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“We’re still swingin’ Swing Gitan over here!” Hot Club of Los Angeles blazes through two sets of dazzling Django jazz at our acclaimed Monday night residency (est. 2011). Find out why Jackson Browne calls us “an LA treasure”, and Mike Myers of the Santa Monica Arts Commission writes “best live music experience in town!” According […]

The Brig Band is an L.A. jam band that has been playing Live since 2002 Aptly named after a Venice CA bar, the Brig Band was formed in 2002 by a group of local pro musicians when bar owner Dave Reiss decided to turn Tuesday nights into an all-star jazz/funk/hip-hop/rock jam. What was originally a […]

Experience the Django Festival Allstars with vocalist Veronica Swift on November 19, as they bring Parisian-inspired gypsy jazz to the Athenaeum series. This acclaimed quintet delivers what The Wall Street Journal calls “the best jazz show in town.”

Experience the vibrant sounds of Django Reinhardt’s legacy with the Django Festival All Stars featuring Samson Schmitt and special guest Veronica Swift. This stellar ensemble brings 1920s Paris hot jazz into the 21st century.

Experience the electrifying fusion of traditional gypsy jazz and contemporary flair with the Django Festival Allstars. Led by Samson Schmitt, this virtuoso ensemble keeps Django Reinhardt’s legacy alive with blazing acoustics and swing.

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble blends funk, soul, and jazz in their powerful 9-piece instrumental sound from San Diego. With Billboard-charting albums and influences ranging from Wu-Tang Clan to James Brown, they deliver introspective party music that evolves in live performance.

The ever-evolving musical vehicle for notorious psych-rock musician Anton Newcombe, the Brian Jonestown Massacre has endured numerous phases and iterations since arriving in the mid-’90s, becoming something of an independent institution in the process. Early highlights like 1996’s Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request showed Newcombe’s propensity for melding late-’60s psychedelia with textured shoegaze, while later […]

Indie guitarist Delicate Steve brings his captivating sound to Ojai’s Deer Lodge, showcasing his latest album “Luke’s Garage” in an intimate evening performance you won’t want to miss.