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Angel City Fest interview: Adam Rudolph. Plus A.C. preview: Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson. And links to L.A. shows by Henry Franklin, Arturo O'Farrill, L7, Orianthi, Born of Osiris, Kamasi, Bruce Dickinson, Saul Williams, Carole Kim, Satans Grasp, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Live review: Don Preston at Music Is the Healing Force. Plus links to L.A. shows by Rosie Flores, Larry Goldings, Mudvayne, Matt Stubbs, Kamasi Washington, In This Moment, Carcass, Panzerfaust, Mark Guiliana, Michael Schenker, Prong, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Angel City previews: Ade Steve Colson, Vernacular Trios. Plus links to L.A. shows by Theo Saunders, Mictlantecuhtli, Don Preston, Baroness, Jenny Scheinman, OneL Sextet, Brian Walsh, Veazey-Baba, Chief Adjuah, Escalante-Shiroishi, Mike Keneally, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Live review: Esperanza at Blue Note. Plus Angel City previews of Milena Casado / Steph Richards and Dan Rosenboom / Devin Daniels. AND links to shows by Roy McCurdy, Jonathan Pinson, Kenny Garrett, Mike Garson, Symphony X, LAJQ, Dan Rosenboom, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Angel City Fest previews: Motoko Honda, The Gathering. Plus links to L.A. shows by Pan Afrikan Ark, Esperanza Spalding, Dead Meadow, Sun Ra doc, Flower Songs, Terry Riley tribute, Dysphotic, Vinny Golia, Isaiah Collier, Mason Moy, Jon Hatamiya, more. At MetalJazz.com.

L.A. abstractionist record reviews: Steuart Liebig, Vinny Golia. Plus links to L.A. shows by Gitane Demone, Ravi Coltrane, Anthony Wilson, The Sword, Chiho Harazaki, Devin Daniels, Billy Mohler, Esperanza Spalding, Maia-McCabe, Kei Akagi, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Links to L.A. shows by JMD, Robert Glasper, Eric Scott Reed, Tito Puente, Hawks, Spineshank, Sam Hirsh, Paul Livingstone, Breeze Smith, Alden Hellmuth, Matthewdavid, Amon Amarth, Ravi Coltrane, Nicole Mitchell, Bex Burch, The Obsessed, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Record review: Lingyuan Yang, "Cursed Month." Plus links to L.A. shows by Fuasi Abdul Khaliq, Robert Glasper, L.A. Jazz Quartet, Lisa Mezzacappa/Wjlliam Roper, Marley bros, Dave Harrington, Terrace Martin, Jeff Parker, Helen Money, Heretic, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Live review: Knowles-Daniels at High Low. Plus links to L.A. shows by Ethio-Cali, Wil Blades, Femi Kuti, Moses Yoofee, Acacia Strain, Laceration, Simon Phillips, Sun Ra films, Nicole McCabe, Flower Songs Music, Morgue File, Blue Note opening, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Record review: Daniel Corral, "Four of Wands." Plus links to L.A. shows by Don Preston, Pete Escovedo, John & Gerald Clayton, Daniel Corral, Liebig/Golia, Knowles-Daniels, Sun Ra Arkestra, Ovsepian-Gomes, Deron Johnson, Blood Incantation, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Notes: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025. Plus links to this week's L.A. shows by Monford-Cary-Gengis, Steve Lehman, Sexual Purity, Dave Harrington/Nicole McCabe, Tim Shagoian, Cosmic Vibrations, Takuya Nakamura, Joe Bonamassa, Salsa Meets Jazz, more. Vibed in at MetalJazz.com.

Live review: William Roper benefit at 2220. Plus links to L.A. shows by Danny Janklow, Rhonda Benin, Sacrifice, L.A. Guns, Unearth, Roy McCurdy, Dave Harrington, Joshua White, Dagger Wound, Window Underground, Flower Songs, Gyedu Ambolley, OneL, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Livestream review: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne et al., "Back to the Beginning." Plus links to L.A. shows by Curtis Taylor, Elliott Caine, Adam Hersh, Matmos, William Roper benefit, Dave Harrington, Kei Akagi, Todd Hunter, Javier Santiago, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Live review: Kamasi Washington previews David Geffen Galleries. Plus links to L.A. shows by Katalyst, Love/Hate, Ozzy stream, Pasqua-Oles, Kenny Washington, Cosmic Vibrations, John Tegmeyer, John Welsh, Clayton Cameron, Jahari Stampley, Deathchant, more. MetalJazz.com.

Personal timeline: Brian Wilson and my friend Vince. Plus links to this week's L.A. shows by Albert Lee, Andrew Renfroe, Hawks, John Garcia, Civerous, Terrorizer L.A., Alex Noice, Lazaro Galarraga, Max Gerl, more. Severed hand at MetalJazz.com.

Record review: Sodomic Baptism, "Contra Christum." Plus links to L.A. shows by Carlos Niño, Barbara Morrison trib, Suffocation, Pauline Oliveros Bday, Isaiah Collier Supreme, Gong, Nicole McCabe, Zorn, El'Zabar-Murray, Steve Lehman, Morbid Saint, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Live review: The Bad Plus at Zebulon. Plus links to L.A. shows by Keschia Potter, Munyungo Jackson, Roy McCurdy, Stanley Jordan, John Daversa, Figueiredo & Peplowski, Jamael Dean, Devin Daniels, Jazz Reggae Fest, Booker Stardrum, Go Ahead & Die, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Record reviews: Jamael Dean, Pan Afrikan Ark. Plus links to L.A. shows by Ralph Moore, Eric Reed, Nicole McCabe, Lizzy Borden, Ebo Taylor, David Binney, Rock for Ronnie, Bob Sheppard, Bad Plus, Charles Ruggiero, Daniel Rotem, Obscura, Cathlene Pineda. At MetalJazz.com.

Alert: Mayer Vishner doc "Left on Purpose." Plus links to L.A. shows by Elizabeth Dawson, Tatiana Tate, Diavol Strain, Cosmic Vibrations, Chris Garcia, "Joan of Arc," Epica, Wayne Peet, Warren Haynes, Matana Roberts, Logan Kane, Bill Frisell, more. At MetalJazz.com.

Record review: The Darkness, "Dreams on Toast." Plus links to this week's L.A. shows by Brandon Sanders, Patrice Rushen, Tony Austin, Test Pilots, Billy Childs, mssv, Alden Hellmuth, Between the Buried and Me, more. Dark lite at MetalJazz.com.