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:

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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