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
May 1 Sun 4pm Conejo Valley Community Concert And Jazz Bands, Lindero Canyon Middle School, Agoura Hills
May 1 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village
May 2 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
May 3 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura
May 3 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura
May 4 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, Andy Howe on keys and Bruce Lett on bass, Cafe Fiore, Ventura
May 4 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 4 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 4 Wed 7pm jazz jam with Davey Miller on drums, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura
May 4 Wed 7pm David Gorospe on piano and Tyler Hammond on drums, The Grape, Ventura
May 5 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks-CANCELLED
May 5 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura
May 5 Thurs 7pm Bevan Manson on keys, Ric Fierabracci on bass and Davey Miller on drums, The Twist On Main, Ventura
May 5 Thurs 7pm Brad Rabuchin on guitar/electric sitar, Tom Buckner on sax, Trey Henry on bass and Sinclair Lott on drums, The Grape, Ventura
May 5 Thurs 7pm Kenton Luck on trombone(from Thousand Oaks High School and now USC) with the Kentolonious Big Band, hosted by Ira Nepus(from Thousand Oaks), live streaming, presented by L.A. Jazz Society
May 5 Thurs 7:30pm CLU Jazz Collective directed by Uziel Colon, Preus-Brandt Forum, Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
May 5 Thurs 7:30pm Moorpark College Jazz Ensemble, a tribute to Conejo Valley music educator Mike Gangemi, special guests from Lane 29 Jazz Orchestra, $20, $15 students and seniors, Performing Arts Center, Moorpark College, Moorpark
May 6 Fri 7:30pm Ira Nepus on trombone, Tom Collins on guitar and Danny Young on bass, Decker Kitchen, Thousand Oaks
May 6 Fri 8pm Karl Hunter on sax, Tyler Hammond on drum and friends, The Grape, Ventura
May 7 Sat 1pm jazz jam, 3pm Eric Ekstrand Quintet with Eric on piano and vocals, Lorrell Cooper on trumpet/trombone, Jim Richardson on sax, Jim Wade on bass and Bob Fowler on drums, $10 members, $15 visitors, presented by Simi Valley Jazz Club, Studio 99, Town Center, Simi Valley
May 7 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 7 Sat 5pm Phoenyx Big Band, The Local Table, Newbury ParkMay 7 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 7 Sat 6:30pm singer Pam Vincent and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins on piano, soul/jazz, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 7 Sat 7:30pm John and John Band, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks
May 7 Sat 8pm Don Randi on keys, John DePatie on guitar, Jerry Watts, Jr. on bass, Jonathan Dresel on drums and Pete Korpela on percussion $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 8 Sun noon Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar, Coco Roussel on percussion and singer Pat Russell, Mrs. Olson’s, Oxnard
May 8 Sun 1pm Ruben Estrada on keys, Ruben Martinez on bass, Lorenzo Martinez on congas and Rene Martinez on drums, The Shores, Oxnard
May 8 Sun 3:30pm Bevan Manson on piano, Bevan has recorded with Tierney Sutton, performed with Bob Sheppard and written string arrangements for Gary Smulyan and Cheryl Bentyne, click here for tickets, Namba, 47 South Oak Street, Ventura
May 8 Sun 4pm Del Franklin on sax, Percy Datcher on percussion and singer Shea Chambers, smooth jazz, R&B, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura
May 8 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village
May 9 5pm Oxnard Union High School Jazz and Mariachi Bands, Main Library, Oxnard
May 9 Mon 7pm Tropic Starr, $10, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura
May 10 Tues 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Grape, Ventura
May 10 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura
May 10 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura
May 11 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 11 Wed 7pm jazz jam with Davey Miller on drums, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura
May 11 Wed 7pm Doug Webb on sax, Mike Gurrola on bass and friends, The Grape, Ventura
May 12 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks-CANCELLED
May 12 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura
May 12 Thurs 5:30pm Brandon Ragan on sax, r&b, jazz, Winchesters, Ventura
May 12 Thurs 7pm Davey Miller on drums, Gregg Karukas on keys and Santino Tafarella on bass, The Twist On Main, Ventura
May 12 Thurs 7pm Fundraiser for Ventura College Jazz Ensemble, House Arrest Band, $20, The Grape, Ventura
May 13 Fri 5pm Brandon Ragan on sax, jazz/R&B, California St and Main St stage, Ventura
May 13 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 13 Fri 7pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 Organ and piano, Ira Nepus on trombone, Walt Johnson on trumpet, Brandon Wilkins on sax, Brad Rabuchin on guitar, Tom Etchart on bass and Dick Weller on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 14 noon, Sam Hobel on piano, ragtime, Main Library, Oxnard
May 14 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 14 Sat 5pm Ventura College Jazz Band directed by Fundi Legohn, $15, students, staff, seniors $5, Performing Arts Center, Ventura College, Ventura
May 14 Sat 5:30pm Eliya Frantz on guitar and vocals, jazz, pop, Onyx Bistro, Camarillo
May 14 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 14 Sat 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 14 Sat 7pm Tom McMorran on keys and Tyler Hammond on drums, Tyler has performed with Lewis Porter, Karl Hunter and Ken Wild, $20, for tickets click here, $20, Namba, 47 South Oak Street, Ventura
May 14 Sat 8pm Tony Ybarra on guitar, Santino Tafarella on bass, Ed Smith on drums/percussion and singers Marisa Pasquini and Amy Pasko, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 15 Sun 1pm Larry Cossid's Studio C Band- Larry Cossid-band leader, sax/flute John Webb-sax/flute/vocals Bill Barrett-trumpet/ flugelhorn Joseph Reyes-trombone/tuba Tom Hackney-keys Brad Strickland-guitar Vance Beach-bass Dave Brooks-drums and featuring Sophie Holt on vocals, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, members $10, non-members $15, House of Dance, Ventura
May 15 Sun 11:30am Teresa Russell on guitar, singer Pat Russell and friends, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard
May 15 Sun 1pm Brandon Ragan on sax and Al Macias on guitar, blues, funk, r&b, jazz, Four Brix Winery, Ventura
May 15 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village
May 15 Sun 7pm Doug Webb on sax, Mitch Forman on keys, Jimmy Earl on guitar and Roy McCurdy on drums, $25, $30, $40, Ojai Art Center, Ojai
May 17 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura
May 17 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura
May 18 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 18 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 18 Wed 6pm singer Donna Greene, Greg 'Snoots' Loeb on guitar, Stan Taylor on bass, Arnie Christensen on drums, Bryan McCann on sax, Cafe Fiore, Ventura
May 18 Wed 7pm jazz jam with Davey Miller on drums, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura
May 18 Wed 7pm Rachel Eckroth on piano and vocals, Tim Lefebvre on bass and Dan Schnelle on drums, The Grape, Ventura
May 19 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks-CANCELLED
May 19 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura
May 19 Thurs 7pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura
May 19 Thurs 7pm Anthony Fung on drums, Luca Alemano on bass, Alex Hahn on sax and Michael Ragonese on keys, CD release show, The Grape, Ventura
May 20 Fri 6pm singer Toni Jannotta, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Vine, Ojai
May 20 Fri 6pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village
May 20 Fri 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals and Tilford Jackson on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 20 Fri 8pm D.on Darox and the Melody Joy Bakers, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 21 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 21 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 21 Sat 8pm Max Haymer on piano, Karl McComas-Reichl on bass and Rick Montalbano on bass, The Grape, Ventura
May 22 Sun noon Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar, Coco Roussel on percussion and singer Pat Russell, Mrs. Olson’s, Oxnard
May 22 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz standards, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village
May 22 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra - Jan Nelsen on vocals, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo
May 24 Tues 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Grape, Ventura
May 24 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura
May 24 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura
May 25 Wed 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 25 Wed 7pm jazz jam with Davey Miller on drums, Vaquero Y Mar, Ventura
May 26 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks-CANCELLED
May 26 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura
May 26 Thurs 7pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura
May 26 Thurs 7pm Peter Curtis on guitar, Rick Shaw on bass and Ben Scholz on drums, The Grape, Ventura
May 27 Fri 6:30pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard
May 27 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum and Tony Campodonico on keys, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 27 Fri 8pm NYChillharmonic, 18 piece prog-rock band, rock, pop, jazz, $20-$30, The Grape, Ventura
May 28 Sat 2pm Fausto Cuevas on percussion, Jose "Papo" Rodriguez on percussion, Leo Perez on percussion, Fabian Otero on keys, Rene Camacho on bass, John Egizi on trombone and Lues "Barbarito" Barbaran on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura
May 28 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai
May 28 Sat 6:30pm Michael Falcone on piano/vocals and friends, The Manhattan, Camarillo
May 29 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
May 31 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura
May 31 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura
