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Friday 5/23
1:00PM – Woody James Legacy Band – Mayflower Club – North Hollywood
5:00PM – Doug MacDonald w/Eve Holmes – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells
6:00PM – Munyungo Jackson – LACMA – West L.A.
6:00PM – Nathan Hubbard – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
6:00PM – Angelo Metz – Native Fields – Walnut
6:30Pm – Joshua Brown – The Drake – Laguna Beach
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:30PM – Ron Kobayashi – Bayside Restaurant – Newport Beach
6:30PM – Mikan Zlatkovich – Westgate Hotel – San Diego
6:30PM – Joe Rotondi – Eddie V's – El Segundo
7:00PM – Douglas Roegiers – Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena
7:00PM – Bistro All-Stars w/Thom Rotella – Canyon Bistro – Topanga
7:00PM – Steve Cole – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
7:00PM – Brenna Whitaker – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:00PM – The Garners – Books & Records – San Diego
7:00PM – Karim Yengsep – OC Fish Grille – Irvine
7:00PM – Daryl Darden – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
7:00PM – Sunny Blue Trio – Pips On La Brea – West L.A.
7:00PM – Route 66 Trio – Bourbon Steak – Glendale
7:00PM – LeJazzanne – Z Club – Joshua Tree
7:30PM – Roy McCurdy – Sam First – West L.A.
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Keschia Potter – The World Stage – South L.A.
8:00PM – Nick Mancini – The Grape – Ventura
8:00PM – Clarence McDuffie III – Dizzy's – San Diego
8:00PM – Ann Hampton Callaway – Purple Room – Palm Springs
8:00PM – Sherry Williams – La Jolla Community Center – La Jolla
8:00PM – Joel Taylor – 1881 – Pasadena
8:00PM – Casey Abrams – Lou Lou's – San Diego
8:30PM – Stanley Jordan – Catalina – Hollywood
10:30PM – Doug Walker – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
Saturday 5/24
10:00AM – Jay Smith – Lighthouse – Hermosa Beach
5:00PM – Rose Mallett – Vicky's Of Santa Fe – Indian Wells
5:00PM – Eric Reed Workshop Reed's Creeds – The World Stage – South L.A.
6:00PM – Joe La Barbera Plays Sonny Rollins – Bacchus' Kitchen – South Pasadena
6:00PM – OC Jazz Jam – Union Market – Mission Viejo
6:00PM – Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim – Vibrato – Bel Air
6:00PM – Nathan Hubbard – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego
6:00PM – Janessa Noland – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad
6:00PM – Peter Buck – Queensview Steakhouse – Long Beach
6:30PM – Howie Levine's “Jazz Natra” - Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena
6:30PM – Adam Wolff – Westgate Hotel – San Diego
6:30PM – Bryan Cabrera – The Drake – Laguna Beach
6:30PM – Gilbert Castellanos – Fairmont Grand Del Mar – San Diego
6:30PM – Joe Rotondi – Eddie V's – El Segundo
7:00PM – Mikan Zlatkovich w/Holly Hofmann – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego
7:00PM – Rick Braun/Peter White/Richard Elliot – Thornton Winery – Temecula
7:00PM – Nils – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
7:00PM – Mercedes Moore – Hotel Republic – San Diego
7:00PM – Kaylee Daugherty – Books & Records – San Diego
7:00PM – Chloe Perrier – Edwin Mills – Pasadena
7:00PM – Robert Turner – Pips On La Brea – West L.A.
7:00PM – Izzak Weatherwax – Culver Hotel – Culver City
7:30PM – Roy McCurdy – Sam First – West L.A.
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
8:00PM – Caro Pierotto & Brazil Beyond – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood
8:00PM – Diego Figueiredo & Ken Peplowski – Moss Theater – Santa Monica
8:00PM – Darrel Leonard's Line Up – The Grape – Ventura
8:00PM – Ann Hampton Callaway – Purple Room – Palm Springs
8:30PM – Stanley Jordan – Catalina – Hollywood
8:30PM – Jazztown Band – Casey's Tavern – Canoga Park
8:30PM – Hammerstein Swing – Cicada – Downtown
9:00PM – Seth MacFarlane Chamber Orchestra – Vibrato – Bel Air
Sunday 5/25
10:00AM – Lia Booth – Lighthouse – Hermosa Beach
11:30AM – Teka – El Encanto Hotel – Santa Barbara
12:30PM – Sandy Cummings – SOhO – Santa Barbara
1:00PM – Jazz Cartel – Hawg Heaven BBQ – Pasadena
5:00PM – Tom Collins – Ojai Pub – Ojai
5:00PM – Edward Gabrielyan – Tio Leo's Lounge – San Diego
5:30PM – Jacques Lesure – Lavender Blue – Inglewood
5:30PM – Bryan Cabrera w/Ron Kobayashi – The Drake – Laguna Beach
6:00PM – Karl McComas-Reichl – Bub & Grandma's – Eagle Rock
6:00PM – Adam Wolff – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad
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 – The Hard Bop Ensemble – The Copper Room – Yucca Valley
6:00PM – Michael LeVan w/Andrea Miller – Il Gatto – La Habra
6:30PM – Ilya Serov & Oli Silk – Spaghettini – Seal Beach
6:30PM – Justin Chart – Florence Osteria – West Hollywood
7:00PM – Doug MacDonald Jazz Jam – Z Club – Joshua Tree
7:30PM – Freddie Ravel – Vibrato – Bel Air
7:30PM – Frescia Belmar + Jonah Levine – The United Theater – Downtown
7:30PM – Cory Henry – Miracle Theatre – Inglewood
7:30PM – Bill Holman Big Band – Catalina – Hollywood
8:00PM – Ben Dabiri – The Mint – West L.A.
8:00PM – John Daversa Big Band – The Baked Potato – Studio City
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.
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.
SoCal jazz this week features John Daversa, Stanley Jordan, Roy McCurdy, The Bad Plus, Tigran Hamasyan, Gordon Goodwin, Kneebody, Joe La Barbera, Doug Webb, Larry Koonse, Cathlene Pineda, Munyungo Jackson, Keschia Potter, and Ann Hampton Callaway.
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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Sunday, June 1st at The Mint, West L.A. - Saxophonist Dr. Bruce Eskovitz leads "a great band that never fails to please!" featuring Mark Balling on keys, John Leftwich on bass, and Dick Weller on drums. 8PM
Sunday, June 15th at Catalina Jazz Club, Hollywood - Keyboardist David Garfield celebrates Father's Day with a special concert featuring Simon Phillips, Lenny Castro, Robbie Wyckoff, John Peña Dan Fornero, Keith Fiddmont, Nick Lane, Toshi Yanagi & more! 7:30PM
Thursday, May 29th at The Baked Potato, Studio City - Keyboardist David Garfield celebrates the 50th anniversary of his band Karizma, with special guests including Chad Wackerman, Tom Scott, Dean Parks, Jimmy Earl, Luis Conte, Brandon Fields, James Harrah, Larry Klimas & many more! Shows at 8 & 10PM
Friday, June 6th at Canyon Crest Winery, Riverside - Guitarist Dave Askren & saxophonist Jeff Benedict team at Canyon Crest Winery, joined by Krystin Cown on bass and Jessica Ragsdale on drums playing a mix of jazz standards & compositions from Jeff & Dave. 6PM
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Saturday, May 24th at Hawg Heaven BBQ & Gastropub, Pasadena - Howie Levine returns to Pasadena to sing Sinatra and The Great American Songbook at Hawg Heaven BBQ with guest vocalist Paula Sargent and pianist David Edelstein's Jazz Quartet. 6:45PM
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Visit The Neighborhoods Pages For More Venue Information & About & Out Online At lajazzpicks.com For Ten Days Of Curated SoCal Jazz Listings
Saturday, June 7th at the Kookaburra Lounge, Hollywood - Deft vocalist and songwriter Eugenie Jones makes her L.A. debut performing original and classic jazz and soul music with Charles Love on piano, jeff Littleton on bass, and Akira Yamada on drums. 8PM
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