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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Dec 2 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 2 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 2 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 2 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 2 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, George Friedenthal on keys and Donzell Davis on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Dec 3 Wed 7pm SicNarf - 16 piece experimental jazz fusion big band with Everett Kelly on trumpet, $10 suggested donation, Thousand Oaks High School Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 4 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 4 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Guil Juliao on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 4 Thurs 6pm Jeanne Tatum on vocals and friends, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 4 Thurs 7pm Staci Griesbach on piano/vocals, Shane Savala on guitar, Gary Wicks on bass and Aaron Serfaty on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 5 Fri 5pm Seniors of Note Big Band, Snowflake Soiree, age 50 and older, $5 includes food and beverages, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 5 Fri 5pm The CocoKnots - Kenny Walters on ukulele/guitar, Trey O'Toole on percussion and Larry Stein on ukulele/percussion, island-style tropical tunes, pop and jazz classics, Poseidon Brewing, Ventura

Dec 5 Fri 5pm Lisa Ritner on sax and Tony Campodonico on keys, Wine Closet, Camarillo

Dec 5 Fri 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 5 Fri 7pm Ventura College Jazz Band directed by Fundhi Legohn, Ventura College Performing Arts Center, $5-$15, Ventura

Dec 5 Fri 7pm A Not So Silent Night Show, Santa Susana High School Jazz Band, $12, High School Performing Arts Center, Simi Valley

Dec 5 Fri 8pm SicNarf - 16 piece experimental jazz fusion big band with Everett Kelly on trumpet, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat noon Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Gibson's Neighborhood Bar, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat 2pm Native Vibe - Bill Macpherson on guitar, Phil Rodriguez on trumpet, George Friedenthal on keys, Randy Tico on bass, Rafael Langa on percussion and Danny Campbell on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat 3pm Ventura College Jazz Band directed by Fundhi Legohn, Chamber Choir, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, Ventura College Performing Arts Center, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat 5pm Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 6 Sat 6:30pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, New Orleans jazz, Wagon Wheel Brewing, Oxnard

Dec 6 Sat 7pm Monte Montgomery on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Delaun Martin on percussion, plus blues and folk musicians, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, Namba, Ventura

Dec 6 Sat 7pm New West Symphony, Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, jazz, classical, $40-$134, Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks

Dec 6 Sat 7pm American Songbook Today presents Tribute to Irving Berlin, $30, Ojai Underground Exchange, Ojai

Dec 6 Sat 8pm 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 piano, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Michael Velasquez on bass and Richard Weller on drums, $25 in advance, $30 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 7 Sun 3pm New West Symphony, Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite, jazz, classical, $40-$134, Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center, Camarillo

Dec 7 Sun 1pm Untouchables - Lark Cobb on vocals, presented by West Coast Traditional Jass Club at Rincon Mountain Winery, Ventura

Dec 7 Sun 4pm Camarillo Community Band directed by Zachary Borquez, Community Center Auditorium, Camarillo

Dec 7 Sun 4pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Pinyon, Ventura

Dec 7 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 7 Sun 7pm Monte Montgomery on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Delaun Martin on percussion, plus blues and folk musicians, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, Namba, Ventura

Dec 8 Mon 6pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Night Owl Ciderworks, Ventura

Dec 9 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 9 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 9 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 9 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 9 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 10 Wed 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 10 Wed 6pm Donna Butler on vocals, Kent Rollins on keys, Bob Wider on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

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

Dec 11 Thurs 6pm 805 Jazz Jam with John Egizi on on bass, Taylor Lee on keys and Saoirse Sipes on drums, Leashless Brewing, Ventura

Dec 12 Fri 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 12 Fri 8pm Two Trees Jazz Project with Franklin Murphy on piano, Nate Hunnicut on trumpet, Mercedes Carter on sax, Allison Gutow on vocals, Matt Cho on guitar, Wyatt Schmitz on bass and Evan Tindall on drums, $10 in advance, $15 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 12 Fri 8pm Elder Gindroz on piano, Iban Lee on sax, Michael Islas on bass and Osmar Barrios on drums, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Dec 13 Sat noon Satin Dollz, Community Center Park, Camarillo

Dec 13 Sat noon Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Gibson's Neighborhood Bar, Ventura

Dec 13 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 13 Sat 6:30pm 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 piano, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Michael Velasquez on bass and Richard Weller on drums, $15, Novo Cafe, Westlake Village

Dec 13 Sat 7pm Wendy Castellanos and Flamenco 805 with 40 dancers and Miguel Heredia on guitar and cante, Maya da Silva on cante, and Scott Wolf on guitar, $25, Namba, Ventura

Dec 13 Sat 8pm George Kahn on piano, Gina Saputo, Courtney Lemmon, Crystal Starr on vocals, Robert Kyle on sax, Nolan Shaheed on trumpet, Grant Geissman on guitar, Lyman Medeiros on bass and MB Gordy on drums $25 in advance, $30 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 14 Sun noon The CocoKnots - Kenny Walters on ukulele/guitar, Trey O'Toole on percussion and Larry Stein on ukulele/percussions, island-style tropical tunes, pop and jazz classics, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard

Dec 14 Sun 3pm Boom Duo - Noah Thomas on trumpet and electronics and John Lacques on drums and percussion, Leashless Brewing, Ventura

Dec 14 Sun 5pm Lisa Ritner on sax and Sandy Stein on keys, The Amendment Speakeasy Bar, Camarillo

Dec 14 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 15 Mon 6pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Night Owl Ciderworks, Ventura

Dec 16 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 16 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 16 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 16 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 16 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 17 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 17 Wed 6pm Fabulous Hangovers - Renee Myara Cibelli on vocals/ukulele, David Patt on guitar and Chip Smith on percussion/sax/clarinet, Café Fiore, Ventura

Dec 18 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 18 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Bob Wider on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 18 Thurs 7pm Gregg Karukas on piano, Charlean Carmon on vocals, John Leftwich on bass and Joel Taylor on drums, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 20 Sat noon Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Gibson's Neighborhood Bar, Ventura

Dec 20 Sat 5pm Robert Van on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 20 Sat 5:30pm Laurel Park Trio - Steven Burch on viola, Geri Lisanti-Levy on violin and Rebecca Heninger on cello, classical, jazz, Onyx Bistro, Camarillo

Dec 20 Sat 7pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals and friends, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 20 Sat 7pm Wendy Castellanos and Flamenco 805 with 40 dancers and Miguel Heredia on guitar and cante, Maya da Silva on cante, and Scott Wolf on guitar, $25, Namba, Ventura

Dec 20 Sat 7pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Sam's Place, Ojai

Dec 20 Sat 8pm Phoenyx Big Band with vocalists Eliya Frantz and Bill A. Jones, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 21 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 22 Mon 6pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Night Owl Ciderworks, Ventura

Dec 23 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 23 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 23 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 24 Wed 4pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Dec 26 Fri 9pm Crescent City Connection - Duane Bartels on guitar, Will Dickersonon guitar, Corey Hugh Highberg on bass and Evan Tindall on drums, New Orleans jazz, Deer Lodge, Ojai

Dec 27 Sat noon Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Gibson's Neighborhood Bar, Ventura

Dec 27 Sat 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 29 Mon 6pm Duane Bartels on guitar and vocals, Americana, blues, soul, New Orleans jazz, Night Owl Ciderworks, Ventura

Dec 30 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

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

Dec 30 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 30 Tues 7:30pm 25 Years of Phatness, A Tribute to Gordon Goodwin, Vangie Gunn, Eric Marienthal, Wayne Bergeron, Take 6, Lee Ritenour, Eddie Daniels, $112-$326, Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks

Dec 31 Wed 6:30pm Goletasound-Teeny Tal on vocals, Pete Goleta on guitar, Bruce Luisi on bass, Larry Jones on drums, Bob Talavera on sax, Rob LaLonde on trombone/flute/keys and Eric Clemow on percussion, jazz, R and B, pop, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard