Since then the festival has grown into an essential multi-day celebration of creative Jazz from around the world, at some of the most exciting & prestigious venues in  LA,  such as LACMA, REDCAT at Disney Hall, Zipper Hall, the World Stage, Zebulon and 2220 Arts + Archives (formerly the Bootleg.)

The festival is presented by Angel City Arts, a non-profit organization committed to cultivating and revitalizing jazz culture in Los Angeles by producing concerts by established and emerging music innovators who have brought forward a significant contribution to the evolution of jazz and improvised music.

The Angel City Jazz Festival consistently features the most innovative and original musicians working today, balancing established artists with emerging talent, and focusing on west coast creative jazz, past, present and future.

Schedule of Events:

October 11, 2024

LACMA
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

6:00pm – Competition Winner

The winning ensemble of our 2024 Young Artist Competition will perform a set of original music.
The finals for this competition are happening on 10/6. We will announce the winning ensemble on 10/7.

7:00pm- Otmaro Ruiz Quartet

Otmaro Ruiz – piano
Clarence Penn – drums
Sezin Ahmet Turkmenoglu – bass
Katisse Buckingham – sax/flute

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October 12, 2024

Redcat at Disney Hall
631 W 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 7:30pm

8pm – Steve Lehman & Garden of Kl?ns

Steve Lehman – alto saxophone and effects pedals
Cory Smythe – augmented piano
Jonathan Pinson – drum set and sensory percussion

9pm – Kris Davis Trio

Kris Davis – piano
Robert Hurst – bass
Johnathan Blake – drums

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October 13, 2024

2220 Arts + Archives
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 8:00pm

8:30pm – Elsa Nilsson's Pulses

Elsa Nilsson – Flutes and FX
Santiago Leibson – Piano
Marty Kenney – Bass
Rodrigo Recabarren – Drums

9:45pm – Sasha Berliner

Jonathan Pinson – drums
Logan Kane – bass
Javi Santiago – piano/keys
Sasha Berliner – vibraphone and MalletStation

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October 17, 2024

Artshare LA
801 E 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Jeff Denson & Romain Pilon Trio featuring Clarence Penn

Jeff Denson – bass
Romain Pilon – guitar
Clarence Penn – drums

9:00pm – Mauricio Morales‘ Seven Days CD Release Party

Mauricio Morales – bass
Horace Bray – guitar
Luca Mendoza – Piano
Ido Meshulam – trombone
Roni Kaspi – drums
Edmar Colón – Sax

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October 18, 2024

The World Stage
4321 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Yafeu Tyhimba

Premiere of Dystopia, a new piece commissioned by the Los Angeles Jazz Society

Ennis Harris – alto sax/flute
Jordan De Tiege – tenor sax
Remee Ashley – trombone/bass trombone
Kaitlin Miller – harp
Alexis Angulo – vocoder/synthesizer
Samuel Reid – synthesizer/piano
Yafeu Tyhimba – upright bass
Trevor Zemtseff – drums/percussions

9:00pm – Diego Gaeta

Diego Gaeta – piano, synth, percussion
Bryan Baker – flute, tenor sax
Devin Daniels – alto sax
Mekala Session – drums
Caleb Buchanan – bass
Jon Kaye – violin
Jimetta Rose – vocals

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October 19, 2024

2220 Arts + Archives
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 8:00pm

8:30pm- Deron Johnson's Free to Dance

Deron Johnson – piano & keys
Paul Bryan – bass
Max Jaffe – drums & electronics
Stewart Cole – trumpet & modular synth

9:45pm – Joy Guidry's Amen

Joy Guidry – Bassoon, poetry, electronics
Scott Li – synth, electronics, violin
Mekala Sessions – Drums

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October 20, 2024

Artshare LA
801 E 4th Place
Los Angeles, CA

Doors open at 7:30pm

First Set at 8:00pm
part 1 – Mark Dresser – s0l0 bass
part 2- Thollem McDonas – solo piano and electronics

Second Set at 9:15pm
part 1 – Patrick Shiroishi – solo sax
part 2 – Brandon Seabrook – solo guitar & Banjo

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October 24, 2024

2220 Arts + Archives
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 8:00pm

8:30pm – Jenny Scheinman's All Species Parade

Jenny Scheinman – violin
Carmen Staaf – piano
Adam Ratner – guitar
Tony Scherr – bass
Mark Ferber – drums

9:45pm – Iseul Kim's Liberosis

Iseul Kim – Piano
Chern Hwei Fung – Violin
Artyom Manukyan – Cello
Emiliano Lasanky – Bass
Anthony Fung – Drums

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October 25, 2024

Artshare LA
801 E 4th Place
Los Angeles,

Doors at 7:30pm

8:00pm – Fes 25th Anniversary Tour

Gert-Jan Dreessen – drums
Peter Vandenberghe – piano & keyboads
Kristof Roseeuw – double bass
Maarten Flamand – guitar
Wim Segers – vibraphone
Bart Mari – trumpet
Jon Birdsong – trumpet
Peter Delannoye – trombone
Marc Meeuwissen – trombone
Berlinde Deman – tuba
Peter Vermeersch – (bass)clarinet & electronix
Martí Melià – (bass)clarinet
Bruno Vansina – bariton sax & fluit
Sylvain Debaisieux – alto sax
Michel Mast – tenor sax

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October 26, 2024

Artshare LA
801 E 4th Place
Los Angeles,

Doors at 5:30pm

6 to 10pm – Improvising (in) the west

Joshua White – piano
Michael Dessen – trombone
Kaoru Mansour – voice & FX
Corey Fogel – drums
Alex Cline – drums
Wilfrido Terrazzas – flute
Mason Moy – tuba
Tina Raymond – drums
Dan Rosenboom – trumpet
Ellen Burr – flute
Danny Frankel – drums
Kathryn Schulmeister – bass

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October 27, 2024
Redcat at Disney Hall
631 W 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA

Doors at 7:30pm

8pm – Zony Mash

Wayne Horvitz – Hammond B3
Tim Young – guitar
Keith Love – electric bass
Andy Roth – drums

9pm – Electric Circus

Tim Young – guitar
Keith Love – electric bass
Andy Roth – drums
Alex Noice – guitar
Miller Wren – upright bass
Motoko Honda – keys
Mikaela Elson – vocals
Sarah Schoenbeck – bassoon
Megan Shung – violin
Leah Bowden – percussions
Nicole McCabe – alto sax  
Phillip Whack – bari sax
Tatiana Tate – trumpet

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Date: October 11 - 27, 2024

Location: Various Venues

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