Sam Rivers 100 – A celebration of the Musical Legacy of Sam Rivers
LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los AngelesMark Masters leads a 13 piece big band featuring special guests Billy Harper performing new arrangements of Sam Rivers' music
Destiny Muhammad Trio with Special Guest Teodross Avery
The World Stage 4321 Degnan Blvd, Los AngelesOakland based harpist Destiny Muhammad performs original music inspired by Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby
Crump/Laubrock/Smythe + Jeong Lim Yang’s Zodiac Trio
2220 Arts + Archives 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los AngelesAn exciting double bill featuring two of the most creative & cutting edge trios on the NYC scene
Angel City Jazz + Vernacular: Intergenerational Improvisation Night
Artshare LA 801 E 4th Place, Los AngelesAn intergenerational mashup of twenty veteran and emerging improvisers performing eight 30 minutes sets as duos and trios.
Root Progressions: Gloria Cheng, Linda May Han Oh and Jon Jang
Zipper Hall @ Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave, Los AngelesGloria Cheng premieres six solo piano pieces commissioned to prominent Jazz composers Linda Oh, Jon Jang, Arturo O'Farril, Anthony Davis, James Newton and Gernot Wolfgang.
Todd Sickafoose’s BEAR PROOF + Kirk Knuffke Trio
the Moss Theatre 3131 Olympic Blvd, Santa MonicaTwo highly skilled composers/improvisers lead all-star ensembles for a night of original modern jazz
Harriet Tubman + OCEANS AND Tim Berne, Aurora Nealand and Hank Roberts
Zebulon 2478 Fletcher Dr, Los AngelesAn exciting double bill featuring two exciting trios with decades of ground breaking musical experience
Mat Maneri Quartet + Ennis Harris ‘Images & Silhouettes’
2220 Arts + Archives 2220 Beverly Blvd, Los AngelesWorld premiere of a composition by Ennis Harris commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society followed by a a performance by violist Mat Maneri's Quartet featuring music form his recent DUST album
Nicole Mitchell’s JBM: Images Beyond + Next Jazz Legacy Showcase
REDCAT at Disney Hall 631 W 2nd Street, Los AngelesWorld premiere of a multimedia piece by Nicole Mitchell featuring poetry and artwork from her late mother Joan Beard Mitchell. Next Jazz Legacy awardees open the night with a special showcase performance.
Todd Cochran Trio TC3 with Bennie Maupin + Billy Mohler Quartet’s ULTRAVIOLET CD Release Party
REDCAT at Disney Hall 631 W 2nd Street, Los AngelesVery rare appearance by NEA jazz master Hubert Laws as a special guest with Todd Cochran's stellar TC3 trio. Bassist Billi Mohler opens with an all-star quartet.