5. Kamasi Washington Footsies Bar, February 8th Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a force, and stands as thick as a redwood, which is tough when he is blocking your way to the restroom and he happens to be blasting his horn at that time too. But add in Thundercat on bass, his brother Ronald B ... More >>
Angel City Jazz Festival Ford Amphitheatre 10-7-12 Is the Angel City Jazz Festival the best jazz festival in Los Angeles? It depends on how you measure it. If you are going by quality of acts, quantity of acts, accessibility of venue, price of parking or friendliness of crowd, then yes, it is the b ... More >>
USC Jazz Quintet Levitt Pavilion Pasadena 7/22/12 Better than... drinking beer alone in a Pasadena park. Last night in Pasadena, USC offered up their best and brightest jazz crew to revel in a little school pride and highlight the impressive capabilities of staff and alumni for a cool evening unde ... More >>
Also, Harry Partch's Bitter Music, Jonneine Zapata, Alan Pasqua Trio and others
Also, Hot Snakes, Strange Boys, Ken Parker, Flash Express and others
Also, Enuff Z'Nuff, Gizzelle, Goliath and others
Also, Eleni Mandell, Steve Reich, Call Us Forgotten and others
Also, Kristeen Young, Diego Garcia, the Human League and others
Wanna be famous as a superstar musician? Learn how to bed groupies by the sheer force and magnetism of your stage strut? Find out which hallucinogens will help best develop the plot of your career-defining Concept Album? Before now, you'd have bang your head against your snare a few times, have to s ... More >>
A tribute to Dave Carpenter, and more
Jazz in L.A., June 6-12
From the South Bay to the West Valley, jazz abounds
Some play it spicy, others sweet and hot
A selected list of L.A.-area labels, all of which will deliver right to your door:
Highlighting the events of the season
The Eric von Essen you never knew
Alex Cline, drums and infinity
