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The World Stage in Leimert Park has fully returned to Friday 8pm PT in-person presentations with simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Fri. March 17: experienced rapper Medusa. Friday March 24: bass mainstay and African connection Nedra Wheeler. Sat. March 25, 6pm, free: Malachi Whitson (18th Street Arts Complex Jazz Competition). Fri. March 31: Liz Whitted Dawson. Fri. April 7: Purple Gums (Bobby Bradford & William Roper). Fri. April 14: Pablo Calogero, Christopher Garcia, Roberto Miranda & maybe more. Fri. April 21: Trevor Anderies. Fri. April 28: Trevor Ware & Friends. Check here for replays of past shows on the World Stage YouTube channel. Donations encouraged here.
ETA, a bar in Highland Park, brings top local jazz. Check in anytime here, as it often books on short notice. Fri. March 17: Horace Bray, Nick Campbell, Efa Etoroma & Julian Pollack.. Sat. March 18: Forrest, Shaun-Andru, Nameless. Mon. March 20: ace saxistNicole McCabe with Justin Brown, Julius Rodriguez & Karl McComas-Reichl.
The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Fri. March 17: '80s Brit metalmen Satan. Sat. March 18: past and maybe future Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman. Tues. March 21: Possessed. Sat. April 15: L.A. Guns. Fri. April 28: Angel. Sun. April 30: Supersuckers. Fri. May 5: Fear Factory. Fri. May 12: Lynch Mob. Thurs. & Fri. May 25 & 26: Doyle. Sun. June 4: Loudness. Wed. June 14: Otep. Sat. & Sun. July 1 & 2: Robby Krieger. Calendar here.
Sat. March 18, 9pm: Exciting news: Maetar bring their spacy groove back to live action and celebrate their signing to Ropeadope Music (Snarky Puppy, Christian Scott, Medeski Martin & Wood). At Corazón Performing Arts, 125 South Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga 90290; tickets & info here.
Sat. March 18: Brightwork Ensemble members Shalini Vijayan (violin), Brian Walsh (clarinet), and Aron Kallay (piano) play Bartok, Khachaturian and more at Pasadena's Boston Court; details here.
Sun. March. 19: 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. March 19: Simon Lee and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. March 26: Jazz Butchers and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 2: Sabine Pothier and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 9: Rodolfo Zuniga & Surfaces and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 16: Lana Drincic and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 23: CSUN Jazz Combos and Sam Hirsh Trio. Sun. April 30: Kevin Gondim Group and Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
Keep up with the well-curated Vernacular New-Music Series at Oracle Tavern in a hideaway west of Chinatown two Mondays a month here. Mon. March 20: The Moment, featuring singer Cathy Segal-Garcia, saxist Chuck Manning, guitarist Brad Rabuchin, keyboardist Gary Fukushima and percussionist Brad Dutz; plus Brad Dutz Trio with keyboardist Ben Rosenbloom and bassist Tony Green. Riches.
1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Tues. March 21: The Acacia Strain. Sun. April 2: Gravefest featuring Muerta Buena, Presser, Corrupt Vision, many more metal destructors. Mon. April 3: Gorod. Sun. Apri 16: Vader. Wed. May 10: Moonspell. Sat. May 13: Autopsy. Full calendar here.
The Regent downtown books some heavy music. 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. Fri. May 5: Whitechapel. Sat. May 6: Wolves in the Throne Room. Mon. May 8: Unearth. Sat. May 20: Pentagram. Tues. June 6: Cattle Decapitation. Sat. June 10: Dark Funeral. Sat. July 15: Havok. Full lineup here.
Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Thurs.-Sat. March 23-25: Steve Smith & Vital Information. Sun. March 26: Oscar Hernandez & Friends including saxist Justo Almario. Fri. & Sat. April 14 & 15: Pete Escovedo. Thurs.-Sun. April 19-22: Steve Gadd Band. Sun. April 23: Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita. Fri. & Sat. April 28 & 29: Billy Childs Quartet. Check full calendar here.
The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Fri. & Sat. March 24 & 25: interesting notion: keyboardist Adam Hersh presents "Allan Holdsworth: The Composer," featuring the late great axman's former drummer and bassist, Gary Novak and Max Gerl, plus guitarist Andy Waddell. Fri. March 31 & Sat. April 1: Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles & Joe LaBarbera. Sat. April 8: Anthony Fung Quartet. Look here for full schedule and options.
The Wiltern (Wilton & Western) occasionally harbors metal. Sat. March 25: Powerwolf. Sat. May 27: Kreator, Sepultura. Full calendar here.
2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Sat. March 25: Hocket. Tues. April 4: Immanuel Wilkins. Listings here.
Sat. March 25, 8pm: CAP UCLA at downtown's Ace Hotel presents "Sam Green: 32 Sounds," "an immersive documentary and sensory experience that explores the elemental phenomenon of sound" featuring live narration by Sam Green and music performed by JD Samson of Le Tigre. Seems pretty unusual and good. Tickets here.
Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at the Thayer or Zipper halls downtown. Tues. March 28: Gloria Cheng. Calendar here.
Downtown's Teragram Ballroom occasionally presents heavy and improvisational music. Wed. March 29: Soulfly. Fri. March 31: Tortoise. Fri.-Sun. April 14-16: Dark Angel. Calendar here.
The Paramount in Boyle Heights hosts concerts presented by Just Jazz. Thurs. March 30: Nabaté Isles. Thurs. April 6: Javier Santiago. Tues. April 28: Dan Rosenboom; Nicole McCabe. Details 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 Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Sun. April 2: Herbie Hancock. Tues. May 9: Ziggy Marley. Wed. Nov. 8: Brad Mehldau Trio. Tickets here.
The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm. Sun. April 2: Marco Mendoza. Sun. April 9: L.A. Jazz Quartet. Thurs.-Sat. April 13-15: Simon Phillips' Protocol. Tues. April 18: Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Fri. & Sat. May 5 & 6: Michael Landau Group. Sun. May 7: Hazy Jane. Full schedule here.
Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz. Sun. April 2: Alan Chan Jazz Orchestra. Full schedule here.
Downtown's Belasco Theater stages a few rock & metal shows. Sat. April 15: Static-X. Fri. April 28: Dying Fetus, Suicide Silence. Sun. April 30: Carcass, Municipal Waste. Thurs. May 11: Black Dahlia Murder. Wed. May 17: KMFDM. Fri. May 19: Lacuna Coil. Fri. June 9: Machine Head. Calendar & tix here.
Atwater's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Sun. April 16: L.A. punk with '70s credentials from Gregg Turner Group, Cliff Roman's Weirdos. Mon. & Tues. July 24 & 25: Sun Ra Arkestra. Full calendar here.
The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal. Sat. April 22: Enslaved, Insomnium. Fri. May 19: Obituary. 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.
Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Full lineup here. Tues. April 25: keyboardist Adam Hersh presents "Allan Holdsworth: The Composer," featuring the late great axman's former drummer and bassist, Gary Novak and Max Gerl, plus guitarist Andy Waddell.
Sat. April 29: Dymally Jazz Festival in Carson features Marcus Miller, Jamael Dean and more. Info here.
Open Gate Theater has moved its long-running and invaluable avant concert series from the Eagle Rock Cultural Center to the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. Sun. April 30, 8pm: Alex Cline's "Floating Cloud," featuring Jeff Gauthier, Maggie Parkins, Kotzue Matsumoto, Vicki Ray & Will Salmon. Keep up with events here.
Sun. May 7, noon-5pm: "Rock for Ronnie" concert to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund, featuring Dio Disciples, an all-star band and more at Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino; tickets here.
Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Fri. June 2: metal with Helloween, Hammerfall. Calendar here.
The Broad Stage in Santa Monica holds occasional jazz presentations. Sat. June 3: Jason Moran. Tickets here.
REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz. Fri. & Sat. June 16 & 17: Partch. Tickets here.
The Hollywood Bowl has some jazz etc. Sat. & Sun. June 18 & 19: Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival. Sun. July 23: Reggae Night with Beres Hammond, Steel Pulse. Wed. Aug. 9: Joe Bonamassa With Orchestra. Fri. Aug. 11: Ruben Blades. Wed. Aug. 23: Herbie Hancock. Wed. Sept. 6: Buddy Guy. Details here.
Wed. June 28, 8pm: Just Jazz presents South African pianist Nduduzu Makhathini at MusicHead Gallery in Hollywood. Tickets here.
Santa Monica's Jacaranda music series presents a great selection of forward-looking modern classical and world music. Inquire regularly 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.
The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Calendar here.