8pm JazzGuitarist Russell Malone has long been...

8pm Jazz

Guitarist Russell Malone has long been considered a major jazz talent, and was a vital component of Diana Krall’s trio for several years. Some say he can do just about anything he wants with the guitar and do it with superb craftsmanship and a whimsical sense of humor, but he’s yet to establish himself as a prominent solo recording artist. Now at center stage, Malone, with pianist Martin Bejerano, bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer E.J. Strickland, does two shows per night through Sunday at the Jazz Bakery.

Russell Malone, Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City, 8 and 9:30 p.m. Also nightly through Sunday, 8 and 9:30 p.m. $25. (310) 271-9039.

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8pm Pop Music

Mikel Erentxun’s old band, Duncan Dhu, had a taste for the American rock of Elvis and the Everly Brothers, but in his solo work the Spanish singer leans toward London, with the Smiths and Morrissey exerting a strong presence on his alt-Latin-rock.

Mikel Erentxun, JC Fandango, 1086 N. State College Blvd., Anaheim, 8 p.m. $20. (714) 758-1057. Also Sunday at the El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 8 p.m. $20. (323) 936-4790.

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8pm Theater

Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams on “ER”) reprises her Obie Award-winning role in Oliver Goldstick’s musical “Dinah Was.” Freeman stars as “Queen of the Blues” Dinah Washington in the L.A. Theatre Works live radio theater production, which also includes members of the original off-Broadway cast.

“Dinah Was,” L.A. Theatre Works at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A., 8 p.m. Also Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 4 and 7:30 p.m. $10 to $42. (310) 827-0889.

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9:30pm Theater

Carmen Electra and other celebrity guests will headline in “Pussycat Dolls Live,” Robin Antin’s musical extravaganza about the sexy, rock ‘n’ roll Pussycat Dolls dancers, who got their start at Johnny Depp’s Viper Room in 1995 and became an L.A. underground favorite. Kristin Hanggi, who helmed the award-winning production of “bare” and the L.A. premiere of Terrence McNally’s “Corpus Christi,” is directing the show.

“Pussycat Dolls Live,” Roxy, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 9:30 p.m. Regular schedule: Thursdays, 9:30 p.m. Ends May 30. $20 to $35. (310) 278-9457, (213) 365-3500.

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all day Art

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art showcases recent photographs added to the museum’s collection in “New Acquisitions/New Work/New Directions 3: Contemporary Selections,” opening today. The exhibition focuses on living artists and their different approaches to the medium--both traditional and digital, black-and-white and color, and includes works by Ed Burtynsky, Peter Garfield, Roger Ballen and Robert ParkeHarrison, among others. The show also offers a rare look at contemporary German photographers Andreas Gursky, Hanno Otten, Gerhard Richter and Thomas Struth.

“New Acquisitions/New Work/New Directions 3: Contemporary Selections,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Fridays, noon-9 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; closed Wednesdays. Ends Aug. 18. Adults, $7; students and seniors, $5; children, $1; children 5 and under free. (323) 857-6000.