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Jazz events in Los Angeles this weekend - Friday and Saturday nights. Updated daily.
Jazz Events This Weekend · Los Angeles

Broadway Brass Band

The Watts Conservatory of Music Allstar Band

Sharron Moore


The Growth Eternal

Tim Rachbach


Clinton Patterson

Jazz Link & Friends

Malachi Whitson Quartet

Blanco Diablo

Ralph Gibson

Behavior, Flaccid Mojo, Roy Tatum, Early Dog, Barr, My Generation

Kimba Collective

Bryn Ripley, Myra Flynn, Smally Big, Black Sage

Brenna Whitaker, Brenna Whitaker Little Big Band

Nolan Shaheed Group

Avis Harrell

Sasha Berliner, Emma Dayhuff

Khristian Foreman Band

Myles Prower Davis Trio

Esperanza Spalding
Sound profile
An organic sound.
Emerging from New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century, Jazz is a sophisticated genre rooted in African American musical traditions like blues and ragtime. It is characterized by its reliance on improvisation, complex swing rhythms, and distinctive harmonic structures that often utilize blue notes and polyrhythms. Standard instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, piano, and double bass, though the genre spans from intimate trios to expansive big bands. While its mood varies from somber introspection to high-energy exuberance, Jazz serves as a critical bridge between folk traditions and modern art music, profoundly influencing nearly every major Western contemporary style from rock to hip-hop.
Also known as: Jazz music, Jass
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