MetalJazz

* The World Stage in Leimert Park has Friday 8:30pm PT (and sometimes other days) in-person presentations with occasional simultaneous live streams of righteous jazz; keep up with the schedule here. Donations encouraged here. Fri. May 24: saxophone and educational institution Charles Owens. Fri. May 31: Cosmic Vibrations featuring Dwight Trible. Fri. June 7: Mika 9 of Freestyle Fellowship. Tues. June 11, no charge: Founders Day featuring Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray. Fri. June 14: Katalyst. Fri. June 21: saxist Justo Almario. Fri. June 28: vocalist Arnae Batson.
* 2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including jazz & electronic. Fri. May 24: Deep breathers and joyful jammers Carlos Niño & Friends celebrate the release of their new recording (congrats to Carlos on NY Times coverage!). Sat. June 29: SUMAC & Shiroishi, White Boy Scream, Zachary James Watkins. Listings here.
* LACMA on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile offers FREE outdoor jazz concerts every Friday at 6pm through November. Fri. May 24: sophisticated saxist Katisse. Fri. June 7: Tranetime tenorman Teodross Avery Quintet. Fri. June 14: true tradition pianist Larry Nash & the Jazz Symphonics. Fri. June 21: quick young alto man Devin Daniels Quintet. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock, metal, etc. shows. Fri. May 24: the best of SoCal epic death metal, Cattle Decapitation, plus Carnifex. Tues. Aug. 30: Tinariwen. Thurs. Sept. 26: Boris. Calendar & tix here.
* The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm nightly. Fri.-Sun. May 24-26: John Daversa Progressive Big Band. Tues. June 4: Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Sat. June 15: Mike Garson Trio. Fri. June 21: Soft Machine. Fri. & Sat. June 28 & 29: Billy Childs. Full schedule here.
* Sat. May 25, 1-9:30pm: In person and STREAMING, Mindful Music Festival in Escondido features the boggling Free Cloud Collective (around 7:30, drummer Alex Cline, guitarist Nels Cline, keyboardist Joshua White, clarinetist Peter Kuhn, violinist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, trumpeter Chris DiMeglio, guitarist Curtis Robertson Jr. meld minds), plus singer-songwriter Joe Reilly & the Community Gardeners, hip-hop meditator Born I, Sacred Circle (native drums and voices), Chamsori (Korean traditional drumming) and Deer Park Monastic Band & Choir. It's a fundraiser, also viewable on YouTube later; details here.
* The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Sat. May 25: former Steve Coleman and Dapp Theory pianist Andy Milne & Unison. Tuesday Happenings feature jams led by top local artists. Wed. May 29: rich colors all around in Billy Mohler Quartet with Chris Speed, Julien Knowles & Jonathan Pinson. Fri. & Sat. May 31 & June 1: drummer Roy McCurdy Quartet. Fri. June 14: keyboardist John Escreet. Sat. June 29: keyboardist Rachel Eckroth Trio Fri. & Sat. July 12 & 13: Peter Erskine Trio. with bassist Billy Mohler & drummer Jonathan Pinson. Look here for full schedule and options.
* 1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Sun. May 26: melodic black metal from hooded Portlanders Uada; inventive corrido metal from Mictlantecuhtli; Anxietatum. Fri. June 7: Gatecreeper. Thurs. June 20: Dreadworm. Wed. July 24: Fallujah. Sun. Aug. 16: Goatwhore. Sat. Sept. 21: Autopsy, Repulsion. Full calendar here.
* The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) usually has Sunday jazz shows anchored by pianist Sam Hirsh Trio. Check listings here.
* Wed. May 29, 5pm: Slash and band play Amoeba Records in Hollywood; tickets go to the first customers who buy his new record at the store. Details here.
* Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Fri. May 31 & Sat. June 1: trumpet great Arturo Sandoval. Tues. & Wed. June 11 & 12: pianist Adam Wakeman's brilliant Black Sabbath interpretation Jazz Sabbath! Fri.-Sun. June 14-16: Poncho Sanchez. Thurs.-Sun. July 1-4: Steve Gadd Band. Full calendar here.
* The new-music and avant-jazz series Soundwaves presents monthly Saturday 3:30pm concerts (usually) at Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica 90401; FREE. Sat. June 1: bassist Steuart Liebig's Minim with oboeist Breana Gilcher, cellist Maggie Parkins and pianist Vicki Ray. Sat. July 6: The Present Quartet with bassist Jeff Schwartz, flutist Ellen Burr, harpist Anne LeBaron and windman Charles Sharp.
* Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Sun. June 2: full-spectrum vibesman Nick Mancini Collective. Fri. June 7: Nili Brosh can sling that metaljazz ax. Full lineup here.
* Sun. June 2, 5pm: Andy & the Rattlesnakes bring their versatile '80s roots rock back to town after Andy's relocation back East, remembering dearly departed members Paul Lacques and Rob Hasick. At The Three Clubs, 1123 Vine St., Hollywood 90038; no admission charge but drink up and tip!
* Healing Force of the Universe Records in Pasadena has live music 7:30-10:30. Fri. June 7: bassist Logan Kane leads a star ensemble featuring keyboardist John Escreet, saxist David Binney and drummer Benjamin Ring; torrential saxist Nicole McCabe plays solo. Thurs. June 13: touring avant trumpeter Steph Richards. Calendar here.
* First Street Pool & Billiard Parlor downtown has live music. Fri. June 7: modern metal from Necrot. Info here.
* The Jazz Bakery sponsors live shows at mostly Westside venues; view its calendar here. Sat. June 8: Steve Lehman Trio featuring Mark Turner at Westwood's Nimoy. Sat. June 29: saxist Chris Potter at Westwood's Nimoy. Sat. Sept. 7: singer Jazzmeia Horn at Westwood's Nimoy.
* Midtown's The Wiltern hosts eclectic acts within its classic Art Deco halls. Fri. June 14: ax pyroman Buckethead. Tues. Oct. 15: Hatebreed, Carcass. Lineup here.
* REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz along with its culturally edgy programming. Fri. & Sat. June 14 & 15: Partch Ensemble performs Anne LeBaron's "LSD -- Huxley's Last Trip" and other compositions to conclude this year's MicroFest. Calendar here.
* Grand Performances presents free 6pm open-air multi-culti shows Fridays and Saturdays downtown through August. Sat. June 15: Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Sat. June 22: Max Roach Centennial featuring his M'Boom and local luminaries Munyungo Jackson, Jeff Littleton, Dexter Story, Brandon Coleman et al. Full schedule here.
* The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival runs Sat. June 15 (Charles Lloyd, Christian McBride et al.) and Sun. June 16 (Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper et al.). Sun. Aug. 4 is the Bowl's Reggae Night. Calendar here.
* Open Gate Theater has moved its long-running and invaluable avant concert series to the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. Sun. June 16: Steuart Liebig/Minim; more. More here.
* Echo Park's EchoPlex hosts a smattering of metal. Sun. June 16: Exhumed. Sun. Sept. 15: Veteran Finnish moody progsters Amorphis; Dark Tranquillity. Website here.
* Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz singers. Sun. June 16: Fathers' Day with Louie Cruz Beltran. Full schedule here.
* Frogtown's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Mon. June 17: Kahil El'Zabar. Wed. June 19: Saccharine Trust performs "Paganicons." Thurs. June 20: Zoh Amba-Chris Corsano-Bill Orcutt. Thurs. Aug. 29: Dale Crover Band. Fri. Sept. 6: The BellRays. Full calendar here.
* Knucklehead in Hollywood has metal DJs and live music. Wed. June 19: Ex Lover, Obscuros, The Grin, Total Pleasure.Thurs. June 20: Forn, Guck, Holy Death. Tues. July 9: Mizmor. Thurs. June 27: Gorgatron, Casket Robbery, Voraath. Sat. July 20: Ceremonial Bloodbath, Abstracter, Negative Vortex. Sign in here.
* The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Thurs. June 20: The Dead Daisies. Fri. June 28: Gene Loves Jezebel. Fri. July 19: Robby Krieger. Thurs. Aug. 29: Graham Bonnet Band. Sat. Aug. 31: K.K.'s Priest. Calendar here.
* Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park is again hosting free eclectic Saturday 7pm music events this summer. Sat. June 22: cumbia with Vilma y la Sonora, La Diabla et al. Sat. Aug. 10: reggae with Wailing Souls, DJ Boss Harmony, Dub Club DJs. Full schedule here.
* Sun. June 23, 7pm: Those recalcitrant eclecticists of songwriting and harmony Garretson & Gorodetsky (dig Vince Meghrouni's harmonica workout on the new "Marriage"), along with cabaret star Jane Cantillon and singer Lisa Moncure, play the Blind Barber, 5715 N. Figueroa St. Highland Park 90042; drinx available.
* You say The Regent downtown has fragments o' metal? Fri. June 28: Cryptopsy, Death to All (drummer Gene Hoglan & co. celebrating the music of the late Chuck Schuldiner's band Death). Calendar here.
* JustJazzTV is a great resource for live jazz. Wed. July 3: trumpeter Curtis Taylor at the Paramount in Boyle Heights. Thurs. July 18: Billa Jazz at the Ford Amphitheater in the Cahuenga Pass.
* The Greek Theater in Griffith Park has outdoor shows. Sat. July 13: Slash, Warren Haynes Band, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Bellwether rocks a fair amount. Sat. July 20: Ziggy Marley. Calendar here.
* The Mayan downtown has jazz and rock sometimes. Sun. July 21: Jazz Is Dead presents 1982 dancehall hitmaker Sister Nancy. Calendar here.
* Why, sure, Teragram Ballroom downtown mixes in metal. Sun. July 28: Pallbearer, Inter Arma. Calendar here.
* Thurs. Aug. 1: Artistic bassist-composer Esperanza Spalding plays the Luckman Auditorium at Cal State L.A. east of downtown. Tickets here.
* The Orpheum downtown rocks and jazzes at times. Sat. Aug. 3: Dweezil Zappa. Tickets here.
* Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal, heft and influential obscurities. Mon. Aug. 5: The Melvins' Buzz Osborne is Buzzo of King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn; Dunn is a fantastically adaptable bassist. Full schedule here.
* The Kia Forum in Inglewood gets heavy now and then. Wed. Aug. 21: Lamb of God, Mastodon. Tues. Oct. 8: Iron Maiden. Sat. Dec. 7: Aerosmith, Black Crowes. Listings here.
* Wed. Aug. 28: Jazz Is Dead presents producers The Mizell Brothers and the Blackbyrds, storied saxist Gary Bartz, local high rollers Katalyst and singer Melanie Charles for a night of urban groove, old and new. At Ford Amphitheater in the Cahuenga Pass; tickets here.
* Sat. Aug. 31: Leimert Park Jazz Festival at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza rooftop, 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Details eventually here.
* The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Sat. Sept. 28: Glenn Hughes. Calendar here.
* Wed. Oct. 9: Jazz Is Dead presents Ghanaian legends Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas. At Ford Amphitheater in the Cahuenga Pass; tickets here.
* Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Fri. Oct. 11: Jason Moran. Tickets here.
* Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Wed. Oct. 30: Opeth. Calendar here.
* Piano Spheres always has topflight outward programming from the classically trained world at venues around town. Calendar here.
* The Jazz Salon presents top singers on Sundays at downtown's Los Angeles Athletic Club. Check in here.
* Keep up with L.A. Jazz Society events, including its Young Musician Showcases, here.
* El Rey Theater on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile books yer occasional metal show. Calendar here.
* The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or hosts an outside master. Calendar here.
* The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal & world. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) occasionally books heavy music. Lineup here.