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Los Angeles

From Catalina's Hollywood supper club to Leimert Park's living jazz heart.

LA jazz, the whole map: Catalina's headliner supper club, the fusion-born Baked Potato, Leimert Park's World Stage, the cool-jazz cradle of the Lighthouse, and Sam First's pristine late-night room. Tables where the music comes first.

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2Black-Owned
15Areas
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Leimert Park
Black-Owned

The World Stage

4321 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Live jazz & workshops weekly

Legendary Leimert Park performance space founded by drummer Billy Higgins and poet Kamau Daaood.

Pip’s Tip Leimert Park, founded by Billy Higgins and Kamau Daaood. Workshops as well as sets, so check what kind of night it is.

Leimert Park
Black-Owned

Hot and Cool Cafe

4331 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Live jazz & open mics weekly

Black-owned Leimert Park cafe anchoring the neighborhood's living jazz and creative-arts community.

Pip’s Tip Black-owned Leimert Park cafe with weekly sets and open mics. This is the community room, not the ticketed one.

Hollywood

Catalina Bar & Grill

6725 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Shows nightly

LA's premier jazz supper club, hosting global headliners over dinner since 1986.

Pip’s Tip Shows nightly in Hollywood since 1986. Global headliners over dinner, so this is the book-ahead, dress-up option.

Studio City

The Baked Potato

3787 Cahuenga Blvd West, Studio City, CA 91604
Shows nightly

The world's oldest jazz-fusion club, a tiny Valley institution serving loaded potatoes since 1970.

Hermosa Beach

The Lighthouse Cafe

30 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Live music nightly · Sun jazz brunch

Historic birthplace of West Coast cool jazz, home to Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars.

Westchester

Sam First

6171 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Live jazz nightly

Intimate, acoustically pristine bar near LAX drawing LA's finest modern-jazz players nightly.

Bel Air

Vibrato Grill Jazz

2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles, CA 90077
Live jazz Wed–Sun

Herb Alpert's upscale supper club pairing fine dining with polished mainstream jazz in the hills.

Santa Monica

Harvelle's

1432 4th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Live music nightly

The Westside's oldest live-music room, dishing blues, jazz and soul since 1931.

Studio City

Upstairs at Vitello's

4349 Tujunga Ave, Studio City, CA 91604
Live jazz select nights

Classic Italian supper club whose upstairs cabaret hosts respected jazz and vocal acts.

Fullerton

Steamers Jazz Club & Cafe

138 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832
Live jazz Tue–Sun

Orange County's dedicated jazz club, a listening room drawing top touring and local players.

Eagle Rock

Colombo's

1833 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Live jazz nightly

Beloved 1954 Italian steakhouse with a cozy lounge featuring nightly straight-ahead jazz combos.

Highland Park

ETA

5630 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Live jazz nightly

Dim, hip Highland Park cocktail bar with a serious nightly program of local jazz talent.

San Pedro

Alva's Showroom

1417 W 8th St, San Pedro, CA 90732
Weekend jazz & world music

Tiny, acoustically intimate listening room behind a dance shop showcasing adventurous jazz and world music.

Seal Beach

Spaghettini Grill & Jazz Club

3005 Old Ranch Pkwy, Seal Beach, CA 90740
Live jazz & soul nightly

Glossy Italian supper club long known for smooth jazz, soul and R&B headliners.

Venice

Del Monte Speakeasy

52 Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291
Live jazz several nights

Prohibition-era basement beneath Venice's oldest bar, hosting jazz jams and gypsy-swing nights.

Sierra Madre

Cafe 322

322 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Live jazz most nights

Warm neighborhood Italian spot near Pasadena with nightly live jazz and standards.

Mid-City

The Mint

6010 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Live music nightly

Historic 1937 club where jazz, blues and soul legends have played its famed small stage.

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Catalina Bar & Grill

LA's premier jazz supper club, global headliners over dinner since 1986.

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