Jazz Calendar
Ventura County Jazz calendar of live jazz events in the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Ojai, Oakview, Santa Paula, Fillmore and Piru in Ventura County

CALENDAR​

Oct 1 Fri 5:30pm Ernie Towler on flute/sax/vocals, outdoor patio, Relm Bistro, Camarillo

Oct 1 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 1 Fri 7pm Hot Club of Cowtown with Elana James on fiddle/vocals, Whit Smith on guitar/vocals and Zack Sapunor on bass/vocals, Western swing jazz, presented by TO Arts, $35, Stagecoach Museum, Newbury Park

Oct 2 Sat noon singer Susan LaCroix, Lenny LaCroix on keys and friends, carousel stage, Ventura Harbor, Ventura

Oct 3 Sun 11am Westlake High School Jazz Ensembles, 1pm Phoenyx Big Band, $8 in advance/$10 at the door, proceeds to school instrumental music programs, Conejo Creek Park, Thousand Oaks

Oct 3 Sun 1:30pm The Untouchables Dixieland Jazz Band, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Oct 3 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 5 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Oct 6 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, Bruce Lett on bass and David Patt on guitar, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 7 Thurs 7pm Ranky Tanky - vocalist Quiana Parker, Charlton Singleton on trumpet, Kevin Hamilton on bass and Quentin Baxter on drums, jazzy bluesy Gullah culture music, Presented by TO Arts, $35, festival lawn seating, discount code VMF21 gets you $35 ticket for $20 courtesy of Ventura Music Festival, Stagecoach Museum, Newbury Park

​Oct 7 Thurs 7pm Bob Sheppard on sax, Steve Cotter on guitar, Santino Tafarella on bass and Davey Miller on drums, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Oct 8 Fri 6pm Tyler Hammond on drums, Keylin Walters on guitar and Enrique Duarte on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 8 Fri 6pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 8 Fri 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax and Tilford Jackson on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 8 Fri 7pm Mahesh Balasooriya on keys, Javier Vergara on sax, Ian Solomon on bass, Dean Thomas on drums with guest vocalist Allen Sovoy, donations accepted, Greater Goods, Ojai

Oct 9 Sat noon singer Susan LaCroix, Lenny LaCroix on keys, Terry Landry on sax, Bob Couto on trumpet, Bill Von Ravensberg on bass and Jerry Redmond on drums, carousel stage, Ventura Harbor, Ventura

Oct 9 Sat 2pm Ira Nepus on trombone, Mitch Forman on keys, Ric Fierrabracci on bass and Davey Miller on drums, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Oct 9 Sat 6pm singer Toni Janotta, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Pierano's, Ventura

Oct 9 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 9 Sat 7pm Tom Buckner on sax, Sean Riddle on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 10 Sun 3pm jazz jam, 4:30pm The Aristicats Quintet - Lorrell Cooper on trombone/bass trumpet/vocals/band leader, Lenny LeCroix on keys, Sam Glenn on sax/flute/clarinet, Jerry Case on guitar, Danny Young on bass and Don Hooker on drums, presented by Simi Valley Jazz Club, center court, Town Center, Simi Valley

Oct 10 Sun 3:30pm Ojai Pops Orchestra, classical, jazz, pop, show tunes, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Oct 10 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 10 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax and Percy Datcher on percussion and singer Shea Chamber, smooth jazz, R&B, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura

Oct 12 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Oct 12 Tues 6:30pm Studio C Band - Band Leader, Larry Cossid- Flute and Saxes John C. Webb- Saxes Bill Barrett- Trumpet Joseph Alex Reyes- Trombone Tom Hackney- Keys Dave Brooks- Drums Brad Strickland- Guitar Vance Beach- Bass and vocalist Sophie Holt, Danny's Deli, Ventura

Oct 12 Tues 7pm jazz jam, Hans Ottsen on guitar, Randy Tico on bass and Tyler Hammond on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 13 Wed 6pm Brandon Ragan on sax, jazz, R&B, The Collection, Oxnard

Oct 13 Wed 7pm Sean Riddle on bass, Evan Montgomery on guitar, Drue Chermak on trumpet and Josh Jones on drums, The Grape, Ventura​Oct 14 Thurs 6:30pm Steve Cotter on guitar, Doug Webb on sax, Sezin Ahmet Terkmenoglu on bass, Davey Miller on drums, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Oct 14 Thurs 7pm Hans Ottsen on guitar, Santino Tafarella on bass and Mario Calire on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 15 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 15 Fri 7pm Brad Rabuchin on guitar, Tom Buckner on sax, Bruce Lett on bass and Jon Nathan on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 15 Fri 7pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on keys and Tom Etchart on bass, The Vine, Ojai​
Oct 15 Fri 7:30pm Spyro Gyra, The band combines jazz, R&B, funk and pop. They have 31 albums, 5,000 live performances and 12 Grammy nominations. $60, click here for tickets or call box office at 805-449-2787, Scherr Forum Theatre, B of A Performing Arts Center, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks

Oct 16 Sat 2pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Diamono Andreo - Drums/Washboard, David Leoncavallo – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak - Trumpet, Stan Middleton - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/ Sax/ Flute and Todd Temanson - Banjo, $10, Limoneira Ranch Pumpkin Patch, Santa Paula

Oct 16 Sat 4pm Lindero Canyon Middle School Jazz "A" Band, Civic Center, Westlake Village

Oct 16 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 16 Sat 8pm Doug Webb on sax, David Binney on sax, Ethan Moffitt on bass and Abe Lagrimas Jr. on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 17 Sun 9am Chris Banta Trio - Chris Banta on keys/bass, Jim Henken on guitar and George Green on drums, Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair, Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks

Oct 17 Sun noon The Art Farmers with Brad Strickland on guitar, Greg Gohde on bass, Marcus Moore on drums, benefit for Planned Parenthood, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura

Oct 17 Sun 1pm jazz jammers bring your instruments, 2:30pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Diamono Andreo - Drums/Washboard, David Leoncavallo – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak - Trumpet, Stan Middleton - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/ Sax/ Flute and Todd Temanson - Banjo, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, members $10, non-members $15, House of Dance, Ventura

Oct 17 Sun 1:40pm Harry Selvin Big Band Orchestra, Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair, Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks

Oct 17 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 17 Sun 4pm singer Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins on guitar, Tom Etchart on bass, El Rey Cantina, Camarillo

Oct 18 Mon 7pm Swing Shift Orchestra - Trumpets - Jack Perr, Randy Jones, Mike Rotman, Don Isley Trombones - Joseph Alex Reyes, Emma Halseth, Bill Klope, Kenton Luck Saxes - Jim Calire, Bob Hackett, Tom Romero, Richard Petrarca, Randy Caplan John C. Webb on keys, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Jeff Falkner on bass and Dave Renick on drums, rehearsal open to the public, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 19 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Oct 19 Tues 7pm jazz jam, Hans Ottsen on guitar,Tom Etchart on bass and Tyler Hammond on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 20 Wed 5pm Fred Kaplan on piano, jazz and blues, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 20 Wed 6pm singer Donna Butler and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 21 Thurs 11:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 21 Thurs 5pm Fred Kaplan on piano, jazz and blues, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 21 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Oct 22 Fri 5:15pm The Phoenyx Big Band – Vocalist Michael Falcone, Alto sax- Larry Cossid, Alto sax- Paul Browne, Tenor sax- Bob Hackett, Tenor Sax- Tom Romero, Baritone sax- Derek Povah, Trombone- Joseph Alex Reyes, Trombone- Stephen Hughes, Trumpet section Lead- Michael Dabach, Lead Trumpeter- Walt Johnson, Trumpet- Michael Gerber, Trumpet- Scotti Spencer, Keys- Thomas Hackney, Bass- Michael Velasquez, Drums- Larry Perpoli, Guitar- Santino Gutierrez, The Local Table, Newbury Park

Oct 22 Fri 7pm Nick Mancini on vibes, Bruce Lett on bass and Abe Lagrimas Jr. on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 22 Fri 7pm Dan Zimmerman on guitar, Jim Connolly on bass and Luis Munoz on drums, $20 in-person, $10 streaming, Ojai Underground Exchange, Ojai

Oct 22 Fri 7pm Fred Kaplan on piano and Robert Kyle on sax, blues, jazz, $20, Namba, Ventura

Oct 22 Fri 7:30pm The Fabulous Hangovers with singer Renee Myara Cibelli, David Patt on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 23 Sat 6:30pm Michael Falcone on piano/vocals, Danny Young on bass and Landon Young on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 23 Sat 7:30pm John & John Band, $10, Goebel Senior Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 23 Sat 8pm Danny Carey on drums, Doug Webb on sax, Mitch Forman on keys, Jamie Kime on guitar and Jimmy Earl on bass, $25, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 24 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 24 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with singer Jan Nelsen, Diz Mullins – Band Leader, Trumpets - Jack Perr, Randy Jones, Mike Rotman, Don Isley Trombones - Joseph Alex Reyes, Emma Halseth, Bill Klope, Kenton Luck Saxes - Jim Calire, Bob Hackett, Tom Romero, Richard Petrarca, Randy Caplan John C. Webb on keys, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Jeff Falkner on bass and Dave Renick on drums, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Oct 26 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Oct 26 Tues 6:30pm Studio C Band - Band Leader, Larry Cossid- Flute and Saxes John C. Webb- Saxes Bill Barrett- Trumpet Joseph Alex Reyes- Trombone Tom Hackney- Keys Dave Brooks- Drums Brad Strickland- Guitar Vance Beach- Bass and vocalist Sophie Holt, Danny's Deli, Ventura

Oct 26 Tues 7pm jazz jam, Hans Ottsen on guitar, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 27 Wed 6pm singer Bernie Meisinger, Tom Collins on guitar and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 28 Thurs 11:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 28 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Oct 28 Thurs 7pm Brad Rabuchen on guitar and friends, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 29 Fri 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax and Tilford Jackson on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 29 Fri 7pm Colen & Co. - singer Colen Riffo, Koji Ono on keys, Daniel Weinstein on trombone, violin, viola, coronet, Danny Young on bass and Dave Hunt on drums The Grape, Ventura

Oct 30 Sat 6:30pm singer Pam Vincent and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins on piano, soul/jazz, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 30 Sat 7pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Diamono Andreo - Drums/Washboard, David Leoncavallo – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak - Trumpet, Ira Nepus - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/ Sax/ Flute and Todd Temanson - Banjo, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 31 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 31 Sun 7pm Tony Ybarra on guitar and friends, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 1 Mon 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra - Vocalists-Nancy Osborne and Bill A. Jones with Dave Williams - Drums, Tino Cardona - Bass, George Cole - Guitar, Bob Selvin - piano, Saxes-Patrick Ingram, Margaret Joyce, Sam Glenn, Tom Romero, Gabe Katell, Trumpets-Dick Lowe, Mike Rotman, Rob Sack, Jack Perr, Trombones-Bob Goodwin, Clay McCarter, Jim Baldree, $10, Palm Garden Hotel, Newbury Park

Nov 3 Wed 6pm Rob Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 4 Thurs 11:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 5 Fri 6pm singer Elena Gilliam, George Gilliam on guitar, Bruce Webb on bass and Ben Scholz on drums, $39.95 includes dinner and show, Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, Ventura

Nov 6 Sat 2pm singer Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Nov 6 Sat 7pm singer Meloney Collins, Mark Gasbarro on keys, Bruce Lett on bass and Jimmy Carnelli on drums, Copa Cubana, Ventura
Nov 7 Sun 2pm Conejo Valley Community Concert and Jazz Bands, directed by Bob Hackett, Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura Hills

Nov 7 Sun 1:30pm 805 Brass Band, classical, tango, ragtime, jazz and Los Padres Sound Horn Quartet, classical, pop, jazz, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Nov 7 Sun 6:30pm Michael Paulo on sax, Peter White on guitar, vocalist Kiki Ebsen Gregg Karukas on keys, Lenny Castro on percussion, Land Richards on drums, Nate Philipps on bass and Fred Schreuders on guitar, fundraiser for Ascension Lutheran School, $45-$250, Ascension Lutheran Church , Thousand Oaks

Nov 10 Wed 6pm Tom Collins on guitar and Kent Rollins on keys, Topa Topa Brewing Company, Ojai

Nov 13 Sat 6:30pm singer Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Nov 13 Sat 6:30pm Phoenyx Big Band - Vocals- Eliya Frantz, Alto sax- Larry Cossid, Alto sax- Paul Browne, Tenor sax- Bob Hackett, Tenor Sax- Tom Romero, Baritone sax- Derek Povah, Trombone- Joseph Alex Reyes, Trombone- Stephen Hughes, Trumpet section Lead- Michael Dabach, Lead Trumpeter- Walt Johnson, Trumpet- Michael Gerber, Trumpet- Scotti Spencer, Keys- Thomas Hackney, Bass- Michael Velasquez, Drums- Larry Perpoli, Guitar- Santino Gutierrez, The Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Nov 17 Wed 6pm Rob Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo
Nov 19 Fri 9pm Postmodern Jukebox, Fred Kavli Theatre, $47-$107, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks

Nov 20 Sun noon Luis Munoz on percussion and friends, $15, Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, Ventura