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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

CALENDAR

Dec 4 Fri 6pm John Bardi on guitar, Jason Brock on guitar, Michael Swingler on bass, Lance Charles on drums and Doug Chandler on percussion, WAV, Ventura

Dec 6 Sun 7pm Robert Kyle on sax and Alyse Korn on piano, $10, live streaming at nambaarts.com, Namba, Ventura

PHOTO SERIES

A different photo from my archives of jazz musicians performing in Ventura County will be posted until music venues are opened. Please excuse my less than professional pictures taken on a cell phone camera as I tried to capture the spirit and emotion of the gig. Click on the link for a larger view of the photo. 

Jonathan Dane on trumpet with Bruce Forman on guitar, Bruce Lett on bass and Ron Stout on trumpet at The Grape Concert Series at Hong Kong Inn in Ventura in March 2019.

Jonathan has performed/recorded with Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Cab Calloway, Billy May, Bill Cunliffe, Kim Richmond, Bill Holman, Bill Watrous, Jack Sheldon, Alan Pasque, Scott Whitfield, Aaron Serfaty, Chris Colangelo, Jason Harnell, Stan Kenton Reunion Band, Dean Mora Band and many others. He was a featured soloist on Bill Holman’s Grammy award nominated CD “Homage”. His sixth recording with Luis Munoz titled "The Dead Man" was named "BEST CD OF THE YEAR" in Jazziz Magazine for 2017.

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A different video or audio from distinguished Ventura County jazz musicians has been posted each day for the past 114 days at venturacountyjazz.com and can be found by going to the left side of this page and cllcking on the video/audio tab. More than 500 music videos have been posted on the Facebook page(click here) of venturacountyjazz.com from those 114 featured local performers of the day.

Dec 1 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo- CANCELLED

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

Dec 2 Wed 6:30pm gypsy jazz jam, Grapes & Hops, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 2 Wed 7pm Chris Banta on keys, Terry Medeiros on guitar and George Green on drums, Blue Table Wine & Cheese Bar, Agoura Hills- CANCELLED

Dec 3 Thurs 2pm The Unforgettables, Thousand Oaks Healthcare Center, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 3 Thurs 7pm Chomsky Jazz -  Dean Thomas on drums and friends, $10-$20 donation, Greater Goods, Meiners Oaks, Ojai- CANCELLED

Dec 4 Fri 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 4 Fri 6pm John Bardi on guitar, Jason Brock on guitar, Michael Swingler on bass, Lance Charles on drums and Doug Chandler on percussion, WAV, Ventura

Dec 5 Sat 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 5 Sat 6pm Fabian Fernandez on guitar, jazz/Latin/pop, Mouthful Eatery, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 6 Sun 11:30am Teresa Russell on guitar and singer Pat Russell, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard- CANCELLED

Dec 6 Sun 7pm Robert Kyle on sax and Alyse Korn on piano, $10, live streaming at nambaarts.com, Namba, Ventura

Dec 7 Mon 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra - Vocalists-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- CANCELLED

Dec 8 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo- CANCELLED

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

Dec 10 Thurs 12:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 11 Fri 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 11 Fri 7:30pm Wyatt Haupt Band, $7, Senior Center, Simi Valley - CANCELLED

Dec 12 Sat 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 12 Sat 6pm Fabian Fernandez on guitar, jazz/Latin/pop, Mouthful Eatery, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 13 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax with Percy Datcher on percussion and Keith Lee on drums, smooth jazz/r&b, Hong Kong Inn, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 15 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo- CANCELLED

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

Dec 16 Wed 6:30pm gypsy jazz jam, Grapes & Hops, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 17 Thurs 12:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 18 Fri 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 18 Fri 7pm Ventura British Brass - Gary Engels – Musical Director and Principal Conductor, Randy Jones –  Soprano Cornet (Co-Founder), Mike Hunter – Solo Cornet/Flugelhorn, Tom Kiddie – Solo Cornet/Flugelhorn, Hal Kyle – Solo Cornet/Flugelhorn, John McQuilkin – Solo Cornet/Flugelhorn, Julie Judd – Repiano Cornet, Mike Oxford – Cornet, Mary Senecal – Cornet, Mitch Sodikoff – Cornet, Linda Rhymes – Solo Tenor Horn, Rich Fowler – Tenor Horn, Anne Howorth – Tenor Horn (Founder), Paul Gaddis – Euphonium, Roger Johnson – Baritone, Kay Swenson – Baritone, Michael Vaughn – Solo Trombone, Cathy Sanders – Trombone, Ed Hufschmidt – Bass Trombone, John Robinson – Eb Bass, Philip (PJ) Rogers – Eb Bass, Jim Wade – Eb Bass, Rick Austinson – Bb Bass, Willie Rajala – Bb Bass, Norbert Tan – Percussion, Lavonne Theriault – Percussion, Channel Islands Yacht Club, Oxnard- CANCELLED

Dec 19 Sat 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 19 Sat 6pm Fabian Fernandez on guitar, jazz/Latin/pop, Mouthful Eatery, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 20 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Big Band - Diz Mullins - band leader, with Jan Nelsen on vocals, Trumpets - Jack Perr, Randy Jones, Tom Hensen, Don Isley; Trombones - Larry Jones, Don Sumwalt, Emma Halseth, Bill Klope; Saxes - Jim Calire, Bob Hackett, Tom Romero, Richard Petrarca, Joel Nichols; Mike Preddy on keys, Seth Oster on guitar, Jeff Falkner on bass and Dave Renick on drums, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo- CANCELLED

Dec 22 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo- CANCELLED

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

Dec 24 Thurs 12:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 26 Sat 5:30pm Victor Gonzalez on bass/congas and Artis Ford on keys, Latin jazz, Orozco's De Ventura, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 26 Sat 6pm Fabian Fernandez on guitar, jazz/Latin/pop, Mouthful Eatery, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED

Dec 27 Sun 1pm jazz jam musicians welcome, 2:30pm The Untouchables  - Sam Hobel on piano, Jack Wassil on trumpet, 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 - CANCELLED

Dec 27 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax with Percy Datcher on percussion and Keith Lee on drums, smooth jazz/r&b, Hong Kong Inn, Ventura- CANCELLED

Dec 29 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo- CANCELLED

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

Dec 31 Thurs 12:30pm The Unforgettables, Goebel Senior Adult Center, Thousand Oaks- CANCELLED