Friday 7/26

5:00PM – Kaylee Daugherty – The Old Globe At Balboa Park – San Diego 

5:30PM – Tony Guerrero Plays Chuck Mangione – Festival Of Arts – Laguna Beach 

6:00PM – Bruns & Baché – LACMA – West L.A.  

6:00PM – Louie Valenzuela – Panama 66 – San Diego 

6:30PM – Sam Ross – Libretto – Paso Robles 

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

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

7:00PM – Tasha Taylor – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:00PM – Ilya Serov – Spaghettini – Seal Beach 

7:00PM – Sunny Blue Trio – Pips On La Brea – West L.A.  

7:00PM – Mercedes Moore – Books & Records – San Diego 

7:00PM – Grace Fae & The Grandbirds – Edwin Mills – Pasadena 

7:00PM – Veronique Forget – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

7:00PM – Route 66 Trio – Bourbon Steak – Glendale 

7:00PM – Sunny Blue Trio – Pips On La Brea – West L.A.  

7:00PM – Karim Yengsep – OC Fish Grill – Irvine 

7:30PM – Jacques Lesure – Sam First – West L.A.

7:30PM – Andrew Yanes + VillaphoniX – Collage – San Pedro 

7:30PM – Steve Billman – Eagle Rock Community Church – Eagle Rock 

8:00PM – Chad Wackerman – The Baked Potato – Studio City 

8:00PM – Blanco Diablo – The Grape – Ventura 

8:00PM – Chaka Kahn – Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood 

8:00PM – Sherry Williams – La Jolla Community Center – La Jolla 

8:00PM – Jimmy Branly – 1881 – Pasadena 

8:00PM – Bria Skonberg – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood 

8:00PM – Dave Victorino – Azo Vino – Covina 

8:30PM – Suren Arustamyan – Catalina – Hollywood 

8:30PM – Dr. Richard Grant – The World Stage – South L.A. 

8:30PM – Douglas Roegiers – Cicada Club – Downtown  



Saturday 7/27

1:00PM – Poncho Sanchez – Festival Of Arts – Laguna Beach 

5:00PM – Candi Sosa – LACMA – West L.A.

5:30PM – Scott Wilkie – Festival of Arts – Laguna Beach 

6:00PM – Ava Dupree – Roost Lounge – Cathedral City 

6:30PM – Adam Wolff – Westgate Hotel – San Diego 

6:30PM – Marc LeBrun – Eddie V's – El Segundo 

6:30PM – Lao Tizer – Libretto – Paso Robles 

7:00PM – Howie Levine's “JazzNatra” – Hawg Heaven BBQ & Gastropub – Pasadena 

7:00PM – Charles McPherson – Lou Lou's – San Diego 

7:00PM – Richard Elliott & Rick Braun – Thornton Winery – Temecula 

7:00PM – Sylvia & The Rhythm Boys – Edwin Mills – Pasadena 

7:00PM – Kim Waters – Spaghettini – Seal Beach 

7:00PM – Bill Cantos – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich w/Daneen Wilburn – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

7:00PM – David Leech – Pips On La Brea – West Hollywood 

7:30PM – Oscar Hernandez & Alma Libre – Sam First – West L.A.

7:30PM – Natalie Hanna Mendoza – Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association – Pasadena 

7:30PM – Michael Feinstein w/The Pasadena Pops – LA County Arboretum – Arcadia

7:30PM – Lisa Donahey – The Write-Off Room – Studio City  

8:00PM – Phillip Sayce – The Baked Potato – Studio City

8:00PM – Lady Blackbird – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood 

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

8:00PM – Doug Webb – The Grape – Ventura 

8:30PM – Nita Whitaker – Catalina – Hollywood 

8:30PM – Douglas Roegiers – Cicada Club – Downtown 

9:30PM – Kirk Fletcher – Harvelle's – Santa Monica 

10:00PM – Charles McPherson – Lou Lou's – San Diego 



Sunday 7/28

10:00AM – Nick Gomez – Lighthouse – Hermosa Beach 

11:00AM – Gerard Nolan – Books & Records – San Diego 

12:30PM – Tom Dante – Mozambique – Laguna Beach 

12:30PM – Sandy Cummings – SOhO – Santa Barbara 

1:00PM – Sam Shepherd – Jack's Restaurant – Dana Point 

1:30PM – Todd & The Brazilians – Urban Press Winery – Burbank 

3:00PM – Lao Tizer w/Eric Marienthal – Solvang Festival Theater – Solvang 

4:00PM – Veritus Miller Jam Session – ORA – South L.A.  

5:00PM – Allen Takatsuka – Zinc Bar – Laguna Beach 

5:00PM – Jonathan Karrant – Tio Leo's Lounge – San Diego  

5:00PM – Beth Rohde Jam Session – Barsha – Hermosa Beach 

5:00PM – Alligator Beach – Urban Press Winery – Burbank 

5:30PM – Lia Booth – Festival Of Arts – Laguna Beach 

5:30PM – Bryan Cabrera w/Ron Kobayashi – The Drake – Laguna Beach 

5:30PM – Jacques Lesure – Lavender Blue – Inglewood 

6:00PM – Little Brazil – Playhouse Village Park – Pasadena 

6:00PM – Mike Wofford – The Manhattan – La Jolla 

6:00PM – Irving Flores – Madison On Park – San Diego 

6:00PM – Ken Song – Edwin Mills – Pasadena 

6:00PM – Jelly Roll Jazz Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park 

6:00PM – Erisa Nicole – Humphrey's Backstage – San Diego 

6:30PM – Patrick Bradley – Spaghettini – Seal Beach 

7:00PM – John Reynolds – Lou Lou's – San Diego 

7:30PM – Joe Rozum – Vibrato – Bel Air 

8:00PM – Jazz Bakers – The Mint – West L.A.  

8:00PM – Kristina Aglinz – The Baked Potato – Studio City 

8:00PM – Will Brahm – The Stowaway – Downtown 

8:00PM – Jerome Pittman – The Gardenia – West Hollywood  

8:00PM – Sam Hirsh – Kookaburra Lounge – Hollywood 

9:30PM – Kevin Kanner Trio & Jam Session – The Mint – West L.A.  

10:00PM – Ryan Cross – Delilah – West Hollywood 

Wednesday, September 25th at Catalina, Hollywood -  LA's favorite keyboardist David Garfield celebrates 50 years of amazing shows in LA with a world class ensemble including Eric Marienthal, Rick Braun, Toshi Yanagi, John "JR" Robinson, Chad Wackerman, Lenny Castro & many more!  8:30PM

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Sunday, August 25th at View Music Bar, Torrance - Check out the Summer Summer Jazz & R&B Night at View featuring Nils, Michael Garvin, Joe Leavy, Heidi Tann, CTK and more!  Be a part of this world-class show in an intimate setting, one night only!  7:30PM​

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LA Jazz Quick Calendar

Visit The Neighborhoods Pages For More Venue Information & About & Out Online At lajazzpicks.com For Ten Days Of Curated SoCal Jazz Listings

Justin Chart

Saxophonist, Colorstorm


Natalie Jacob

Vocalist, Recording Artist


Douglas Flaker

SoCal Jazz Fan


Dean Mucetti

Drummer, Bandleader


Cheryl Barnes

Jazz Vocalist, Performer


Kiki Ebsen

​Jazz Vocalist, Songwriter


Lois Mosgrove

Marketing Professional


Liz Holmes
Vocalist, Retro Swing


Bill A. Jones
Actor, Singer


Shea Welsh
Guitarist, Producer, Songwriter


​Sal Crocker
Jazz Saxophonist, Airline Pilot



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Wednesday, August 21st at Catalina, Hollywood - Vocalist Natalie Jacob marks the release of her new CD "Sooner Or Later" with a show featuring Scotty Barnhart on trumpet, Tamir Hendelman on piano, Larry Koonse on guitar, Trevor Ware on bass, Clayton Cameron on drums, and Kevin Winard on percussion.  8:30PM

Saturday, July 27th at Hawg Heaven BBQ & Gastropub, Pasadena - Howie Levine sings Sinatra and The Great American Songbook with guest vocalist Paula Sargent and pianist Mike Saul's Jazz Quartet.  7PM

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Thursday August 2nd & Friday August 3rd at The Escondite - Catch saxophonist Doug Webb's All-Stars with drummer Danny Carey of Tool at the intimate The Escondite in downtown LA, joined by Jimmy Earl on bass, Mike Miller on guitar, and Mitchel Forman on keys.  7PM  Tickets exclusively @ https://mwwmanagement.com.

​​​​​Music schedules can change on short notice - please check directly with the venue for any last-minute changes.  Links to nearly every venue are available on the LAjazz.com Neighborhoods pages.  If you're not feeling well, please stay home.


July winds down with a SoCal jazz week including Bria Skonberg, Oscar Hernandez, Chad Wackerman, Poncho Sanchez, Brian Bromberg, Calabria Foti & Kenny Washington, Judy Wexler, Jay Jennings, Alex Johnson, Brian Charette, Groove Legacy, Richard Grant, Seth MacFarlane, and Kristina Aglinz.      


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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