{"id":787029,"date":"2026-05-10T17:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/787029\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:56:17","slug":"l-a-s-massive-free-jazz-festival-is-returning-to-a-baldwin-hills-rooftop-this-summer-alongside-monthly-sunday-jazz-sessions-and-open-jams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/787029\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A.&#8217;s massive free jazz festival is returning to a Baldwin Hills rooftop this summer \u2013 alongside monthly Sunday Jazz sessions and open jams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Unsplash\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lead-with-bubble-template-1620x1080-2026-05-09T140218.204-1024x683.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/author\/calvin-henderson\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778435777_101_50cf2e34646ab11b350beddf35bd4d50310c3e82dee3dda03499635493db4b9e.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tEditor, Secret Los Angeles\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tMay 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/leimert-park-jazz-concerts-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/leimert-park-jazz-concerts-los-angeles\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Leimert\u00a0Park<\/a>\u00a0Jazz Festival<\/strong> is returning to L.A. for its seventh annual <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/find-community-support-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/find-community-support-los-angeles\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">community event <\/a>this summer \u2013 and it\u2019s free to the public! <\/p>\n<p>With nearly 3,000 attendees at last year\u2019s event, the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/jazz-clubs-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/jazz-clubs-los-angeles\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Jazz<\/a> Fest has become a cultural and social event designed to uplift the l<a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/santa-monicanew-international-jazz-festival\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/santa-monicanew-international-jazz-festival\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">ocal music community.<\/a> The event also hosts an art competition and awards college scholarships, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leimertparkjazzfestival.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.leimertparkjazzfestival.org\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">both are still open to applications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though the lineup has yet to be announced, the event is set to take place on Saturday, August 29, at the <strong>Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd<strong>Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza<\/strong>, Rooftop Parking Deck, 3650 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles 90008<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t wait til then, the festival also hosts a Sunday Jazz concert series on the fourth Sunday of each month. According to a press release, it\u2019s\u00a0\u201cdesigned to support emerging artists and community engagement\u201d and \u201ceach concert culminates in an open jam session facilitated by the host band leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doors open for the event at 2:30, with the headlining sets beginning at 3pm. The open jam then begins at 4pm and lasts til 5pm. <\/p>\n<p>The current 2026 Sunday Jazz lineup includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>B Free &amp; Q<\/strong><br \/>May 24<br \/>June 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamael Dean<\/strong><br \/>July 26<br \/>August 23<br \/>September 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Devin Daniels <\/strong><br \/>October 25<br \/>November 22<br \/>December 27<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccdThe World Stage, 4321 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Editor, Secret Los Angeles \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 May 10, 2026 The\u00a0Leimert\u00a0Park\u00a0Jazz Festival is returning to L.A. for its seventh&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":787030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337],"class_list":{"0":"post-787029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116551574435777459","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}