jan. 15: 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) has mostly Sunday jazz shows. 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.
Keep up with the well-curated Vernacular New-Music Series at Oracle Tavern downtown every other Monday night here. Mon. Jan. 16, 8pm: Lowercase Trio (trumpeter Dan Clucas, windman Brian Walsh, bassist Darryl Tewes); outward-looking improvisational excursions with Mastless Into Dawn (oud & guitar man Robert Jacobson with electronified banjo expander Matt Piper). Hit it.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Mon. Jan. 23: free metal Monday with Thrown Into Exile, more. Sun. Jan. 29: Bulma, Gutsfuck. Wed. Feb. 22: Rotting Christ. Mon. Jan. 23: free metal Monday with Thrown Into Exile, more. Sun. Jan. 29: Bulma, Gutsfuck. Sun. March 5: Norma Jean. Thurs. March 16: Candlemass. Tues. March 21: The Acacia Strain. Mon. April 3: Gorod. Sun. Apri 16: Vader. Full calendar here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper Hall downtown. Tues. Jan. 24: dual prepared pianos with Hocket. Tues. March 28: Gloria Cheng. Calendar here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Wed. Jan. 25: Fred Frith. Full calendar 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.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sun. Feb. 12: Yellowjackets. Full schedule here.
UCLA'S Center for the Art of Performance has jazz programming. Thurs. Feb. 23: Armenian fusionists 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. Thurs. April 20: Iggy Pop and the Losers, featuring Chad Smith, Andrew Watt and Duff McKagan. Full lineup here.
Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Thurs. & Fri. March 16 & 17: Ziggy Marley. Sun. April 2: Herbie Hancock. Tickets 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. Fri. March 31: Tortoise. Fri. April 14: Dark Angel. Calendar here.
The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or brings in an outside master. Sat. April 1: L. Shankar. Calendar here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater stages a few rock & metal shows. Sat. April 15: Static-X. Wed. May 17: KMFDM. Fri. May 19: Lacuna Coil. Calendar & tix 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.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Check full calendar here.
Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here.
The Jazz Salon presents top singers on Thursdays at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Check in here.