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Friday 4/18

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

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

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

6:00PM – Lia Booth – The Jazz Lounge – San Diego 

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

6:30PM – Joshua Brown – The Drake – Laguna Beach 

6:30PM – Joe Rotondi – Eddie V's – El Segundo

7:00PM – The Jive Aces – Vibrato – Bel Air 

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

7:00PM – Ponpon Chen – Edwin Mills – Pasadena 

7:00PM – Mercedes Moore – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

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 – Josh Nelson – Sam First – West L.A. 

8:00PM – Andrew Synowiec – The Baked Potato – Studio City  

8:00PM – Ed Smith – The Grape – Ventura 

8:00PM – Mike Garson & Veronica Swift – The Sun Rose – West Hollywood 

8:00PM – Joel Taylor – 1881 – Pasadena 

8:00PM – Mackenzie Leighton Plays Charles Mingus – Dizzy's – San Diego 

8:30PM – Cybill Shepherd – Catalina – Hollywood 

8:30PM – Ravi Coltrane – REDCAT – Downtown 

8:30PM – Vardan Ovsepian – Motivo LA – Atwater Village 

8:30PM – Tribute To David Ornette Cherry – The World Stage – South L.A.  



Saturday 4/19

9:30AM –
Cathy Segal-Garcia – Jinky's – Santa Monica

1:00PM – Caltech Jazz Festival – Hameetman Center Patio – Pasadena 

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 – Peter Opferkuch – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad  

6:00PM – Tamir Hendelman – Bacchus' Kitchen – South Pasadena 

6:00PM – Karim Yengsep – Basil Brazil – San Juan Capistrano 

6:00PM – Mercedes Moore – Hotel Republic – San Diego 

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

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

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

7:00PM – Luke Carlsen & The Fresh Rhythm – Vibrato – Bel Air  

7:00PM – Nubya Garcia – Echoplex – Echo Park 

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

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

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

7:00PM – Robert Turner – Pips On La Brea – West L.A.  

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

7:30PM – Josh Nelson – Sam First – West L.A. 

8:00PM – Mike Garson – The Baked Potato – Studio City  

8:00PM – Clayton Cameron – The Grape – Ventura 

8:00PM – Incendio – Alvas Showroom – San Pedro 

8:00PM – Janinah Burnett – Boston Court – Pasadena 

8:30PM – Cybill Shepherd – Catalina – Hollywood 

8:30PM – The Jive Aces – Cicada – Downtown 

9:00PM – Royal Flux – 1642 – Downtown 



Sunday 4/20

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

11:00AM – Aaron Jacobs – Main Kitchen Bar & Grill – Canoga Park 

11:00AM – Cobby Brzeski – Books & Records – San Diego 

2:00PM – Linda A. Smith – Urban Press Winery – Burbank 

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

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

5:30PM – Crystal Clulee – The Drake – Laguna Beach 

6:00PM – Steve Blum – Bub & Grandma's – Eagle Rock 

6:00PM – ESP Jazz Collective – Black Rail Kitchen & Bar – Carlsbad 

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

6:00PM – Doug MacDonald Jazz Jam – Z Club – Joshua Tree 

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 – Tommy Gannon – Il Sogno Italiano – San Diego 

7:30PM – Ellis Hall – Vibrato – Bel Air 

7:30PM – Cory Henry – The Miracle Theater – Inglewood 

8:00PM – SicNarf – The Baked Potato – Studio City  

8:00PM – Adi Meyerson's Dark Matter – Scribble – Highland Park 

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 highlights include Cybill Shepherd, Josh Nelson, Cory Henry, Scott Kinsey, Jacob Mann, Issac Wilson, Adrian Younge, Ravi Coltrane, Mike Garson, Clayton Cameron, Bob Reynolds, Andrew Synowiec, and The Jive Aces.   


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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Thursday, April 24th at The Biltmore Hotel, Downtown - Vocalist Rose Colella returns with her quartet to The Biltmore, featuring Carey Frank on piano, John Urban on bass, and Marcello Carelli on drums.  6PM.  No cover charge & $15 validated parking.  

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, Neil Steubenhaus, Dean Parks, Jimmy Earl, Luis Conte, Brandon Fields, James Harrah, Larry Klimas & many more!  Shows at 8 & 10PM

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