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​​​

Nov 1 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Nov 1 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Nov 1 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 2 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, Jim Fox on guitar and Bruce Lett on bass, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Nov 2 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 2 Wed 6pm Richard Weiss on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 2 Wed 8pm Bob Sheppard on sax, Doug Webb on sax, Mike Gurrola on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 3 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 3 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Eddie Layman on drums and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 3 Thurs 5:30pm Brandon Ragan on sax, jazz, R&B, Winchesters, Ventura

Nov 3 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums, Bruce Lett on bass and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Nov 3 Thurs 8pm Doug Webb on sax, Danny Carey on drums, Jamie Kime on guitar, Jimmy Earl on bass and Mitch Forman on keys, $20-$30, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 4 Fri 7pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and Korey Mall on drums, Pizza Cookery, Thousand Oaks

Nov 4 Fri 7pm Whole Hog - Corey Highberg on bass, Seth Oster on guitar, Charletta Erb on violin, Keith Frankel on banjo, bluegrass, Irish, jazz, swing, Winchester Grill, Ventura

Nov 4 Fri 8pm Paul McCallum on guitar, Koji Ono on keys, Tom Buckner on sax, Ira Nepus on trombone, Danny Jonokuchi on trumpet/vocals, Danny Young on bass and Kendall Kay on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 4 Fri 9pm Toni Pulizzi on guitar, Edwin Livingston on bass and Rob Miller on drums, jazz, funk, fusion, $20-$25, BL Dancehall, Agoura Hills

Nov 5 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 5 Sat 2pm Air National Guard Band Of The West Coast, Oceanview Pavilion, Port Hueneme

Nov 5 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 5 Sat 6:30pm Michael Falcone on piano/vocals and friends, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 5 Sat 7pm Fred Kaplan on keys, Tom Etchart on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, blues, jazz, Decker Kitchen, Thousand Oaks

Nov 5 Sat 7:30pm John & John Band, $10, Goebel Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 5 Sat 8pm Gregg Karukas on organ, Ricardo Silveira on guitar, Louis Conte on percussion and Kevin Winard on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 6 Sun 12:30pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar, Coco Roussel on percussion and singer Pat Russell, Mrs. Olson’s, Oxnard

Nov 6 Sun 3:30pm Larktown - vocalist Lark Cobb, Todd Temanson on guitar, Allen Mezquida on sax, Colin Richardson on sax, Drue Chermak on trumpet, Chuck Delgado on bass, Monte Montgomery on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Nov 6 Sun 4pm Conejo Valley Community Concert And Jazz Bands, Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura Hills

Nov 6 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 7 Mon 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra - Vocalists-Nancy Osborne and Bill A. Jones with Al Velasquez Jr. - Drums, Mike Velasquez - Bass, George Cole - Guitar, Bob Selvin - piano, Saxes-Patrick Ingram, Margaret Joyce, Sam Glenn, Tom Romero, Gabe Katell, Trumpets-Mel Bator, Mike Rotman, Rob Sack, Jack Perr, Trombones-Bob Goodwin, Clay McCarter, Don Casebolt, Lorrell Cooper, $10, Palm Garden Hotel, Newbury Park

Nov 7 Mon 7pm Tropic Starr, $10, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

Nov 8 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Nov 8 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Nov 8 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 9 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 9 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 9 Wed 6pm Leigh Demarche Vance on vocals, Gordon Jenewein on keys, Dave Hunt on drums, Dan Patterson on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Nov 9 Wed 7pm Ben Scholz on drums, Lance Conrad on guitar and Peter Gemus on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 10 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 10 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 10 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums, Gregg Karukas on organ and Thom Rotella on guitar, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Nov 10 Thurs 7pm Doug MacDonald on guitar, Danny Young on bass and Rod Harbour on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 10 Thurs 7pm Michael Falcone on vocals with Walt Johnson on trumpet, John Cheas on sax, Mike Preddy on keys, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and friends, Sinatra Tribute Dinner Concert, $10 Cover Charge per person -All dining room seating requires the purchase of 1 entree from dinner menu per person -Bar and cocktail seating requires 2 drink minimum, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 11 Fri 7pm singer Jose Valdez, Ruben Estrada on keys, John C. Webb on sax/flute, Ruben Martinez on bass, Lorenzo Martinez on congas and Rene Martinez on drums, The Shores, Oxnard

Nov 12 Sat 2pm Lenny LaCroix on keys, Susan LaCroix on vocals and friends, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 12 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 12 Sat 6pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and Korey Mall on drums, Julio's Agave Grill, Westlake Village

Nov 12 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 12 Sat 6:30pm Fred Kaplan on keys, Tom Etchart on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, blues, jazz, Decker Kitchen, Thousand Oaks

Nov 12 Sat 7pm Whole Hog - Corey Highberg on bass, Seth Oster on guitar, Charletta Erb on violin, Keith Frankel on banjo, bluegrass, Irish, jazz, swing, $20, Namba, Ventura

Nov 12 Sat 7:30pm Ralph Mathis Band, $10, Leisure Village, Camarillo

Nov 12 Sat 8pm Yay Yennings on trumpet, Lyman Medeiros on bass and Jose Pérez on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 13 Sun 1pm jazz jam musicians welcome, 3pm Night Blooming Jazzmen - Les Deutsch on cornet, Jim Richardson on sax, Phil Andreen on trombone, Mike Olson - on banjo, Andrew Barrett on piano, Mike Earls on bass, Nick Scarmack on drums and Carol Andreen on vocals, $10 members, $15 visitors, presented by Simi Valley Jazz Club, Studio 99, Town Center, Simi Valley

Nov 13 Sun 3pm singer Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins on guitar and Monte Montgomery on bass, Ojai Valley Brewery, Ojai

Nov 13 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax, Percy Datcher on percussion and singer Shea Chambers, smooth jazz, R&B, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura

Nov 13 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 15 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Nov 15 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Nov 15 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 16 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 16 Wed 6pm Richard Weiss on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 16 Wed 7pm Skip Spiro's 10 Piece Jazz Blues Project - Mike Nelson on alto sax, Sam Morgan on tenor sax, Chuck Erdahl on baritone sax, Curt Sletten on trumpet, Landon Grigsby on trumpet, Skip Spiro on trumpet, Derek Pyle on trombone, Rocky Davis on piano, Bill Bodine on bass and Karo Galadjian on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 17 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 17 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 17 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Nov 17 Thurs 7pm Danny Janklow on sax, Javier Santiago on Hammond B3 organ and Jonathan Pinson on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 18 Fri 6pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 18 Fri 8pm Gonzalo Grau on keys, Manolo Mairena on vocals, LaNesha Latimer Cuevas on vocals, Panagiotis Andreou on bass, Fausto Cuevas on timbal, GianCarlo Anderson on congas, Stanley Randolph on drums, Arturo Solar on trumpet, Chris Gray on trumpet, Pat Loomis on sax, Peter Ortega on sax, $15 general admission, $20 VIP, $20/$25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 19 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 19 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 19 Sat 6pm Whole Hog - Corey Hugh Highberg on bass, Seth Oster on guitar, Charletta Erb on violin, Keith Frankel on banjo, bluegrass, Irish, jazz, swing, Angry Ferret Brewing Company, Moorpark

Nov 19 Sat 6:30pm singer Pam Vincent and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins on piano, soul/jazz, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 19 Sat 7:30pm Wyatt Haupt Band, $10, Goebel Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 19 Sat 8pm Don Randi on keys and friends, $10 The Grape, Ventura

Nov 20 Sun 12:30pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar, Coco Roussel on percussion and singer Pat Russell, Mrs. Olson’s, Oxnard

Nov 20 Sun 1pm Phoenyx Big Band, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, members $10, non-members $15, House of Dance, Ventura

Nov 20 Sun 4pm Tom Collins on guitar and Kent Rollins on keys, Feros Ferio Winery Tasting Room, Ojai

Nov 20 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 22 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Nov 22 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Nov 22 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 23 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 23 Wed 6pm Donna Butler on vocals, Tom Etchart on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Nov 23 Wed 7pm Phoenyx Big Band with vocalists Eliya Frantz and Michael Falcone, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 24 Thurs 1pm Warren Takahashi on guitar and vocals, jazz standards, light rock, folk, oldies, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 25 Fri 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 25 Fri 7pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on keys and Tom Etchart on bass, The Vine, Ojai

Nov 25 Fri 8pm Tony Ybarra on guitar, Scott Wolf on guitar, Elias Vasquez on percussion, Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Marisa Pasquini on vocals, Wendy Castellanos - flamenco dancer and Marcela Aguayo - flamenco dancer, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 25 Fri 8pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Nov 26 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 26 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 26 Sat 7:30pm John and John Band, $10, Leisure Village, Camarillo

Nov 26 Sat 8pm Chuck Findley on trumpet, Doug Webb on sax, Will Blades on Hammond B3 organ and Charles Ruggiero on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 27 Sun 11:30am Teresa Russell on guitar, singer Pat Russell and friends, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard

Nov 27 Sun 5:30pm Riverboat Dixie Jazz Band - Ron Ruiz on banjo and vocals, Joan Adler on keys, Sam Glenn on clarinet, Scott Yawger on trumpet, Ed Hirsch on trombone, Stephen Nutt on tuba and Jim Flynn on drums, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 29 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Nov 29 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Nov 29 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 30 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 30 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 30 Wed 6pm David Patt on guitar and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Nov 30 Wed 7pm Doug Webb on sax, Mitch Forman on keys, Mike Gurrola on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums, A Tribute to Stan Getz, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 1 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 1 Thurs 7pm SicNarf - Alto Sax: Tomo Downs, Tenor Sax: Eddie Pimentel, Steven Griggs, Baritone Sax: Xale Slusser, Trumpet: Everett Kelly (band leader), Austin Drake, Aric Kline, French Horn: Tommy Militello, Andy Arensman, Trombone: Abdullah Ebrahim, Bass Trombone: Charles Brunson, Tuba: Stephen Nutt, Guitar: David Shorr, Bass: Andy Hill, Piano: Adam Hersh and Drums: Tyler Hammond, 16-piece experimental jazz fusion band, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 2 Fri 7pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Winchesters, Ventura

Dec 2 Fri 8pm first set - The Barrelhouse Wailers - Karen Parkhouse – Vocals, Diamono Andreo – Drums/Washboard, David Leoncavallo – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak – Trumpet, Stan Middleton – Trombone/Vocals, John C. Webb – Clarinet/Sax/Flute/Vocals, Todd Temanson – Banjo, second set - Dr. Madd Vibe and The Missing Links - Angelo Moore - Hammond B3 organ, Saxophone, Theremin, Vocals, Sonia Harley - Vocals and Tambourine, Princess Frank - Drums and Vocals, Skabone Stan - Trombone, Danny K - Trumpet, Ben Kishaba - Guitar, Hasma Angeleno - Bass, $20/$25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Dec 3 Sat 7pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and Korey Mall on drums, Pizza Cookery, Thousand Oaks

Dec 3 Sat 7:30pm Moorpark College Jazz Ensembles, $10/$15, Performing Arts Center, Moorpark

Dec 3 Sat 8pm Doug Webb on sax Mitch Forman on keys, Jamie Kime on guitar, Jimmy Earl on bass and Andy Sanesi on drums, $20/$30, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 4 Sun 12:30pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar, Coco Roussel on percussion and singer Pat Russell, Mrs. Olson’s, Oxnard

Dec 4 Sun 1pm jazz jam musicians welcome, 2:30pm The Untouchables - Sam Hobel on piano, Scott Weiss on trumpet, Dan Willard on sax, Jim Wade on tuba, John Egizi on trombone, Ed Siple on banjo, Kurt Nicewander on drums, Ralph Whitney on washboard and singer Lark Cobb presented by West Coast Traditional Jass Club, Piper Winery, Ventura

Dec 4 Sun 5pm Teka Penteriche on guitar/vocals, Robert Kyle on sax/flute/percussion and Alyse Korn on keys, $25, Logan House, Beatrice Wood Center For The Arts, Ojai

Dec 4 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 4 Sun 7pm Camarillo Community Band, under the direction of Corey Nordal, Community Center Auditorium, Camarillo