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* The Jazz Bakery sponsors live shows at mostly Westside venues; view its calendar here. Fri. March 21: the best of the young generation with saxist and trumpeter Devin Daniels & Julien Knowles Quartet featuring bassist Jermaine Paul and drummer Christian Euman at Atwater's Motivo L.A. Sat. March 22: Latin jazz carries on with Tito Puente Jr. at Santa Monica's Moss Theater. Sat. April 5: Carmen Lundy at Santa Monica's Moss Theater. Sun. April 13: Miguel Zenon at Santa Monica's Moss Theater. Fri. April 18: Vardan Ovsepian at Atwater's Motivo L.A. Sun. April 27: Nnenna Freelon at Arlington Heights' Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. Sat. May 24: Diego Figueiredo / Ken Peplowski at Santa Monica's Moss Theater.
* The Canyon in Agoura Hills books its share of metal, fusion and original good stuff. Fri. March 21: the groove, the heft and the harmonies of Texas vets King's X. Thurs. Oct. 2: Michael Schenker does UFO. Fri. Oct. 3: Orianthi. Calendar here.
* 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. March 21: Chicago soul pianist-vocalist Alexis Lombre. Fri. March 28: vocalist Jimetta Rose.
* The LAX-area bar Sam First offers 7:30pm and 9pm jazz shows, in person and sometimes STREAMING. Tuesdays are Happenings hosted by top local artists. Fri. & Sat. March 21 & 22: versatile guitarist Anthony Wilson Nonet featuring Gerald Clayton (piano), Anna Butterss (bass), Mark Ferber (drums), Nicole McCabe (alto), in a live recording. Fri. April 11: Anthony Fung. Fri. & Sat. April 18 & 19: Josh Nelson. Thurs. May 22: Cathlene Pineda.^ Fri. May 30: Nicole McCabe's Lennie Tristano Project. Look here for full schedule and options.
* Catalina's Jazz Club in Hollywood hosts mostly mainstream jazz and singers, but there are exceptions. Fri.-Sun. March 21-23: legend of creative upright bass Ron Carter. Fri. & Sat. April 11 & 12: Poncho Sanchez. Full calendar here.
* 2220 Arts + Archives (Beverly Blvd. near Alvarado) hosts a variety of cultural presentations including film, jazz & electronic. Sat. March 22: Angel City Arts presents solo cellist Lucy Railton; plus the magical chemistry of perennial world-traveling piano & trumpet duo Satoko Fujii & Kappa Maki. Sun. March 30, 5pm: Hear Now Fest: Electroacoustic & Voice Works. Wed. April 2: Elliott Sharp & Andrea Centazzo. Wed. April 30: Guck, Ripoff Copy, ABSCAM. Sun. May 18, 5pm: Hear Now Fest: Vocal Chamber Works. Listings here.
* The Whisky on Sunset Strip books metal etc. Sun. March 23: King's X. Thurs. April 17: Kill Devil Hill. Wed. April 23: Eyehategod. Thurs. May 15: Gene Loves Jezebel. Fri. May 16: Lizzy Borden. Sat. June 7: Angel. Fri. June 13: 45 Grave. Sun. June 15: Ace Frehley. Fri. July 4: Love/Hate. Fri. & Sat. July 18 & 19: L.A. Guns. Calendar here.
* Highland Park's Lodge Room occasionally books jazz, metal, heft and influential obscurities. Sun. March 23: long-running Brit metalmen Satan. Full schedule here.
* The Mint (Pico & Crescent Heights) usually has Sunday jazz shows with a rotating early slot and a later jam session led by drummer Kevin Kanner. Check listings here.
* The High Low, a bar (with pool and good Tex-Mex food) in Atwater, has well-selected local jazz every Monday in its intimate sealed-off lounge. Mon. March 24: windman/keyboardist Max Kaplan with windman Katisse Buckingham and drummer Alex Williams. Mon. March 31: Patrick Shiroishi. Mon. April 7: Gordon Grdina / Tim Lefebvre / Christian Lillinger. Mon. April 14: Alexander Noice. Mon. April 21: Logan Kane Trio. Mon. April 28: Todd Hunter & the Brazilians. Mon. May 5: Alden Hellmuth. Calendar here.
* 1720 (east of downtown, south of the 10 freeway) books metal etc. Mon. March 24: Free Metal Monday with Corrupt, Wasted Eternities, Samodiva, Chainwolf. Sat. March 29: Belphegor. Thurs. April 3: Jawz, Odiosos, 12 Gauge Wound. Sun. April 6, 5:30pm: Victimblamed, Reverent, In Which Divides Us, Pink Michigan, Disfigured, Kip Dynamite, more. Thurs. May 22: Obscura, Atheist. Thurs. June 26: Morbid Saint. Sun. June 29: 19 heavy bands concluding with Terrorizer L.A., Apartment 213. Fri. Oct. 17: Asphyx. Full calendar here.
* The Baked Potato in Universal City presents fusion (etc.) concerts at 8 & 10pm nightly. Wed. March 26: early Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and Ohm fuse and trip yore ass. Thurs.-Sat. April 3-5: Steve Smith & Vital Information. Sat. April 19: Mike Garson Septet. Fri. & Sat. May 2 & 3: Billy Childs. Full schedule here.
* Healing Force of the Universe Records in Pasadena has live folk/jazz/experimental music 8-10:30pm. Thurs. March 27: wild veteran percussionist Andrea Centazzo celebrates his new recording; his trio mates tonight are top improvisers Ellen Burr (flute) and Jeff Schwartz (bass). Calendar here.
* The Kia Forum in Inglewood gets heavy now and then. Sat. March 29: notable heavy lineup with Danzig, Down, Abbath, Cro-Mags. Wed. April 9: Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass. Tues. May 13: Disturbed. Listings here.
* Downtown's Disney Hall presents some jazz and events of note beyond classical. Sun. March 30: Herbie Hancock. Fri. May 2: Patrice Rushen. Tickets here.
* The Orpheum downtown rocks and jazzes at times. Tues. April 1: Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Marcus Gilmore. Tickets here.
* You say The Regent downtown has fragments o' metal? Fri. April 4: All Shall Perish. Fri. April 18: Leprous. Calendar here.
* Downtown's Belasco Theater stages some rock, metal, etc. Tues. & Wed. April 8 & 9: Dir En Grey. Thurs. April 10: Napalm Death, Melvins. Fri. April 11: Mayhem, Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, New Skeletal Faces. Sun. May 11: Warren Haynes Band. Calendar & tix here.
* Midtown's The Wiltern hosts eclectic acts within its classic Art Deco halls. Thurs. April 10: Machine Head, In Flames. Tues. April 15: Arch Enemy. Sat. April 19: Cradle of Filth, Dying Fetus. Fri. May 23: Devin Townsend. Sun. Oct. 5: Bruce Dickinson. Full lineup here.
* Teragram Ballroom downtown mixes in bits o metal. Fri. April 11: Vio-lence. Sat. April 12: Warbringer, Allegaeon, Skeletal Remains. Tues. May 20: Kneebody. Calendar here.
* Inglewood's midsize YouTube Theater brings variety programming. Fri. April 11: Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium. Calendar here.
* Knucklehead in Hollywood has metal DJs and live music. Sat. April 12: Xoth, Upon Stone, Street Cleaner, Imperialist. Thurs. April 17: The Cimmerian, Cattlemass. Thurs. April 24: Cartilage, Unidad Trauma, Squelch. Mon. May 19: Ex Lover, Lovers Guilt, Twin Ion Engine. Sun. May 25: Malfet, Silencio Permanente, Apoxupon, Subterranean Hellchasm, Oddeye. Sign in here.
* Fri. April 18: AC/DC rocks the Rose Bowl in Pasadena; tix here.
* Echo Park's EchoPlex hosts a smattering of heavitude. Fri. April 18: Lords of Altamont. Website here.
* Frogtown's adventurous avant/modern/world club Zebulon offers surprises from the present and past. Sun. April 20: Vieux Farka Touré. Sat. May 3: mssv (Mike Baggetta-Stephen Hodges-Mike Watt). Tues. & Wed. May 13 & 14: Bill Frisell's Good Dog. Wed. May 21: The Bad Plus. Fri. May 30: Bill Orcutt. Full calendar here.
* Vibrato, a luxurious restaurant high up in Bel Air, books mostly mainstream jazz singers. Thurs. April 24: Pete Escovedo. Schedule here.
* Downtown's Bellwether rocks a fair amount. Sat. April 26: Obituary. Sat. May 10: Epica. Calendar here.
* Sat. May 10, 7:30pm: Composer George Sarah presents his score via string quartet, four singers and electronic beats behind Carl Dreyer's 1928 "The Passion of Joan of Arc" at Sierra Madre Playhouse; tickets here.
* The Hollywood Palladium might rock. Fri. May 16: Emperor. Wed. June 4: Ministry. Calendar here.
* Fri. & Sat. May 16 & 17: Jazz Is Dead presents a rescheduling of last year's concert by Ghanaian stars Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas at the Ford Amphitheater in the Cahuenga Pass; tickets here.
* Sun. May 18, 11am-6pm: Rock for Ronnie, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund, features Sebastian Bach, Dio Disciples, Kill Devil Hill and more. At the Autry Museum in Griffith Park; tickets/info here.
* REDCAT (beneath downtown's Disney Hall) presents some experimental music and jazz along with its culturally edgy programming. Fri. & Sat. June 13 & 14: Partch Ensemble. Calendar here.
* The Hollywood Bowl is the Hollywood Bowl. Sat. & Sun. June 14 & 15: Blue Note Jazz Festival contains ever-shrinking quantities of jazz including Stanley Clarke; Joe Lovano w/ Julian Lage. Wed. Aug. 20: Herbie Hancock. Calendar here.
* JustJazzTV is a resource for live jazz such as Monterey Jazz Festival (July 10-13).
* The Fonda Theater in Hollywood has occasional metal & world. Fri. Aug. 8: Femi Kuti. Calendar here.
* The Saban Theater in Beverly Hills occasionally melts faces or hosts an outside master. Fri. Oct. 3: Michael Schenker does UFO. Sun. Oct. 19: Zucchero. 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.
* The Broad Stage in Santa Monica books some jazz. Calendar/tickets here.
* Alva's Showroom in San Pedro brings in some intriguing music from the edges in addition to tributes and stuff. Schedule 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 Novo near Staples Center downtown hosts some metal. Full listings here.
* Downtown's Peacock Theater occasionally books heavy music. Lineup here.
^ = Featured in Eron Rauch's photo book on L.A. creative musicians.