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Sunday, May 17th at The Mint, West L.A. - Saxophonist Dr. Bruce Eskovitz leads an all-star quartet featuring Mark Balling on keys, John Leftwich on bass, and Paul Kreibich on drums at The Mint. It’s a great band that is always hot and never fails to please!  8PM

Wednesday 5/13

6:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – The Manhattan – La Jolla 

6:00PM – Angelo Metz – Native Fields – Walnut 

6:00PM – Barclay Theatre Jazz Band – Bistango – Irvine 

6:30PM – Riner Scivally – Visionarium – South Pasadena 

6:30PM – Adam Wolff – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

7:00PM – Lizz Wright – Blue Note LA – Hollywood 

7:00PM – Los Compadres – TRiP – Santa Monica 

7:00PM – Doug Webb – Dreamland – Malibu

7:00PM – Charged Particles w/Tod Dickow – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown 

7:00PM – TUBOP – Chapter One – Santa Ana

7:00PM – Doug MacDonald Jazz Jam – Z Club – Joshua Tree

7:30PM – Carolyn Hennesey – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:30PM – Jenelle Roccaforte Jam – Sound Dhaba – Downtown 

7:30PM – Tom Dante w/Matt Mauser – Knolls – Laguna Niguel 

7:30PM – Max Gerl – Sam First – West L.A.

8:00PM – Lyle Workman – The Baked Potato – Studio City 

8:00PM – Soul Organ Trio – Club 616 – Santa Ana 

8:30PM – Elijah Rock – Catalina – Hollywood 



Thursday 5/14

5:30PM – Matt Von Roderick – Roost 374 – San Clemente 

6:00PM – Irvine Barclay Theatre Jazz Band – Bayside Restaurant – Newport Beach

6:00PM – Richard Turner – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells 

6:00PM – Doug MacDonald – Edwin Mills – Pasadena 

6:30PM – Sylvia & The Rhythm Boys – Meet In Paris – Culver City 

6:30PM – Roman Palacios – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

6:30PM – PoeticMoor – Visionarium – South Pasadena 

6:30PM – Kevin Tokarz – Eddie V's – Palm Desert 

7:00PM – Chris Dawson Plays Irving Berlin – Cascade Lounge – Palm Springs 

7:00PM – Bossa In Bloom – Lou Lou's – San Diego 

7:00PM – David Angel Saxtet – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown 

7:00PM – Mitchell Long – Divina Cucina – Montrose 

7:00PM – Pascal Valcasara – Culver Hotel – Culver City 

7:30PM – Lizz Wright – Lobero Theatre – Santa Barbara 

7:30PM – Jacob Wendt – Collage – San Pedro 

7:30PM – Lia Booth – Langham Hotel Tap Room – Pasadena 

7:30PM – Lori Bell – Sam First – West L.A.   

7:30PM – Paris Chansons – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:30PM – Janis Mann – The Merc – Temecula 

8:00PM – Bob Reynolds – The Baked Potato – Studio City 

8:00PM – 6 Beats Apart – The Grape – Ventura 

8:00PM – Four And More – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park 

8:00PM – Billy Higgins Instrumental Jam Session – The World Stage – South L.A.

8:00PM – Billy T & The Fam – The Dresden – Los Feliz 

8:30PM – Matthew Yeakley – Continental Club – Downtown

8:30PM – Elliot Deutsch's Pandemonium Big Band – Catalina – Hollywood 

9:00PM – James Yoshizawa – Bar Barcari – Silverlake 

9:30PM – Julien Cantelm – Bar Bacari North Park – San Diego 



Friday 5/15

1:00PM – Woody James Legacy Big Band – Mayflower Club – North Hollywood 

1:00PM – 123 Farm Jazz Festival – 123 Farm – Cherry Valley 

5:00PM – Doug MacDonald w/Bonnie Gilgallon – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells  

5:30PM – Perry Ostrin – The Crush Pad – Pasadena 

6:00PM – Julius Rodriguez – LACMA – West L.A.  

6:00PM – Marilyn Maye – Purple Room – Palm Springs  

6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach 

6:30PM – Ron Kobayashi – Bayside Restaurant – Newport Beach 

6:30PM – Dave Tull – Eddie V's – El Segundo 

7:00PM – L. Aviva Diamond w/Josh Nelson – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown 

7:00PM – Thom Rotella – Canyon Bistro – Topanga 

7:00PM – Harley Magsino – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego 

7:00PM – Charged Particles w/Tod Dickow – Fairmont Alter Ego – Long Beach 

7:00PM – Douglas Roegiers – Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena 

7:00PM – Amanda Castro – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:00PM – Cynthia Gonzalez – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

7:00PM – Daryl Darden – 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 – Marco Carelli – Sam First – West L.A. 

7:30PM – Sasha Berliner – Motivo LA – Atwater Village 

7:30PM – Albion Kristoff – Collage – San Pedro 

7:30PM – Nathalie Nesh – Montauk – Redondo Beach 

8:00PM – Tom Scott & The L.A. Express – The Baked Potato – Studio City 

8:00PM – One Shot Deal – The Grape – Ventura 

8:00PM – Nils / Paula Atherton / Johnny Britt – View Music Bar – Torrance 

8:00PM – Greg Solman – Azo Vino – Covina 

8:00PM – Pocket Candy – Lou Lou's – San Diego 

8:00PM – Chloe Perrier – Cicada – Downtown 

8:30PM – Joel Taylor – 1881 – Pasadena 

8:30PM – Tito Puente, Jr. – Catalina – Hollywood 

8:30PM – Chris Lawrence – Bar Bacari – Sherman Oaks 

8:30PM – Josef Leimberg – The World Stage – South L.A.  

9:00PM – Lia Booth – Bar Bacari – Silverlake 

9:30PM – Julian Esparza – Bar Bacari North Park – San Diego 

10:00PM – Dusty Brough – Bar Bacari – Culver City 

​​​​​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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SoCal jazz highlights this week include Lizz Wright, Tom Scott, David Weiss, Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith, Caroline Davis, Jeff Babko, Marco Carelli, Bob Reynolds, Jamie Kime, Adam Hersh, Dr. Bruce Eskovitz, Doug Webb, Charged Particles, and Angie Wells.


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​​Sunday, May 24th at The World Stage, South L.A. - Vocalist/flutist B-Free & keyboardist Q lead the monthly Leimert Park Jazz Festival Sunday Jazz Concert Series.   B-Free & Q start at 3PM, followed by a 4PM jam session.  

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