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​

Dec 1 Wed 6pm Kent Rollins on keys and Tom Collins on guitar, Topa Topa Brewing, Ojai

Dec 1 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 1 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, Koji Ono on piano, Danny Young on bass and Steve Pemberton on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Dec 1 Wed 7pm Pat Kelley on guitar, John Leftwich on bass and Steve Hass on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 2 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 2 Thurs 6:30pm Gregg Karukas on organ, David Binney on sax, Steve Cotter on guitar and Davey Miller on drums, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Dec 2 Thurs 7pm David Gorospe on piano, Hans Ottsen on guitar, Sean Riddle on bass and Greg Weiser on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Fri 6:30pm Michael Falcone on piano/vocals and Landon Young on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 3 Fri 7pm Jennifer Leitham on bass, Andy Langham on piano and Abe Lagrimas Jr. on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 4 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Luis "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 4 Sat 8pm Jay Smith on piano and keys, Paul Perez on sax, Justin Kirk on trombone, Fernando Montoya on bass and Cesareo Garasa on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 4 Sat 7:30pm John and John Band, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

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

Dec 6 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

Dec 7 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 8 Wed 7pm Javier Vergara on sax, Bevan Manson on keys, Randy Tico on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 9 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 9 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Dec 9 Thurs 9pm Lao Tizer on keys and friends, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 10 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 10 Fri 7pm Luis Munoz on drums and melodica, Daniel Zimmerman on guitar and Randy Tico on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 11 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 11 Sat 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax and Tilford Jackson on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 11 Sat 7pm Hans Ottsen on guitar, Holiday showcase with jazz, blues, reggae, America musicians, $20, Namba, Ventura

Dec 11 Sat 8pm Damien Escobar on violin and friends, hip-hop jazz, $8/$58/$78, 20% discount code VMF, Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center, Oxnard

Dec 12 Sun 1pm jazz jam, 3:15pm Studio C Band - Band Leader, Larry Cossid- Flute and Saxes John Webb- Saxes Bill Barrett- Trumpet Joseph Alex Reyes- Trombone Tom Hackney- Keys Dave Brooks- Drums Brad Strickland-Guitar Vance Beach- Bass and vocals by Sophie Holt, $10 members, $15 visitors, presented by Simi Valley Jazz Club, Studio 99, Town Center, Simi Valley

Dec 12 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax, Percy Datcher on percussion and singer Shea Chambers, smooth jazz, R&B, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura

Dec 12 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 14 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 16 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 16 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Dec 16 Thurs 7pm Molly Miller on guitar and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 17 Fri 7pm CHOMSKYJazz - Mahesh Balasooriya on keys, Javier Vergara on sax, Ian Solomon on bass, Dean Thomas on drums and singer Allen Sovory, Mahesh has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Wayne Shorter, Stanley Clarke and is Grammy nominated. Javier has performed with Pancho Sanchez, Hugh Masekela and Les McCann. Dean has performed with Kamasai Washington, Zane Musa and Austin Peralta. Ian has performed with Pierre Boulez, Postmodern Jukebox and Marvin “Smitty” Smith. Allen has toured with Lenny Kravitz and Sheryl Crow. $20, For tickets call 805-628-9250 or click here, Namba, 47 S. Oak St., Ventura

Dec 17 Fri 7pm Kent Rollins on keys, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Vine, Ojai

Dec 17 Fri 8pm Doug Webb on sax, Danny Carey on drums, Jimmy Earl on bass and Mitch Forman on keys, $25-$40, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 18 Sat noon singer Toni Jannotta, Hans Ottsen on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, El Rey Cantina, Camarillo

Dec 18 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, The Grape, Ventura
Dec 18 Sat 6:30pm singer Pam Vincent and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins on piano, soul/jazz, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 18 Sat 6:30pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 18 Sat 7pm Equinox Ensemble, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 18 Sat 7:30pm Dick Parent Trio, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 19 Sun 1pm jazz jammers bring your instruments, 2:30pm band tbd, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, members $10, non-members $15, House of Dance, Ventura

Dec 19 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 19 Sun 8pm Jose Feliciano on guitar/vocals and friends, $38, $48, $68, $78, Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard

Dec 20 Mon 7pm Ralph Mathis Band, $10, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

Dec 21 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 22 Wed 7pm Bevan Manson on piano, singer Tierney Sutton, Luca Alemanno on bass and Bernie Dresel on drums, $10-$20, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 23 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 23 Thurs 6:30pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Grapes and Hops, Ventura

Dec 23 Thurs 7pm The Barrelhouse Wailers - Karen Parkhouse – Vocals, Diamono Andreo – Drums/Washboard, Sean Riddle – Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak - Trumpet, Stan Middleton - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/ Sax/ Flute, Todd Temanson - Banjo, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 26 Sun 4pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 26 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Dec 28 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

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

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

Dec 31 Fri 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra $150 includes dinner buffet, Palm Garden Hotel, Newbury Park

Dec 31 Fri 9:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo