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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Oct 1 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 2 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 2 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura Oct 2 Thurs 7pm Bill Cunliffe on piano, Larry Koonse on guitar, Darek Oles on bass and Scott Breadman on percussion, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 2 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Oct 3 Fri 5pm The CocoKnots - Kenny Walters on ukulele/guitar, Trey O'Toole on percussion and Dirk Shumaker on bass, island-style tropical tunes, pop and jazz classics, Poseidon Brewing company, Ventura

Oct 3 Fri 5:30pm Bill MacPherson on bass, George Friedenthal on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, Onyx Bistro, Camarillo

Oct 3 Fri 6pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar and Kalei Davis on vocals, Santa Paula Cellars, Santa Paula

Oct 3 Fri 7pm Michael Rivers on drums, Noah Thomas on trumpet, John Boyd on keys, Richard Negri on bass and Patrick Martin on sax, Ojai Valley Brewery, Ojai

Oct 3 Fri 8pm Tony Ybbarra on guitar, Guil Juliao on bass, Elias Vasquez on drums, Al Velasquez on percussion, Melody Collins on flute, Theo Wheeler on guitar and Flamenco dancer Wendy Castellanos, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 3 Fri 8pm Grimace Jazz Collective - Logan Gonzalez on sax, Elder Gindroz on piano, Michael Islas on bass and Osmar Barrios on drums, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Oct 4 Sat 8am Razzberry Jam – Jim Wade on tuba, Seth Andrey Oster on banjo, Gary Engels on clarinet, Gerald Lockwood on trumpet, Dixlieland jazz, Farmers Market, Camarillo

Oct 4 Sat 5:30pm Ashun on guitar, Flamenco, jazz, pop, classical, Onyx Bistro, Camarillo

Oct 4 Sat 6pm Michael Falcone on keys/vocals and friends, $10, Novo Cafe, Westlake Village

Oct 4 Sat 6:30pm Duane Bartels on guitar, New Orleans jazz, Country, Americana, Wagon Wheel Brewing Company, Oxnard

Oct 4 Sat 8pm Simon Phillips on drums, Keyon Harrold on trumpet, Phillip Whack on sax, Scott Mayo on sax and Julian Pollack on keys, jazz fusion, $40 in advance, $45 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 5 Sun 3pm Betty Bryant on vocals, Robert Kyle on sax/flute and Richard Simon on bass, $35, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai

Oct 5 Sun 4pm Conejo Jazz Orchestra - Trumpet- Scott Yawger, Mike Rotman, Jack Perr, Don Isley, Sax- Dan Taguchi, Ross Craton, Joe Grey, Russ Nestor, Gabe Katell, Trombone- Ira Nepus, Marty Martone, Larry Friedrich, Don Casebolt, Piano- Jerry Millstein, Guitar- Rick Cuilty, Bass- Dean Dods, Drums- Rod Harbour, Vocals- Scott Yawger, Ascension Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks

Oct 5 Sun 4:30pm Punk Hazard - Latin soul, jazz, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

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

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

Oct 7 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 7 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 7 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 8 Wed 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Hank Van Sickle on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 8 Wed 6pm Donna Butler on vocals, Kent Rollins on keys, Bob Wider on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, Café Fiore, Ventura

Oct 8 Wed 7pm RJ Root on guitar, Will Brahm on guitar, Ian Solomon on bass and Rob Perkins on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 9 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 9 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Guil Juliao on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura Oct 9 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Oct 9 Thurs 7pm David Eastlee on guitar, Glenn Cashman on sax, Karen Hammack on piano, Adam Cohen on bass and Matt Gordy on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 10 Fri 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Oct 10 Fri 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 10 Fri 7pm Bosko Baker on guitar and vocals, Americana, New Orleans jazz, $37.75, Stagecoach Inn, Newbury Park

Oct 10 Fri 7:30pm Pier 101 Band, $10, Senior Center, Simi Valley

Oct 10 Fri 8pm Mitchell Long on guitar, Peter Smith on keys, Paulie Cerra sax and Joel Zobrist on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 10 Fri 8pm Ryan Jackson-Embola on bass, Dustin Reese on piano and Aeron Price on drums, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Oct 11 Sat 5pm Bill MacPherson on guitar and George Friedenthal on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 11 Sat 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Oct 11 Sat 6:30pm Jazzmen Suites - Noah Brandt on guitar/vocals, Ryan Miezenhiemer on guitar, Julia Saylor on bass and Josh Jones on drums, Ojai Valley Brewing, Ojai

Oct 11 Sat 8pm Barrelhouse Wailers with singer Karen Parkhouse and Todd Temanson - Banjo, Ken Wild – Bass, Bob Peyton – Drums, Jim Wade – Tuba, Max O’Leary- Trumpet, Stan Middleton- Trombone, John C. Webb - Clarinet/Sax/Flute, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 12 Sun noon The CocoKnots - Kenny Walters on ukulele/guitar and Trey O'Toole on percussion, island-style tropical tunes, pop and jazz classics, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard

Oct 12 Sun 2pm Bosko Baker on guitar and vocals, Americana, New Orleans jazz, The Deer Lodge, Ojai

Oct 12 Sun 3pm Ventura College Jazz Band directed by Fundi Legohn, $5-$15, Ventura College Performing Arts Center, Ventura

Oct 12 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 14 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 14 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 14 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 14 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 15 Wed 5pm Terry Murphy on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 15 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet, George Friedenthal on keys and Donzell Davis on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Oct 15 Wed 7pm Tom Collins on guitar and Kent Rollins on keys, Ojai Pub, Ojai

Oct 16 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 16 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 16 Thurs 7pm The Moanin' Frogs, sax sextet, jazz, classical, ragtime, pop, presented by Ventura Music Festival, $15-$99, Ventura Music Hall, Ventura

Oct 16 Thurs 7pm 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, $20 plus one entree from dinner menu per person, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 16 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Oct 16 Thurs 7pm Two Trees Jazz Project with Franklin Murphy on piano, Nate Hunnicut on trumpet, Matt Cho on guitar, Wyatt Schmitz on bass and Evan Tindall on drums, Bonnie Boy with Christopher Hall on guitar, Mikayla Mansir on bass, Nathan Orlina on drums, Hector Lopez on keys and Hector Martin on sax, $10, Gibson's Neighborhood Bar, Ventura

Oct 17 Fri 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

Oct 17 Fri 7pm Diego Garcia "Twanguero" on guitar, Spanish folk, Latin jazz, presented by Ventura Music Festival, $59, $99, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura

Oct 17 Fri 8pm Lana Drincic on keys, Ken Berry on guitar, Mike Schnoebelen on bass and David Renick on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 17 Fri 8pm Mike Butler Quartet, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Oct 18 Sat 5pm Robert Van on piano, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 18 Sat 7pm Branford Marsalis on sax, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Justin Faulkner on drums, presented by Ventura Music Festival, $15-$99, Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura

Oct 18 Sat 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 18 Sat 7:30pm Eric Ekstrand Band, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 18 Sat 8pm Brian Charette on Hammond B3 Organ, Danny Carey on drums, Doug Webb on sax, Andy Sanesi on percussion and Shane Theriot on guitar, $25 in advance, $30 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 18 Sat 8pm Elder Gindroz on piano and friends, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Oct 19 Sun 11:30am Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and Geoarge Green on drums, Thousand Oaks Rotary Street Fair, Thousand Oaks

Oct 19 Sun 2pm Razzberry Jam – Jim Wade on tuba, Seth Andrey Oster on banjo, Gary Engels on clarinet, Gerald Lockwood on trumpet, Dixlieland jazz, Camarillo Library, Camarillo

Oct 19 Sun 3pm Boom Duo - Noah Thomas on trumpet and electronics and John Lacques on drums and percussion, Leashless Brewing, Ventura

Oct 19 Sun 3:30pm Ojai Pops Orchestra with Music Director Scott Weiss and solos from Carlos Ozuna on violin, Randy Jones on trumpet, and vocalists Eva Weiss, Shanti Kettles, Marcus Kettles and Freda Ramey, jazz, classical, Broadway, film songs, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Sept 19 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Oct 19 Sun 5pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, The Amendment Speakeasy Bar, Camarillo

Oct 21 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 21 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 21 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 21 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 22 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 22 Wed 7pm Gypsy Jazz Jam hosted by Seth Andrey Oster on guitar and Charletta Erb on violin, Vaquero y Mar, Ventura

Oct 23 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Oct 23 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 23 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Oct 23 Thurs 7pm Bruce Forman on guitar and Teresa James on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 24 Fri 5pm Seniors of Note, Frankenstein Ball, age 50 and older, Community Center Auditorium, Camarillo

Oct 24 Fri 6pm Chris Banta on keys, Jim Henken on guitar and Geoarge Green on drums, Conejo Free Clinic Fall Fundraising Dinner, $125, Los Robles Greens Sunset Ballroom, Thousand Oaks

Oct 24 Fri 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Oct 24 Fri 8pm Nick Tannura on guitar, Brian Robertson on organ, Aaron Glueckauf on drums, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 25 Sat 5pm Tom McMorran on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 25 Sat 6pm 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

Oct 25 Sat 8pm Doug Webb on sax, Mike Garson on piano, Brian Charette on Hammond B3 Organ and Danny Carey on drums, $25 in advance, $35 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 26 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with vocalist Jan Nelson, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Oct 26 Sun 5pm Riverboat Dixie Jazz Band - Ron Ruiz on banjo and vocals, Amy Davis on 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

Oct 26 Sun 7pm Julie Newsome on vocals, Jim Fox on guitar, Joel Hamilton on bass, Kendall Kay on drums, Paul McCallum on guitar and Karen Hammack on keys, $23.18 and two drink minimum, Club Louie's at Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Oct 28 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, big band, rehearsal open to the public, Room 7, Camarillo Community Center, Camarillo

Oct 28 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 28 Tues 5:30pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, The Cave, Ventura

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

Oct 28 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 29 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 29 Wed 6pm Donna Greene on vocals & The Roadhouse Daddies - Greg Loeb on guitar, Jack Lee on keys, Stan Taylor on bass and George Lambert on drums, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

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

Oct 30 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 30 Thurs 6pm 805 Jazz Jam with John Egizi on trombone, Leashless Brewing, Ventura

Oct 30 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Oct 30 Thurs 7pm Dirk K Kleutgens on guitar, Logan Kane on bass and Joel Taylor on drums, $15, The Grape, Ventura

Oct 31 Fri 7pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals and friends, The Manhattan Restaurant, Camarillo

Oct 31 Fri 8pm Tony Ybarra on guitar and friends, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura