Left Coast Jazz Weekend

L.A. Jazz Institute's East Coast Sounds
Los Angeles Airport Marriott
May 27-30, 2010
http://lajazzinstitute.org/
BOB BROOKMEYER/ NEW ART ORCHESTRA
JOHNNY MANDEL BIG BAND
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF
GERRY MULLIGANS CONCERT JAZZ BAND
CELEBRATING AL COHN AND ZOOT SIMS
WITH MOSE ALLISON, HARRY ALLEN AND GRANT STEWART
TERRY GIBBS PLAYS TINY KAHN:
ALL-STAR BIG BAND FEATURING JEFF HAMILTON
MESSAGE FROM BIRDLAND:
MAYNARD FERGUSON BIRDLAND DREAMBAND
TEDDY CHARLES TENTET
MUNDELL LOWE ORCHESTRA
PLAYS ALEC WILDER
WESTERN REUNIONMUSIC OF
THE GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET
LOS ANGELES JAZZ ORCHESTRA
GIL EVANS NEW BOTTLES OLD WINE
DON MENZA SAXTETTRIBUTE TO STAN GETZ
MED FLORY JAZZ WAVE BIG BAND
FEATURING SUPERSAX
BOHEMIA AFTER DARK: LUTHER HUGHES
CANNONBALL-COLTRANE PROJECT
SAM MOST QUINTET
SCOTTS FLING: MUSIC OFTHE TONY SCOTT SEPTET
FULLERTON COLLEGE JAZZ BAND: MUSIC OF MANNY ALBAM

Cuban Festival
Echo Park
751 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles
Sunday May 23 Noon to 7PM

Silver Lake Jubilee
Taking back the 'hood, one indie band at a time
Myra Avenue between Fountain Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, Silver Lake
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

13th Annual Doheny Blues Festival
Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive Dana Point
Daily from Sat., May 22 until Sun., May 23

JazzReggae Festival 2010
UCLA Intramural Field
Main Campus Westwood
Memorial Day Weekend, May 30-31
http://jazzreggaefest.com/

Baked Potato 40th Anniversary Jazz Festival
Ford Amphitheatre
Saturday and Sunday From 2pm
On Saturday the Baked Potato All Stars, O.H.M., Scott Henderson, Volto!, Steve Lukather and the Michael Landau Group.
On Sunday Don Randi & Quest, Lee Ritenour, the Yellow Jackets, Larry Carlton and Jazz Ministry with Abe Laboriel and Alex Acuna.
http://www.thebakedpotato.com/

Flexible Reality
Upstairs at Vitello's
May 20-22 2010
Red Carpet Jazz Series
Richard Todd
Abraham Laboriel
Mike Valerio
Alex Acuna
Frank Marocco
Charles Bisharet
4349 Tujunga Ave. Studio City

Kenny Dennis
(drummer of Mingus, Miles, Bill Evans)
LACMA
Friday May 21

Yoong Seung Cho Quartet
Blue Whale
Friday

Gary Foster
Vibrato
Saturday May 22

Chuck Manning
with John Heard Trio
Charlie O's
Saturday May 22

Pete Christlieb
with pianist Jon Mayer
Caf 322
322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd Sierra MAdre
Saturday May 22

Bob Sheppard
Blue Whale
Los Angeles
Saturday May 22

L.A. Jones
Jax Bar & Grill
Sat., May 22

Pete Christlieb
Charlie O's
13725 Victory Blvd Van Nuys
Wednesday

Fred Horn
Jax Bar & Grill
339 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale
Wednesday

Shooter Jennings & Hierophant, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
The Troubadour
Sat., May 22
Here's a nifty double bill featuring the L.A.-based progeny of two country-music greats: Waylon Jennings' son Shooter and Willie Nelson's kid Lukas.

Jon Brion and Friends
Largo at the Coronet
Jon Brion, the multi-instrumentalist and multi-hyphenate (singer- songwriter-producer-composer-etc.), has been a mainstay at Largo since the Fairfax days. He's still performing regularly, and he is joined by his many talented friends.
May 21, 2010 May 22, 2010 9:30 p.m.

The National
Singer Matt Berninger will be front and center with his moody baritone crooning, while the rest of the group entwines gutiars, bass, piano and drums.
May 21, 2010 May 22, 2010 8:00 p.m.

Nokie Edwards
Joe's Great American Bar & Grill
Sat., May 22

PASADENA POPS
Pasadena City Hall
Sat., May 22, 7:00pm

JACARANDA MUSIC AT THE EDGE
First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica
Sat., May 22, 8:00pm

CALTECH-OCCIDENTAL ORCHESTRA & CALTECH GLEE CLUBS
Ramo Auditorium, Caltech
Sat., May 22, 8:00pm

SPRING FESTIVAL OF WORLD MUSIC AND JAZZ 2010
Schoenberg Hall UCLA
Fri., May 21, 7:00pm; Sat., May 22, 7:00pm; Sun., May 23, 7:00pm

It's a Musical World
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
1345 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA
This colorful and lively marionette revue first opened at the Bob Baker theater in 1978. With a stop at an Enchanted Toy Shop, and even the arrival of spring (at the teddy bears picnic of course), Its A Musical World even includes a red, white and blue finale.
May 22, 2010 2:30 p.m.