Ethan Lavenstein is a musician, teacher, and composer based in the LA/OC area. At the age of 10, he started playing the trumpet in his school's band class. A versatile […]

The Los Angeles Jazz Society is honored to join the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in presenting the 2025 L.A. Jazz Treasure Award to Roy McCurdy  -  Jazz […]

Mateo Arce is a Los Angeles native, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and current student at Hamilton High School's academy of music and performing arts program. He has been a member […]

Luke Henry Davis is a sophomore jazz drummer, composer, and arranger at California State University Northridge pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Luke began studying jazz drumming […]

Miri Izenberg is a trumpet player and vocalist based in Southern California. She is a rising senior at the Orange County School of the Arts, where she is a member […]

Bill Green Mentorship Program 2026 Auditions for the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s annual Bill Green Mentorship Program are today for those whose applications were accepted.  Talented young musicians – ages […]

Jazz in Schools, initiated by the Los Angeles Jazz Society in 1988, offers free, age-appropriate jazz performances to LAUSD elementary schools during February, Black History Month. The program introduces young […]

Please  join us for this 'graduation' concert with over 30 jazz students who will have completed the 2026 Bill Green Mentorship Program. 11:30am Check-in / 12 p.m. Brunch & Jazz […]