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Sunday, August 9th at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood - British jazz sensation Claire Martin makes a rare L.A. appearance joining her pal Platinum Awarded Mark Winkler in a show benefiting Richard Del Belso Animal Rescue (SPCALA), backed by the Rich Eames Quartet. 7:30PM

Sunday, August 23rd at the Jazz Salon, Downtown - Vocalist Niki Haris is joined by an all-star band including Mitchel Forman on piano/keys, Rickey Woodard on sax, and Nolan Shaheed on trumpet at the LA Athletic Club Centennial Ballroom. Brunch, dinner, and cocktails also available! $10 parking! 2PM

Friday 8/7

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

6:00PM – Theo Saunders – LACMA – West L.A.

6:00PM – Allen Takatsuka – Luxe Restaurant – Dana Point

6:00PM – Andrea Miller – Vittorio's – Huntington Beach

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

6:30PM – Nightshade Navarro & Los Salvajez Benny Goodman Experience – Golden Island – San Diego

6:30PM – Stuart Elster – Eddie V's – El Segundo

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

6:30PM – Mando Cordova – The Drake – Laguna Beach

7:00PM – Minta Spencer – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown

7:00PM – Dennis Mitcheltree – Industry Cafe & Jazz – Culver City

7:00PM – Sue Palmer – Books & Records – San Diego

7:00PM – Keri Kelsey – Garden Cafe – Sherman Oaks

7:00PM – Tony Guerrero w/Lia Booth – Vibrato – Bel Air

7:00PM – Sacha Boutros – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego

7:00PM – Chloe Perrier – 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 – Nicole McCabe – Sam First – West L.A.

7:30PM – Sendoff – Sound Dhaba – Downtown

7:30PM – Mauricio Morales – Montauk – Redondo Beach

8:00PM – Carl Verheyen – The Baked Potato – Studio City

8:00PM – Mike Garson – The Grape – Ventura

8:00PM – Windgrease Festival – 2220 Arts + Archives – Downtown

8:00PM – Nicolaus Gelin – Townhouse – Venice

8:00PM – DDG19 Big Band – Pala Casino – Pala

8:00PM – Wil Blades + Mae.Sun – Healing Force Of The Universe – Pasadena

8:30PM – Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band – Catalina – Hollywood

8:30PM – Trevor Ware & Positive People – The World Stage – South L.A.

8:30PM – Joel Taylor – 1881 – Pasadena

9:00PM – Don Littleton – Barkley Restaurant – South Pasadena

9:30PM – Clifford Morin – Bar Bacari – North Park

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

10:30PM – Rebirth Brass Band – The Mint – West L.A.

Saturday 8/8

10:30AM – The Garners – California English – San Diego

11:30AM – Cathy Segal-Garcia – Brightside California Kitchen – Santa Monica

12 Noon – Stephanie Barone – Visionarium – South Pasadena

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

1:00PM – Angela O'Neill & The Outrageous 8 w/Mayita Dinos – Vitello's Velvet Martini Lounge – Studio City

1:30PM – Eric Reed Workshop Reed's Creeds – The World Stage – South L.A.

6:00PM – Allen Takatsuka – Luxe Restaurant – Dana Point

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

6:30PM – Dave Stephens Band – The Drake – Laguna Beach

6:30PM – Stuart Elster – Eddie V's – El Segundo

6:30PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego

7:00PM – Adam Ledbetter – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown

7:00PM – Leslie Baker – Desert Rose – Los Feliz

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

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

7:00PM – Ernie Watts – The Grand On State Street – Santa Barbara

7:00PM – Cliff Brown & Friends – View Music Bar – Torrance

7:00PM – Hannah Rose Lewis – Vibrato – Bel Air

7:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego

7:00PM – Izzak Weatherwax – Culver Hotel – Culver City

7:30PM – Nicole McCabe – Sam First – West L.A.

7:30PM – Howie Levine's “JazzNatra” – Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena

7:30PM – Robert Turner – Montauk – Redondo Beach

8:00PM – Bill Cunliffe – The Baked Potato – Studio City

8:00PM – Chloe Perrier – Healing Force Of The Universe – Pasadena

8:00PM – Katalyst – Townhouse – Venice

8:00PM – Brian Charette – The Grape – Ventura

8:00PM – Bobby Bradford – Healing Force Of The Universe – Pasadena

8:00PM – San Lyon – Boulevard Music – Culver City

8:00PM – Ben Delgado – Dizzy's – San Diego

8:30PM – Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band – Catalina – Hollywood

8:30PM – Alpha Rhythm Kings – Cicada – Downtown

8:30PM – Jazztown Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park

9:00PM – David Moscoe – The Dresden – Los Feliz

Sunday 8/9

10:00AM – Lia Booth – Lightouse – Hermosa Beach

12 Noon – Jorg Dubin – Zinc Cafe – Laguna Beach

1:00PM – South Bay New Orleans Jazz Club – Alvas Showroom – San Pedro

1:00PM – Kayla & The Keepsakes – Vitello's Velvet Martini Lounge – Studio City

4:00PM – Santa Ana Swingers – Club 616 – Santa Ana

5:00PM – Alex Ciavarelli – Tio Leo's Lounge – San Diego

5:00PM – Tom Collins – Ojai Pub – Ojai

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

6:00PM – Slim Man – Humphrey's Backstage – San Diego

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 – Michael O'Neill Tribute To George Benson – Spaghettini – Seal Beach

6:30PM – Lori Bell – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego

6:30PM – ESP Jazz Collective Open Jam Session – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad

7:00PM – Louis Durra – Birds Of A Feather Jazz Lounge – Downtown

7:00PM – Alex Rashad – Tuning Fork – Studio City

7:00PM – Julien Roel – Dizzy's – San Diego

7:00PM – Kirk Whalum – Blue Note LA – Hollywood

7:00PM – Richard Glaser – The Barkley Restaurant – South Pasadena

7:30PM – Claire Martin & Mark Winkler – Catalina – Hollywood

7:30PM – Matthew Yeakley – Cafe Tondo – Downtown

8:00PM – VDE Big Band – The Mint – West L.A.

8:00PM – Jason Harnell – The Baked Potato – Studio City

8:00PM – Carey Frank – Sierra Madre Playhouse – Sierra Madre

9:30PM – Kevin Kanner Jazz Jam – The Mint – West L.A.

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.

Saturday, August 8th 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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August kicks off with a SoCal Jazz Week including Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Nicole McCabe, Lalah Hathaway, Claire Martin & Mark Winkler, Rachel Eckroth, Phi-Psonics, Jason Harnell, John Proulx & Marina Pacowski, Bill Cunliffe, Brian Charette, and Amber Weekes.

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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