Held every year during the Labor Day weekend, the Angel City Jazz Festival situates itself at the John Anson Ford Amphitheater. This very eclectic jazz festival has featured such exciting jazz artists like Bennie Maupin, the Larry Goldings Trio, Alex Cline and Larry Karush. One of the highlights of this open-air jazz festival has to be the quick turn-around time that occurs onstage, so that the audience never has to wait longer than 15 minutes between jazz acts.
Angel City Jazz Festival
John Anson Ford Amphitheater
2580 Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(No phone number available)
angelcityjazzfestival.com
Located in the Southern California area closest to the San Diego border, the 2010 Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival dedicates itself to the memory of the beloved jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald. Known in jazz circles as featuring a wide variety of jazz artists as divergent as Poncho Sanchez and Brian Auger, this popular jazz festival also includes free jazz events held every year in the surrounding Temecula area. General seating tickets prices are always very reasonable, and V.I.P. tickets are available for a much higher price.
Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival
32720 Rancho California Rd.
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 678-2517
temeculajazzfest.com
The Newport Beach Jazz Party is held every year near beachfront property, a perfect location for any type of festival. This highly acclaimed jazz festival features a wide variety of jazz artists and groups playing music in the more classical jazz tradition. Future iterations of this yearly jazz festival will feature the stunning piano-playing talents of artists such as Shelly Burg and Mike Wofford, along with talented jazz vocalists like Michael Dees and Bill Henderson. Open seating ticket prices for this festival are generally $30.
10th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party
Marriott Newport Beach Hotel
900 Newport Beach Blvd.
Newport Beach CA 92660
(949) 759-5003
newportbeachjazzparty.com