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Saturday, September 12th at the Ruskin Group Theatre, Santa Monica - Jazz At The Ballroom presents Blues and Taboos with the JB4 featuring Olivia Chindamo, Alphonso Horne, Robbie Lee and Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim with The Lineage Trio playing the scandalous songs of the Prohibition Era. 8PM
Friday 9/4
1:00PM – Woody James Legacy Big Band – Mayflower Club – North Hollywood
6:00PM – Clayton Cameron – LACMA – West L.A.
6:00PM – Andrea Miler – Vittorio's – Huntington Beach
6:00PM – Zo Shah – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:30PM – Thom Rotella – Canyon Bistro – Topanga
6:30PM – Louis Valenzuela – Golden Island – San Diego
6:30PM – Dave Tull – Eddie V's – El Segundo
6:30PM – Ron Kobayashi – Bayside Restaurant – Newport Beach
7:00PM – Aimee Nolte & Mike Scott – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown
7:00PM – Melba Moore – Blue Note LA – Hollywood
7:00PM – Cobby Brzeski – Books & Records – San Diego
7:00PM – Zo Shah – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
7:00PM – Brenna Whitaker – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:00PM – Gerald Albright & Jonathan Butler – Hyatt Regency – Newport Beach
7:00PM – Cynthia Gonzalez – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
7:00PM – Dennis Mitcheltree – Industry Cafe & Jazz – Culver City
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 – Clay Jenkins – Sam First – West L.A.
7:30PM – Jake Chapman – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood
7:30PM – Efajemue Etoroma, Jr. – Montauk – Redondo Beach
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Gunhild Carling – The Grape – Ventura
8:30PM – Simon Philips Protocol VI – Catalina – Hollywood
8:30PM – Strada Swing – Cicada – Downtown
8:30PM – Charles Owens – The World Stage – South L.A.
10:00PM – Dusty Brough – Bar Bacari – Culver City
Saturday 9/5
11:30AM – Cathy Segal-Garcia – Brightside California Kitchen – Santa Monica
1:30PM – Eric Reed Workshop Reed's Creeds – The World Stage – South L.A.
5:00PM – Janet Orsi & The Akustakats – Jack's Woodside Grille – Laguna Niguel
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:30PM – Dave Tull – Eddie V's – El Segundo
6:30PM – Albert Hurtado – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad
6:30PM – Dave Stephens Band – The Drake – Laguna Beach
7:00PM – Sam Hirsh – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown
7:00PM – Melba Moore – Blue Note LA – Hollywood
7:00PM – Cobby Brzeski – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
7:00PM – Ed Romero – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
7:00PM – Amy Keys – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
7:00PM – Izzak Weatherwax – Culver Hotel – Culver City
7:30PM – Gilbert Castellanos A Night In Tunisia – The Rady Shell – San Diego
7:30PM – Clay Jenkins – Sam First – West L.A.
7:30PM – Jason Fabus – Montauk – Redondo Beach
7:30PM – The Billie Holiday Project – Lobero Theatre – Santa Barbara
7:30PM – Rip Masters' Swing Band – Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association – Pasadena
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Bobby Bradford – Healing Force Of The Universe – Pasadena
8:00PM – Groove Legacy – The Grape – Ventura
8:00PM – San Diego Latin Jazz Collective – Lou Lou's – San Diego
8:00PM – Katalyst – Townhouse – Venice
8:30PM – Simon Philips Protocol VI – Catalina – Hollywood
8:30PM – Esquires Big Band – Cicada – Downtown
8:30PM – Jazztown Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park
8:30PM – Liz Cole – 1881 – Pasadena
9:00PM – David Moscoe – The Dresden – Los Feliz
9:30PM – Alligator Beach – Harvelle's – Santa Monica
Sunday 9/6
10:00AM – Matt Greif – Lightouse – Hermosa Beach
12 Noon – Jorg Dubin – Zinc Cafe – Laguna Beach
4:00PM – Santa Ana Swingers – Club 616 – Santa Ana
5:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich w/Katie Thiroux – Tio Leo's Lounge – San Diego
5:00PM – Tom Collins – Ojai Pub – Ojai
5:30PM – Satin Keys – The Drake – Laguna Beach
5:30PM – Jacques Lesure – Lavender Blue – Inglewood
6:00PM – Haley Reinhart – Lou Lou's – San Diego
6:00PM – Betty Bryant – The Jazz Salon – Downtown
6:00PM – Taylor Blake – Bub & Grandma's – Pasadena
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 – Salvador Padilla & Carlos Velasco – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
6:30PM – ESP Jazz Collective Open Jam Session – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad
7:00PM – Ollie Elder – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown
7:00PM – Richard Glaser – The Barkley Restaurant – South Pasadena
7:30PM – Simon Philips Protocol VI – Catalina – Hollywood
7:30PM – Steve Rawlins – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:30PM – Matthew Yeakley – Cafe Tondo – Downtown
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Brandon Coleman – Sierra Madre Playhouse – Sierra Madre
8:30PM – Dominique Fils-Aimé – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood
10:00PM – Ryan Cross – Delilah – West Hollywood
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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September opens with a SoCal jazz week including John Daversa, Simon Philips, Clay Jenkins, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Bernie Dresel, Brandon Coleman, Clayton Cameron, Charles Owens, Sam Hirsh, Michael Wolff, Hadrien Feraud, Deborah Silver and Aubrey Situmorang.
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.
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Saturday, October 31st at Charisma Friendship Center, Pomona - The very best of Indonesian jazz comes to Pomona as celebrated pianist Joey Alexander and fusion group Krakatau bring Indonesian jazz to Los Angeles as part of the Indonesian Culinary Safari festival of culture, cuisine, and music. 5PM
Sundays at Al Italiano Restaurant, West Hills - Pianist Brad Bietry leads a new weekly Sunday night jam session, backed by Adam Cohen on bass and Steve Hass on drums. Singers and instrumentalists welcome! $20 food & drink minimum. 8-10PM
Sunday, September 27th at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood - Keyboardist David Garfield celebrates his 70th birthday with an all-star concert featuring Eric Marienthal, Rick Braun, Jimmy Earl, Lilliana de los Reyes and many more special guests. Come join the party! 7:30PM
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Sunday, September 27th at The World Stage, South L.A. - Pianist Jamael Dean leads the monthly Leimert Park Jazz Festival Sunday Jazz Concert Series. Dean's group starts at 3PM, followed by a 4PM jam session.
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Saturday, September 5th at 1881, Pasadena - Please join vocalist Liz Cole, backed by Darek Oles (bass), Carey Frank (keys), and Aaron Serfaty (drums) for a night of hard-swung favorite standards, soulful ballads and some fun old favorites. 8:30PM
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