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

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Oct 1 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 1 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 1 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 1 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 2 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 2 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Oct 2 Wed 7pm 805 Jazz Jam presents Wayne Shorter Night with John Carter Egizi on trombone, Tom McMorran on keys, Guil Juliao on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, The Twist on Main, Ventura

Oct 2 Wed 7pm Anthony DiChiacchio on guitar with Ventura College Jazz Band’s Wyatt Schmitz-Flores on bass and Heath Bishop on drums, Winchesters, Ventura

Oct 3 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 3 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 3 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Michael Velasquez on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura

Oct 3 Thurs 7pm Everett Kelly on trumpet, Eddie Pimentel on tenor sax, David Shorr on guitar, Adam Hersh on piano, Mauricio Morales on bass and Angelo Spampinato on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 4 Fri 6pn Ashun on guitar, classical, jazz, Ojai Valley Brewing, Ojai

Oct 4 Fri 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 5 Sat 11:55am Ventura College Jazz Band, Multicultural Festival, Plaza Park, Oxnard

Oct 5 Sat 1pm Ruben Estrada on keys, Ruben Martinez on bass, Lorenzo Martinez on congas, Rene Martinez on drums, Channel Islands Courtyard, Ventura Harbor Village, Ventura

Oct 5 Sat 1pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Rick McCarty on keys, Derol Caraco on guitar and Dave Hunt on drums, Wine Closet, Camarillo

Oct 5 Sat 1pm D.on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals and The Melody Joy Bakers - John Egizi on trombone, Jordan Bush on banjo and Eric Klerks on bass, swampy jazz, dirty blues, American roots, R&B, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Oct 5 Sat 1pm Fabulous Hangovers - Renee Myara Cibelli on vocals/ukulele, David Patt on guitar and Santino Tafarella on bass, Old Town Cafe, Camarillo

Oct 5 Sat 2pm Lenny LaCroix on piano, Susan LaCroix on vocals, Bob Couto on trumpet, Bill von Ravensberg on bass and Jerry Redmond on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 5 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 5 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 5 Sat 7:30pm Wyatt Haupt Band, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 5 Sat 8pm Azar Lawrence on sax, Tatiana Tate on trumpet, Robert Turner on keys, Taka Mori on guitar, Gerald Brown on bass, Yayo Morales on drums and Lynne Fiddmont on vocals, $30/$40 VIP presale, $35/$45 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 6 Sun 2:30pm Gold Coast Wind Ensemble, classical, jazz, Westlake High School Theatre, $20, seniors $10, Students $5, Westlake Village

Oct 6 Sun 3:30pm 805 Brass Quintet - Scott Weiss on trumpet, Jim Labertew on trumpet, David Marx on trombone, Brandon Boyd on sax, Milo Miller on sax and Taylor Duchai on tuba, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Oct 6 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 6 Sun 6pm Michael Rivers on drums, Richard Negri on bass and John Boyd on keys, Farmer and The Cook, Ojai

Oct 6 Sun 8pm Razzberry Jam Trio - Jim Wade on tuba, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Scott Weiss on trumpet, Sam's Place, Ojai

Oct 7 Mon 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra - Vocalists-Nancy Osborne and Bill A. Jones with Larry Perpoli- 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, Chris Tune, $15, Palm Garden Hotel, Newbury Park

Oct 8 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 8 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 8 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 8 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 9 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 9 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

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

Oct 9 Wed 7pm Lewis Porter on piano, Doug Webb on sax, Chris Colangelo on bass and Matt Gordy on drums, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 9 Wed 7pm Anthony DiChiacchio on guitar with Ventura College Jazz Band’s Wyatt Schmitz-Flores on bass and Heath Bishop on drums, Winchesters, Ventura

Oct 10 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 10 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 10 Thurs 5:30pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and George Green on drums, Conejo Uncorked - A Wine Festival by The Kiwanis Club of Thousand Oaks, $45, The Gardens at Los Robles Greens, Thousand Oaks

Oct 10 Thurs 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 10 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Michael Velasquez on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura

Oct 10 Thurs 7pm Danny Jonokuchi on trumpet, Christian Wiggs on vocals, Jacob Scesney on sax, Jordan Seigel on piano, Alex Frank on bass and Kevin Van den Elzen on drums, $20/$30 VIP, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 11 Fri 6pm Michael Falcone on keys/vocals, Guil Juliao on bass and Garrett Miller on drums, $10 drink minimum and $5 cover charge, Sunland Vintage Winery, Thousand Oaks

Oct 11 Fri 6pm Jon and John Band, $10, Senior Center, Simi Valley

Oct 11 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 11 Fri 8pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Todd Temanson - Banjo, Bob Peyton- Drums, David Leoncavallo – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Max O'Leary- Trumpet, Stan Middleton - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/Sax/Flute, $15 presale, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 11 Fri 8pm Mood Swing - Gordon Roberts on fiddle, Charletta Erb on fiddle and vocals, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and vocals, Bill Arnold on bass, western swing, honky tonk, vintage jazz, $15, IBEW Local 952, Ventura

Oct 12 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 12 Sat 6:30pm singer Pam Vincent and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins on piano, soul/jazz, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 12 Sat 8pm Groove Legacy - Paulie Cerra on saxlvocals, Tom Scott on sax, Ido Meshulam on trombone, Billy Steinway on keys, Sam Meek on guitar, Travis Carlton on bass and Michael White on drums, $30/$40 VIP, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 12 Sat 10pm D.on Darox & The Melody Joy Bakers, swampy jazz, dirty blues, American roots, R&B, Sans Souci, Ventura

Oct 13 Sun 3pm Betty Bryant on piano/vocals, Richard Simon on bass and Robert Kyle on sax, $35, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai

Oct 13 Sun 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 13 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 13 Sun 7pm Walt Johnson on trumpet and his Frank Sinatra Tribute Band featuring Michael Falcone on vocals, Ira Nepus on trombone, Tom Romero on baritone sax, John Cheas on tenor sax, Michael Preddy on keys, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Michael Velasquez on bass and Richard Weller on drums, $25 plus two drink minimum, Louie's, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Oct 15 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 15 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 15 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 15 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 16 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 16 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Oct 16 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 16 Wed 6pm Donna Butler on vocals, George Friedenthal on keys and Dave Hunt on drums, Café Fiore, Ventura

Oct 16 Wed 6:30pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and George Green on drums, Blue Table, Agoura Hills

Oct 16 Wed 7pm Scott Cooper on piano, Karl Hunter on sax, Guil Juliao on bass and Tyler Hammond- drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 16 Wed 7pm Anthony DiChiacchio on guitar with Ventura College Jazz Band’s Wyatt Schmitz-Flores on bass and Heath Bishop on drums, Winchesters, Ventura

Oct 17 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 17 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Bob Wider on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 17 Thurs 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 17 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Michael Velasquez on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura

Oct 17 Thurs 7pm José Antonio Rodríguez on guitar, Bill Macpherson on guitar, George Friendenthal on keys, Chris Colangelo on bass and Ed Smith on drums, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 18 Fri 7pm Guil Juliao on bass, Elias Vasquez on drums, Tom McMorran on keys, Karl Hunter on sax and Sophie Holt on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 19 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 19 Sat 7:30pm Tropic Starr, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 20 Sun 1pm Lenny LaCroix on piano, Susan LaCroix on vocals, Bob Couto on trumpet, Bill von Ravensberg on bass and Jerry Redmond on drums, members $10, non-members $15, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, House of Dance, Ventura

Oct 20 Sun 3:30pm Ojai Pops Orchestra, classical, jazz, movie and Broadway tunes, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Oct 20 Sun 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 20 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 22 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 22 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 22 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 22 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 23 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Oct 23 Wed 6pm Fabulous Hangovers - Renee Myara Cibelli on vocals/ukulele and David Patt on guitar, Café Fiore, Ventura

Oct 23 Wed 7pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on keys and Danny Young on bass, Ojai Pub, Ojai

Oct 23 Wed 7pm Ken Wild on bass, Tom Rizzo on guitar, Kendall Kay on drums, Tom Luer on sax and Susan Krebs on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 23 Wed 7pm Anthony DiChiacchio on guitar with Ventura College Jazz Band’s Wyatt Schmitz-Flores on bass and Heath Bishop on drums, Winchesters, Ventura

Oct 24 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 24 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Bob Wider on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 24 Thurs 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 24 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Michael Velasquez on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura

Oct 24 Thurs 6pm Westlake High School Vocal Jazz Choir, 7pm Turnstyle vocal jazz group with soprano Kathi Funston, alto Melissa Pontanilla, tenor Martin Schloemer and bass Ken Malouf, $23, Louie's, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Oct 25 Fri 5pm Seniors Of Note, big band, Frankenstein Ball, age 50+, Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 25 Fri 6pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and George Green on drums, Conejo Free Clinic Annual Fundraiser, $125, Los Robles Greens Banquest Room, Thousand Oaks

Oct 25 Fri 8pm Vardan Ovsepian on piano, Joshua Davis on bass, Mark Ferber on drums and Bob Reynolds on sax, $20, The Grape, Ventura

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

Oct 26 Sat 2pm Fred Kaplan on piano, Robert Kyle on sax, Jack O'Roonie on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, boogie woogie blues and Western swing, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 26 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 26 Sat 8pm Flattop Tom Hall on harmonica/vocals and his Jump Cats, swing, blues, rockabilly, sponsored by Simi Valley Jazz Club, $20, Moorpark Events Center, Moorpark

Oct 26 Sat 8pm Doug Webb on sax, Josh Nelson on piano and Charles Ruggiero on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 27 Sun 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 27 Sun 5pm Riverboat Dixie Jazz Band - Ron Ruiz on banjo and vocals, Amy Davis on 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

Oct 27 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with vocalist Jan Nelson, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Oct 29 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 29 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 29 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 29 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 30 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 30 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Oct 30 Wed 6pm Donna Greene on vocals & The Roadhouse Daddies - Greg Loeb on guitar, Jack Lee on keys, Stan Taylor on bass and George Lambert on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 30 Wed 7pm Simon Phillips on drums, Marlon Martinez on bass, Steve Weingart on piano, Jacob Scesney on sax, Will Artope on trumpet and Ryan Dragon on trombone, jazz-rock fusion, $30/$40 VIP, $35/$45 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 30 Wed 7pm Anthony DiChiacchio on guitar with Ventura College Jazz Band’s Wyatt Schmitz-Flores on bass and Heath Bishop on drums, Winchesters, Ventura

Oct 31 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 31 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 31 Thurs 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 31 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Michael Velasquez on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura