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​​​

Mar 27 Mon 7pm Rhythm Brothers, $10, Ventura Poinsettia Dance Club, Poinsettia Pavilion, Ventura

Mar 28 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Mar 28 Tues 5pm Terry Simcik on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Monte Montgomery on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

Mar 28 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Mar 29 Wed 5pm Native Vibe - Bill MacPherson on guitar, Nee Sackey on bass and friends, The Grape, Ventura

Mar 29 Wed 7:30pm Moorpark College Jazz Band, $12 student/staff/seniors, $16 general admission, Performing Arts Center, Moorpark

Mar 30 Thurs 11:30am The Unforgettables, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

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

Mar 30 Thurs 6pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Mar 30 Thurs 6:30pm Boyd Cannon Big Band - Dennis Mitcheltree - alto sax, Bob Hackett - alto sax, Jerry Moore - tenor sax, Terry Landry - tenor sax, Joe Gray - baritone sax, Walt Johnson - trumpet, Michael Fortunato - trumpet, Scott Yawger - trumpet, Jack Perr - trumpet, Ira Nepus - trombone, Scott Hughes - trombone, Charlie Pollard - trombone, Chris Canales - trombone, Rich Severson - guitar, Mike Preddy - piano, Mike Velasquez - bass, Boyd Cannon - drums, 7:30pm Thousand Oaks High Jazz Big Band, $20, Bogies, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Mar 30 Thurs 7pm Tom Etchart on bass, Dave Hunt on drums, Dan Patterson on guitar, Gordon Jenewein on keys, Tom Buckner on sax and Leigh Vance on vocals, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Mar 31 Fri 4pm Brandon Ragan on sax, jazz/R&B, The Shores, Oxnard

Mar 31 Fri 6:30pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Mar 31 Fri 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 and special guest Doug Webb on sax, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 1 Sat 1pm 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, Leashless Brewing, Ventura

Apr 1 Sat 5:30pm The Fabulous Hangovers - Renee Cibelli on vocals and ukulele, Dave Patt on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, Onyx Bistro, Camarillo

Apr 1 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Apr 1 Sat 7:30pm Eric Ekstrand Trio, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Apr 1 Sat 8pm Max Haymer on piano, Max Gerl on bass and Rick Montalbano on drums, $15/$25 VIP presale, $20/$30 VIP at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 2 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Apr 3 Mon 7pm Harry Selvin Orchestra - Vocalists-Nancy Osborne and Bill A. Jones with Buzz Buchanan - 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

Apr 4 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Apr 4 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Apr 4 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 5 Wed 6pm Bryan McCann on sax/clarinet and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Apr 5 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Apr 5 Wed 7pm Ian Rapien on tenor sax, Danny Janklow on alto sax, Matt Politano on piano, Tom Etchart on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 6 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 6 Thurs 5:30pm Brandon Ragan on sax, jazz/R&B, Winchesters, Ventura

Apr 6 Thurs 6pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Apr 6 Thurs 7pm David Garfield on keys, Robbie Wyckoff on vocals, Tony Pulizzi on guitar, John Peña on bass and Steve Ferrone on drums, $25 and two drink minimum, Bogies, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Apr 6 Thurs 7pm SicNarf Big Band with Everett Kelly on trumpet, experimental fusion, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 7 Fri 4:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, Market Broilers, Simi Valley

Apr 7 Fri 7pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, Winchesters, Ventura

Apr 7 Fri 8pm Charles Ruggiero on drums, Mike Gurrola on bass, Ruslan Sirota on piano and Doug Webb on sax, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 8 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Apr 8 Sat 7pm Paul McCallum on guitar, Koji Ono on piano, Ira Nepus on trombone, Tom Buckner on sax, Danny Young on bass and Rod Harbour on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 8 Sat 7:30pm Ralph Mathis Band, $10, Leisure Village, Camarillo

Apr 9 Sun noon 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, Ventura Harbor Village, Ventura

Apr 9 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Apr 11 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Apr 11 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Apr 11 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 12 Wed 7pm Kaisa Maensivu on bass, Joe Peri on drums and Kevin Bernstein on piano, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 13 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 13 Thurs 6pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Apr 13 Thurs 6:30pm Joe Gray's Late Night Big Band, 7:30pm Calabasas High School Gold and Jazz "A" Bands, $20, Bogies, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Apr 13 Thurs 7pm Brian Bromberg on bass, Charles Ruggerio on drums and Tom Zink on piano, playing the music of the late Scott LaFaro and the legendary Bill Evans Trio, $25 presale/$30 at the door day of show, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 14 Fri 8pm Danny Janklow on sax, Dennis Hamm on piano, Luca Alemanno on bass and Anthony Fung on drums, $15 presale/$20 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 15 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Apr 15 Sat 7:30pm Kool Tones, $10, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Apr 15 Sat 8pm Rodolfo Zuniga on drum, Eric England on bass, Josh Nelson on piano and Jeff Ellwood on sax, $20/$30 VIP presale, $25/$35 VIP at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 16 Sun 1pm – Los Amigos, hosted by Channel Cities Jazz Club, members $10, non-members $15, House of Dance, Ventura

Apr 16 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Apr 18 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Apr 18 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Apr 18 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 19 Wed 6pm Robert Van on piano, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Apr 19 Wed 7pm R.J. Root on guitar, Will Brahm on guitar, Andrew Hill on bass and Kevin Van Den Elzen on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 20 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 20 Thurs 6pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Apr 20 Thurs 7pm Daniel Rotem on sax and friends, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 21 Fri 8pm TriTone Asylum - Phil Topping on trumpet/EVI, Ian Vo on sax, Brad Rabuchin on guitar, Benjamin Zecker on piano, Peter Sepsis on bass and Nate Laguzza on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 22 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Apr 22 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

Apr 23 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with Jan Nelsen on vocals, George Carganilla, Randy Caplan, Jimmy Calire, Richard Patrarca, Tom Romero on sax, Walt Johnson, Randy Jones, Jack Perr, John McQuilkin on trumpet, Joseph Alex Reyes, David Marx, Bill Klope, Robert Vriesman, on trombone, Seth Andrey Oster on guitar, Mike Preddy on piano, Jeff Falkner on bass and Dave Renick on drums, Band Leader Bob Hackett, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Apr 23 Sun 5pm Jason Bourne on keys/sax/vocals, jazz/pop/reggae, Zin Bistro Americana, Westlake Village

Apr 25 Tues 1pm Seniors of Note, Pleasant Valley Senior Center, Camarillo

Apr 25 Tues 6pm Danny Delurgio sings Sinatra, Prime Steakhouse, Ventura

Apr 25 Tues 7pm jazz jam, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 27 Thurs 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, Tom Collins on guitar and Tom Etchart on bass, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 27 Thurs 6pm Davey Miller on drums and friends, The Twist On Main, Ventura

Apr 27 Thurs 6:30pm Scott Yawger's Conejo Valley Jazz Orchestra, 7:30pm Newbury Park High School Jazz Band, $20, Bogies, Westlake Village Inn, Westlake Village

Apr 27 Thurs 7pm Josh Nelson on piano, Eric Sittner on bass and Kevin van den Elzen on drums, $20, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 28 Fri 8pm Teresa Russell on guitar, Stephen Geyer on guitar and singer Pat Russell, 1901 Speakeasy, Oxnard

Apr 29 Sat 6pm Jimmy Calire on keys, The Ranch House, Ojai

Apr 29 Sat 6:30pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals, Tilford Jackson on keys and Larry Perpoli on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Apr 29 Sat 7:30pm Tropic Starr, $10, Leisure Village, Camarillo

Apr 29 Sat 8pm Dan Rosenboom on trumpet, Gavin Templeton on sax, John Escreet on piano, Billy Mohler on bass and Damion Reid on drums, The Grape, Ventura

Apr 29 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, fundraiser, $75, The Aviation Museum of Santa Paula, Santa Paula

Apr 30 Sun 5:30pm 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