Jazz Is Dead ft. Kassa Overall at Moroccan Lounge

ARTDONTSLEEP presents Jazz Is Dead featuring Kassa Overall at the Moroccan Lounge on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. It is a small-room jazz night in downtown LA, and a good pick if you are sorting through live music in Los Angeles for the first week of December.

When: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 6:30 PM listed start Where: The Moroccan Lounge, 901 E 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tickets: Through Ticketmaster (price not listed in our source)

What to expect

Kassa Overall is a drummer, producer and rapper who has spent the last several years blurring the line between jazz and hip-hop. His records pull in beats, samples and spoken verses alongside live improvisation, so a show can swing from a straight jazz groove to something closer to a rap set within one song. The setlist and any guests are not published, so treat that as the likely shape of the night, not a promise.

The Jazz Is Dead series is built around the idea that jazz is alive in the hands of working musicians, and the billing here puts Overall front and center. Ticketmaster classifies the event as jazz, which fits a night aimed at listening rather than a loud club crowd.

The Moroccan Lounge is a standing-room club with a low stage and a close view from most spots in the room. That works well for a drummer-led act, where watching the hands and the interplay with the band is half the fun. Among LA concerts at this size, it is one of the more intimate settings you will find.

Getting there

The venue is on East 1st Street at the edge of the Arts District and Little Tokyo. Street parking on show nights can be tight, and nearby paid lots fill up, so a rideshare drop-off is the easy route. The Metro A Line stop at Little Tokyo/Arts District is a short walk away.

The time on a Moroccan Lounge ticket is usually when doors open, with music starting a little after. Check the ticket page the day of the show for the final schedule. If you are building a week of things to do in Los Angeles, this slots in easily as a weeknight outing with an early start, and you can browse more nights on the concerts page or the downtown LA guide.