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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Nov 24 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 24 Fri 8pm Paul Peress on drums, Tim Landers on bass, Mitch Forman on keys and Jacob Scesney on sax, $20/$30 VIP presale, $25/$35 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 24 Fri 8pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Nov 24 Fri 8pm Goleta Sound – Teeny Tal on vocals, Bob Talavera on sax, Rob LaLonde on flute/trombone/keys, Stan Taylor on bass and Larry Jones on drums, jazz, smooth jazz, R&B, rock and pop, The Shores, Oxnard

Nov 25 Sat 1:30pm Larry Cossid(May 24, 1941-November 8, 2023), jazz band leader of Studio C, a musical memorial service, The First Christian Church, 829 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula

Nov 25 Sat 2pm Lenny LaCroix on keys, Susan LaCroix on vocals, Bob Cuoto on trumpet, Charlie Orena on sax, Bill Von Ravensberg on bass and Jerry Redmond on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 25 Sat 4pm Tom Collins on guitar and Kent Rollins on piano, Feros Ferio Winery, Ojai

Nov 25 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 25 Sat 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 25 Sat 8pm Ron Francis Blake on trumpet, Jake Chapman on vibraphone, Dan West on keys, Ross Schodek on bass, James King on sax, Giancarlo Anderson on percussion and Jose Perez on drums, $20/$30 VIP presale, $25/$35 VIP at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 25 Sat 8pm D.on Darox & The Melody Joy Bakers, New Orleans jazz, blues, $5, Sam's Place, Ojai

Nov 26 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with Jan Nelson on vocals, Saxes - Bob Hackett, Tom Romero, Paul Browne, George Carganilla, Paul Baker, Trumpets - Don Isley, Randy Jones, Jack Perr, John McQuilken, Trombones - Alex Reyes, Emma Halseth, Robert Vriesman, Bill Klope, Keyboards - Mike Preddy, Guitar - Tom Collins, Bass - Tom Etchart and Drums - Dave Renick, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Nov 26 Sun 5:30pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Nov 27 Mon 7pm Tropic Starr, $15, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

Nov 28 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Nov 28 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

Nov 28 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 29 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 29 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Nov 29 Wed 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 29 Wed 7pm Matt Politano on piano, Blake White on bass and Mike Green on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 30 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Valley Senior Dance Orchestra, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Nov 30 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Tom Etchart on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 30 Thurs 6pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Nov 30 Thurs 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Corey Hugh Highberg on bass, jazz, Latin, blues, r&b, Aqua Lounge at Moofish Cafe in Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ventura

Nov 30 Thurs 7pm Dan Barrett on trombone/trumpet/vocals, Robert Kyle on saxes/flute, Chris Dawson on piano, Sam Rocha on bass, Josh Collazo on drums and guest vocalist Karen Parkhouse, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Nov 30 Thurs 7pm jazz jam, Copa Cubana, Ventura

Nov 30 Thurs 8pm D. on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals, jazz/blues, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 1 Fri 11:30am Seth Andrey Oster on banjo, Jim Wade on tuba, Scott Weiss on trumpet, Dixieland jazz, Secret Garden Coffee Tea Flowers, Ventura

Dec 1 Fri 4pm Seniors of Note, Red Carpet Gala, age 50 and older, $5 includes dinner, Camarillo Community Center auditorium, Camarillo

Dec 1 Fri 6:30pm Michael Falcone on piano/vocals, Guil Juliao on bass and Garrett Miller on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 1 Fri 8pm Josh Brown on trombone, Mike Cottone on trumpet, Doug Webb on sax, Sam Hirsh on piano, Michael Gurolla on bass and Charles Ruggiero on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 2 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 2 Sat 6pm Seth Andrey Oster on banjo, Jim Wade on tuba, Scott Weiss on trumpet, Dixieland jazz, Ferret Brewing Company, Moorpark

Dec 2 Sat 7pm Moorpark College Jazz Ensembles, $20, Moorpark College Performing Arts Center, Moorpark

Dec 2 Sat 7pm Jennifer Holiday singing holiday favorites with New West Symphony, $30-$120, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks

Dec 2 Sat 7:30pm Kool Tones, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 2 Sat 8pm The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Tim Felten on organ, Jesse Audelo on baritone sax, Travis Klein on tenor sax, Wili Fleming on trombone, Aquiles Magana Jr on guitar, Omar Lopez on bass, Jake Najor on drums, Kiko Cornejo Jr on percussion and Sheryll Felten percussion, soul, funk, jazz, $25/$35 VIP presale, $30/$40 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 3 Sun 1pm jazz jam musicians welcome, 2:30pm The Untouchables - Scott Weiss on trumpet, Gary Smith on clarinet, Jim Wade on tuba, John Egizi on trombone, Ed Siple on banjo, Curtis Dawley and Chuck Dawley on drums and singer Lark Cobb presented by West Coast Traditional Jass Club, Rincon Mountain Winery, Ventura

Dec 3 Sun 3pm Jennifer Holiday singing holiday favorites with New West Symphony, $30-$120, Rancho Campagna Performing Arts Center, Camarillo

Dec 3 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 4 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, Lorrell Cooper, $10, Palm Garden Hotel, Newbury Park

Dec 5 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

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

Dec 5 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 5 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 6 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 6 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

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

Dec 6 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Dec 6 Wed 7pm Jim Fox on guitar, Tariqh Akoni on guitar, Justin Smith on guitar, Ken Wild on bass and Kendall Kay on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 7 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Valley Senior Dance Orchestra, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 7 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar and Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 7 Thurs 7pm SicNarf Big Band with Everett Kelly on trumpet, experimental fusion, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 7 Thurs 8pm D. on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals, jazz/blues, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 8 Fri 8pm PLOTZ! - Daniel Rosenboom on trumpet, Gavin Templeton on sax, Brian Walsh on clarinet, Jake Vossler on guitar, Orest Balaban on bass, and Austin Wrinkle on drums, Balkan folk, jazz, rock, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 9 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 9 Sat 6:30pm Tom Collins on guitar and Hank van Sickle on bass, jazz, also blues, pop, surf bands, $20, Namba, Ventura

Dec 9 Sat 8pm Janis Mann on vocals, Ernie Watts on sax, Andy Langham on piano, Mike Gurrola on bass and Kendall Kay on drums, $20/$30 VIP presale, $25/$35 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 10 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 10 Sun 5pm Kings Return - We Four Kings: An A Cappella Christmas, vocal gospel, jazz, soul, classical, $25-$45, Ventura Missionary Church, Ventura

Dec 10 Sun 7pm Holiday Jazz, Ventura College Performing Arts Center, Ventura

Dec 11 Mon 7pm Tropic Starr, $15, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

Dec 12 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 12 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 12 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 12 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 13 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 13 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Dec 13 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 13 Wed 7pm Scott Cooper on piano, Everett Kelly on trumpet, Juil Juliao on bass and Tyler Hammond on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 14 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Valley Senior Dance Orchestra, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 14 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Tom Etchart on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 14 Thurs 8pm D. on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals, jazz/blues, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 15 Fri 6pm Walt Johnson’s Frank Sinatra Tribute Band with Michael Falcone on vocals, Walt Johnson on trumpet, Ira Nepus on trombone, Tom Romero on sax, John Cheas on sax, Mike Preddy on keys, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Tom Etchart on bass and Buzz Buchanan on drums, $10 plus 1 entree from dinner menu, bar seating 2 drink minimum, Novo Cafe, Westlake Village

Dec 15 Fri 8pm Simon Phillips on drums, Darek Oles on bass, Mitch Forman on keys, Bob Sheppard on sax, Will Artope on trumpet and Ido Meshulam on trombone, $35/$45 VIP, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 15 Fri 8pm Ruben Estrada on keys, Ruben Martinez on bass, Lorenzo Martinez on congas, Rene Martinez on drums, John C. Webb on sax, Jose Valdez on percussion/vocals, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 16 Sat 4pm Robert Van on piano, Feros Ferio Winery, Ojai

Dec 16 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 16 Sat 7:30pm Wyatt Haupt Band, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 16 Sat 8pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Diamono Andreo - Drums/Washboard, David Leoncavallo– Bass, Jim Wade – Tuba, Drue Chermak - Trumpet, Stan Middleton - Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/Sax/Flute and Todd Temanson - Banjo, $10 presale, $15 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 17 Sun 1pm Phoenyx Big Band, members $10, non-members $15, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, House of Dance, Ventura

Dec 17 Sun 3pm Amanda McBroom on vocals, $50, Logan House at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai

Dec 17 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Dec 19 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 19 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 19 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 19 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 20 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 20 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Dec 20 Wed 7pm Vinny Golia on sax, Kris Tiner on trumpet, Cathlene Pineda on keys, Miller Wrenn on bass and Clint Dodson on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 21 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Valley Senior Dance Orchestra, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 21 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Tom Etchart on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 21 Thurs 7pm Brad Rabuchin on guitar/electric siitar Tom Buckner on sax and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 21 Thurs 8pm D. on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals, jazz/blues, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 22 Fri 5:30pm Fabulous Hangovers with singer Renee Myara Cibelli, David Patt on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Onyx Bistro

Dec 22 Fri 8pm Ginger & The Hoosier Daddys - Ginger Pauley on vocals, Bob Selvin on piano, CJ Sams on trumpet, John Cheas on sax/clarinet, Todd Temanson on guitar/banjo, Michael Velasquez on bass and Bobby Barron on drums, $15 presale, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 22 Fri 8pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 23 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 23 Sat 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Dec 23 Sat 8pm Christopher Linman on piano and friends, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 26 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Dec 26 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano and friends, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 26 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Dec 26 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $5, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 27 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 27 Wed 5:30pm Jimmy Calire on keys/sax, The Ranch House, Ojai

Dec 28 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Valley Senior Dance Orchestra, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Dec 28 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano and Tom Etchart on bass, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 28 Thurs 7pm Angela O’Neill on vocals and The Outrageous 8, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 28 Thurs 8pm D. on Darox on guitar/accordion/vocals, jazz/blues, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Dec 29 Fri 8pm Phoenyx Big Band with vocalist Michael Falcone, $10 presale, $15 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 30 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on Hammond B3 organ and Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Dec 30 Sat 8pm Lao Tizer on keys, Elliott Yamin on vocals, Danny Janklow on sax, Anthony Crawford on bass, Shane Gaalaas on drums and Munyungo Jackson on percussion, $25/$35 VIP presale, $30/$40 at the door, The Grape, Ventura