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UPCOMING & FEATURED EVENTS
NEW ORLEANS RAGTIME DAYS 2027
Thursday, April 8 – Sunday, April 11, 2027
New Orleans, Louisiana
QUEENIE PIE
Friday, November 20 – Sunday, November 22, 2026
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT DOGTOBERFEST
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 30-min sets at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM
South Coast Botanic Garden, Upper Meadow Biergarten, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT DOGTOBERFEST
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 30-min sets at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM
South Coast Botanic Garden, Upper Meadow Biergarten, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
BEAUCOUP BRASS BAND: "THE OBSCURE PERFORMANCE"
6:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Sets at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 & 10:30 PM
The Obscure (Private Club), 1356 Palmetto St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT DOGTOBERFEST
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 30-min sets at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM
South Coast Botanic Garden, Upper Meadow Biergarten, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT DOGTOBERFEST
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | 30-min sets at 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM
South Coast Botanic Garden, Upper Meadow Biergarten, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT DOGTOBERFEST
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
PARTY DR. TOM AT BENNY BOY OKTOBERFEST
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Sets at 1:00 PM & 2:15 PM)
Benny Boy Brewing & Cider House, 1821 Daly Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
PARTY DR. TOM AT BENNY BOY OKTOBERFEST
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Sets at 1:00 PM & 2:15 PM)
Benny Boy Brewing & Cider House, 1821 Daly Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT @ BURBSTOCK
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Call: 5:30 PM, Performance: 6:00–6:45 PM
Valley Village / North Hollywood, CA
Private backyard music festival / pool party.
WEST ADAMS JAZZ FESTIVAL
7:15 PM – 8:15 PM | $100
West Adams, Los Angeles, CA
[26] AZZ-IS :: VENICE REBEL.JAZZ.FEST
Starts at 12:00 PM PDT | Free, Public & Family-Friendly
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
The Five-Year Anniversary celebrating five years of the new, now + next in jazz. Organized by Venice Heritage Foundation.
THE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT AT THE 75TH ANNUAL FIESTA LA BALLONA
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Music Stage, Veterans Memorial Park, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230
PRITESH WALIA & HENRY GODFREY BIG BAND ("JOURNEY TO NOWHERE" ALBUM RELEASE)
Sets at 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM | 21+ Venue
Sam First, 6171 W Century Blvd #180, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Celebrating the release of their new 17-piece big band record "Journey to Nowhere." Tickets range from $16.80 to $39.20.
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LA PHIL: GUSTAVO DUDAMEL & MUSICIANS OF THE LA PHIL
8:00 PM (Upbeat Live Talk with Marc Gaspard Bolin at 7:00 PM)
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Special evening celebrating the LA Phil musicians. Pre-concert Upbeat Live talk hosted by Marc Gaspard Bolin.
KIRK FRANKLIN: MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND SYMPHONY
Show 1: 5-7 PM | Show 2: 8:30-10:30 PM | Los Angeles, CA
Presented by Leon Lacey’s Black Tie Cinematic Symphony. Red-carpet black-tie affair.
RAGTIME DAYS: SUNDAY PROGRAM
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM | Longue Vue, New Orleans
Opera Creole Treemonisha performance, followed by picnic activities and dance performances.
RAGTIME DAYS: SATURDAY PERFORMANCES (FREE)
11:00 AM Onward | New Orleans Jazz Museum (The Mint)
Featuring Tom McDermott (11am), Givonna Joseph’s Opera Creole (2pm), New John Robichaux Society Orchestra, and Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs.
RAGTIME DAYS: FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE & ORCHESTRA
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Dance Quarter, New Orleans
Dance-centered opening with orchestra performance, dancing, and studio space atmosphere.
NEW ORLEANS RAGTIME DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Talk-Demo at The Mint (FREE)
Introduces ragtime as Black social music grounded in rhythm, movement, and shared practice with Marc T. Gaspard Bolin and Walter Nelson.
BEAUPCOUP BRASS TRIO
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | The Prank Bar DTLA (Traditional)
1100 S Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
AZZ-IS VENICE REBEL.JAZZ.FEST
Festival Hours: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Windward Plaza and Venice Pavilion, 1 Windward Ave., Venice, CA 90291
UPBEAT LIVE! FOR E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL IN CONCERT
7:00 PM
BP Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT PALM SPRINGS OKTOBERFEST
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, 401 E. Amado Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT SIERRA NEVADA OKTOBERFEST
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM Nightly | Sep 29–30 & Oct 6–7, 2023
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., 1075 E. 20th St., Chico, CA 95928
DIE SAUERKRAUTS AT BIG BEAR LAKE OKTOBERFEST
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Big Bear Lake Convention Center, 42900 Big Bear Blvd., Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
QUEENS RULE: QUEENIE PIE ORCHESTRAL SUITE
Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington, KY
Premiering the 15-minute Orchestral Suite from Duke Ellington's opera Queenie Pie (arr. Marc T. Gaspard Bolin) with the Lexington Philharmonic and UK Opera Theater.
ANNUAL FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY BRASS DAY
University Theater, Boca Raton, FL
Rehearsals, masterclasses, and side-by-side performances with high school musicians and members of the FAU brass community.