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November kicks off with a SoCal jazz week including Mohini Dey, Helen Sung, Michael Landau, Joshua Redman, Rachel Eckroth, Azar Lawrence, Keiko Matsui, Chris Dave, Terrace Martin, Doug Webb, Marlonious, Lynne Fiddmont, and Jonathan Karrant.
Please see the Quick Calendar (below) and About & Out online at lajazzpicks.com for ten days of curated SoCal live jazz picks – both are updated on a regular basis throughout the week.
Tom Meek, President & Managing Editor
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Sundays at Al Italiano Restaurant, West Hills - Pianist Brad Bietry leads a weekly Sunday night jam session, backed by Adam Cohen on bass and Steve Hass on drums. Singers and instrumentalists welcome! $20 food & drink minimum. 8PM
Saturday, November 7th at Hawg Heaven BBQ & Gastropub, Pasadena - Howie Levine sings Sinatra & The Great American Songbook, accompanied by pianist Mike Saul's Jazz Quartet with guest vocalist Paula Sargent. 7:30-9PM
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Friday 11/6
1:00PM – Woody James Legacy Big Band – Mayflower Club – North Hollywood
5:00PM – Doug MacDonald w/Robin Adler & Barnaby Finch – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells
5:30PM – Roy Dunlap – The Georgian Room – Santa Monica
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:00PM – Andrea Miller – Vittorio's – Huntington Beach
6:30PM – Rat Pack Reborn – Golden Island – San Diego
6:30PM – Joe Rotondi – Eddie V's – El Segundo
6:30PM – Brad Bietry – Al Italiano Restaurant – West Hills
6:30PM – Ron Kobayashi – Bayside Restaurant – Newport Beach
6:30PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Westgate Hotel – San Diego
7:00PM – Jill Desiree – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown
7:00PM – Gabrielito y La Verdad – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:00PM – Mohini Dey – Blue Note LA – Hollywood
7:00PM – Dennis Mitcheltree – Industry Cafe & Jazz – Culver City
7:00PM – Fred Benedetti & Peter Pupping – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
7:00PM – Mercedes Moore – Books & Records – San Diego
7:00PM – Steff Roche – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
7:00PM – Catalina Combo – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
7:00PM – Teddy Bang – Culver Hotel – Culver City
7:00PM – Route 66 Trio – Bourbon Steak – Glendale
7:00PM – LeJazzanne – Z Club – Joshua Tree
7:00PM – SoCal Jazz Collective – OC Fish Grill – Irvine
7:30PM – LA Jazz Society Awards – The Broad Stage – Santa Monica
7:30PM – Helen Sung – Sam First – West L.A.
8:00PM – Michael Landau – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Terrace Martin – UCSB Campbell Hall – Santa Barbara
8:00PM – Jonathan Karrant – Purple Room – Palm Springs
8:00PM – Nicolas Gelin – Townhouse – Venice
8:30PM – Chloe Perrier – Cicada – Downtown
8:30PM – Lynne Fiddmont – The World Stage – South L.A.
8:30PM – Joel Taylor – 1881 – Pasadena
9:30PM – Clifford Morin – Bar Bacari North Park – San Diego
10:00PM – Dusty Brough – Bar Bacari – Culver City
Saturday 11/7
1:00PM – Mark Winkler – Vitello's Velvet Martini Lounge – Studio City
1:30PM – Cathy Segal-Garcia Jam Session – Brightside California Kitchen – Santa Monica
1:30PM – Eric Reed Workshop Reed's Creeds – The World Stage – South L.A.
5:00PM – Rose Mallett – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells
5:30PM – Scott Tibbs – The Georgian Room – Santa Monica
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:30PM – Dave Stephens Band – The Drake – Laguna Beach
6:30PM – Sunnie Paxson – Eddie V's – El Segundo
7:00PM – David Arnay – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown
7:00PM – Chris Dave – Blue Note LA – Hollywood
7:00PM – Marc Cary – LMU Murphy Recital Hall – West L.A.
7:00PM – Catina De Luna & Otmaro Ruiz Lado B – The Grand On State Street – Santa Barbara
7:00PM – Luke Carlsen & The Fresh Rhythm – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:00PM – Julian Vaughan – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
7:00PM – Ed Romero – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
7:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
7:00PM – Izzak Weatherwax – Culver Hotel – Culver City
7:30PM – Howie Levine's “JazzNatra” – Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena
7:30PM – Rachel Eckroth – Sam First – West L.A.
7:30PM – Candi Sosa – Collage – San Pedro
7:30PM – Dave Stuckey & The Hot House Gang – Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association – Pasadena
8:00PM – Michael Landau – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Jonathan Karrant – Purple Room – Palm Springs
8:00PM – Porterhouse Bob & The Zulu Coconuts – Alvas Showroom – San Pedro
8:00PM – Incendio – The Grape – Ventura
8:30PM – Minta Spencer – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood
8:30PM – Keiko Matsui – Catalina – Hollywood
8:30PM – Esquires Big Band – Cicada – Downtown
8:30PM – Riner Scivally – Barkley Restaurant – South Pasadena
8:30PM – Jazztown Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park
9:00PM – David Moscoe – The Dresden – Los Feliz
9:30PM – Alligator Beach – Harvelle's – Santa Monica
Sunday 11/8
10:00AM – John Kithcart – Lighthouse – Hermosa Beach
11:30AM – Chloe Perrier – Azur – Beverly Hills
11:30AM – Ashley Anne &The Carnations – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
12 Noon – Jorg Dubin – Zinc Cafe – Laguna Beach
12 Noon – Marlonious Jazz Orchestra w/Mara Kaye – Sierra Madre Playhouse – Sierra Madre
12:30PM – Betty Bryant – Catalina – Hollywood
1:00PM – Jeremy Siskind & Lia Booth – SOhO – Santa Barbara
1:00PM – South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club – Alvas Showroom – San Pedro
4:00PM – Santa Ana Swingers – Club 616 – Santa Ana
5:00PM – John Opferkuch – Tio Leo's Lounge – San Diego
5:00PM – Brass & Keys – Bru Gardens – Lake Forest
5:00PM – Tom Collins – Ojai Pub – Ojai
5:30PM – Bryan Cabrera w/Ron Kobayashi – The Drake – Laguna Beach
5:30PM – Jacques Lesure – Lavender Blue – Inglewood
6:00PM – Will Donato – Humphrey's Backstage – San Diego
6:00PM – Juliana Karborani – Big Jim's Family Restaurant – Sun Valley
6:00PM – Ken Song – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
6:00PM – Jelly Roll Jazz Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park
6:00PM – The Hard Bop Ensemble – The Copper Room – Yucca Valley
6:30PM – Val Monroe – Vitello's Velvet Martini Lounge – Studio City
6:30PM – Salvador Padilla – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
6:30PM – Braxton Brothers – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
6:30PM – Chuck Johnson – Guenther's Lounge – Murrieta
7:00PM – Dan Rosenboom – Solarc Brewing – Eagle Rock
7:00PM – Richard Glaser – The Barkley Restaurant – South Pasadena
7:30PM – Matthew Yeakley – Cafe Tondo – Downtown
7:30PM – Jonathan Karrant – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:30PM – Peter Smith – 1881 – Pasadena
8:00PM – Jazz Bakers – The Mint – West L.A.
8:00PM – Brad Bietry Jazz Jam Session – Al Italiano Restaurant – West Hills
9:30PM – Kevin Kanner's Jazz Jam – The Mint – West L.A.
10:00PM – Ryan Cross – Delilah – West Hollywood
Sunday, November 29th at The World Stage, South L.A. - Saxophonist Devin Daniels leads the monthly Leimert Park Jazz Festival Sunday Jazz Concert Series. Daniels' group starts at 3PM, followed by a 4PM jam session.
The Baked Potato is offering on demand repeats of select livestream concerts. Shows feature Kyle Eastwood, Mitchel Forman, Dean Brown, Doug Webb, Luis Conte, Scott Kinsey, Don Randi & Quest, and more. Check out the shows live from The Baked Potato stage here.
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Saturday, December 5th at Cadenza Westside, Culver City - Danny (Captain Dan) Meyer offers a show featuring music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other seasonal favorites to help the holidays start off right in a family friendly evening of entertainment! 7PM