November - JAZZ in Los Angeles

Pharoah Sanders

Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 W Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
The tenor saxophone giant and former sideman for John Coltrane can still light up a stage with high-octane blowing. Two shows nightly.
Nov 20, 2008 08:00PM
Nov 21, 2008 08:00PM

Sergio Mendes

Club Nokia
800 West Olympic Blvd. Suite A335, Los Angeles
The Brazilian legend helped usher in bossa nova and then re-invent it as a jazz-inflected psychedelic journey still hugely relevant today.
Nov 29, 2008 07:00PM

Sylvia Brooks

M Bar
1253 Vine St., Los Angeles
The jazz singer is a veteran of the Catalina/Jazz Bakery circuit and national theater, and plays a six-night stand with a cracking live band featuring arranger Tom Garvin.
Nov 28, 2008 08:00PM
Dec 05, 2008 10:00PM

Billy Childs

Jazz-Chamber Ensemble Warner Grand Theatre
478 W. Sixth St., San Pedro
The Grammy winner performs selections from his new album on piano with his jazz-chamber ensemble.