Music groups in Los Angeles.
6 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around South Bay, Culver City, Glendale. All of them are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Choirs, open jams, community bands, ukulele circles and song nights in Los Angeles, each with the day it meets. Choirs and bands tend to run in terms with a weekly rehearsal; jams and circles are drop-in and more forgiving about when you turn up.
Every listing links to the group's own page, which is where you will find out whether you need to audition, bring an instrument, or simply show up and sing.
All 6 music groups in Los Angeles.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Sunday-afternoon traditional Irish session at the Auld Dubliner pub on Pine Ave in downtown Long Beach. Listen or bring an instrument.
Sunday afternoons (4pm) as listed on the pub's calendar · Long Beach · Free · aulddubliner.com →Roughly monthly Sunday-afternoon Beatles sing-along at Brewyard in Glendale, acoustic instruments only, all requests from the Beatles songbook.
Roughly monthly on a Sunday afternoon at Brewyard Glendale; dates on Meetup · Glendale · Free · meetup.com →Women's four-part a cappella chorus rehearsing Monday nights at Immanuel Lutheran in Redondo Beach. All skill levels welcome at rehearsal.
Mondays, time varies · South Bay · Free · meetup.com →Men's barbershop chorus that rehearses Monday nights at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Culver City. Newcomers get mentored into a section; no experience beyond singing in the car required.
Mondays, time varies · Culver City · Free · meetup.com →Sunday-afternoon acoustic jam in Wilderness Park, Redondo Beach: guitars, bass, vocals, horns, anything acoustic. Bring a chair and ten copies of any song you want to lead.
Sundays, 1pm · South Bay · Free · meetup.com →Late Tuesday-night open jam at Ireland's 32, an Irish pub in Van Nuys. House band format, players sign up and sit in.
Tuesdays, 9:30pm · Free · irelands32.com →
Questions people actually ask.
Do I need to audition or read music?
Depends on the group, and its listing says which. Many community choirs are non-auditioned and teach by ear. Open jams assume you can play along to a chord sheet.
Do I need an instrument?
For a jam or a circle, yes, unless their page says they have spares. For a choir, no. Bands usually ask you to bring your own.
Is there a fee?
Choirs and bands often charge a term fee that covers music and a venue. Jams and circles are usually free or a drink. It is in the listing.
Every listing links straight to the club. Know a music group in Los Angeles we don’t? Add it.