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

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

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

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

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

Sept 3 Wed 5pm Terry Murphy on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

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

Sept 4 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, George Mamalakis on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 4 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Sept 4 Thurs 7pm Dan Rosenboom on trumpet, Gavin Templeton on sax, Joshua White on keys, Jake Vossler on guitar, Jerry Watts Jr. on bass and Caleb Dolister on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 4 Thurs 7:30pm Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra, music from films, $25, Rancho Simi Valley Recreation and Parks District Building, Simi Valley

Sept 5 Fri 1pm Mood Indigo - David Jackson on bass and vocals, John Reynolds on guitar and vocals and Casey MacGill on piano, ukulele, trumpet and vocals, $20.50-$29.50, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura

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

Sept 5 Fri 6pm Leigh Vance on vocals, Koji Ono on keys, Brad Rabuchin on guitar, Randy Tico on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, Grill on The Green, Simi Valley

Sept 5 Fri 6pm Michael Falcone on keys/vocals and friends, $5 and $10 drink minimum, Sunland Vintage Winery, Thousand Oaks

Sept 5 Fri 6pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, Portola Italian Kitchen, Oxnard

Sept 5 Fri 7pm Michael Rivers on drums, Armando Wood on bass, John Boyd on keys and Patrick Martin on sax, Ojai Valley Brewery, Ojai

Sept 5 Fri 8pm Robert Papacica on guitar, Logan Kane on bass, Miles Lennox on piano, Rodolfo Zuniga on drums, $20 in advance, $25 at the door The Grape, Ventura

Sept 5 Fri 8pm Ryan Embola on bass and friends, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Sept 6 Sat 2pm Flattop Tom Hall on harmonica/vocals and his Jumpcats, blues, swing, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 6 Sat 5pm Jimmy Calire on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

Sept 6 Sat 8pm Louis Van Taylor on sax, Anne King on trumpet, Nick Smith on keys, Yaron Levy on guitar, Jeff Littleton on bass, Lyndon Rochelle on drums, and vocalist Katja Koren, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

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

Sept 7 Sun 1:30pm 805 Brass-Randy Caplan and Brandon Boyd on sax, Tayor Duchai on trombone, Scott Weiss and Jim Labertew on trumpet, 3:30pm Phoenyx Big Band with vocalists Eliya Franz and Sophie Holt, band leader Santino Gutierrez on guitar, Tilford Jackson on piano, Michael Velasquez on bass, David Hunt on drums, sax- Bob Hackett, Paul Browne, Tom Romero, Derek Povah, John C. Webb, trumpet- Paul Litteral, Mike Gerber, Russ Nester, Mitch Schuster, trombone- Robert Vreisman, David Marx, Joseph Alex Reyes, Libbey Bowl, Ojai

Sept 7 Sun 2pm Eddie Wakes sings The Great American Songbook, $54.50, Rubicon Theatre, Ventura

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

Sept 7 Sun 8pm Postmodern Jukebox, $56-$135, Fred Kavli Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks

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

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

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

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

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

Sept 10 Wed 5pm Terry Murphy on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 10 Wed 6pm Donna Butler on vocals and friends, Cafe Fiore, Ventura

Sept 10 Wed 7pm RJ Root on guitar, Nadav Peled on guitar, Ian Solomon on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, $10, The Grape, Ventura

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

Sept 11 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Shane Savala on guitar, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 11 Thurs 6pm Jarold Davis on guitar, Ames Davis on vocals, Sam Glenn on sax, and Jim Flynn on cajon, jazz, 60s and 70s pop, $5 and $10 drink minimum, Sunland Vintage Winery, Thousand Oaks

Sept 11 Thurs 7pm Jake Chapman on vibes, Tyler Hammond on drums, Frescia Belmar on bass, Everett Kelly on trumpet, Karl Hunter on tenor sax, and Jonah Tarashansky on alto sax, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 11 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Sept 12 Fri 6pm Miles Lang on ukulele, Hawaiian steel and jazz guitar, Santa Paula Cellars, Santa Paula

Sept 12 Fri 6pm Eric Ekstrand Band, $10, Senior Center, Simi Valley

Sept 12 Fri 7:30pm Gary Stockdale on vocals and Rob Rio on keys, blues, jazz, pop, $20, Borchard Community Center, Newbury Park

Sept 12 Fri 8pm Animo, jazz funk, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

Sept 13 Sat 1pm The CocoKnots - Kenny Walters on ukulele/guitar, Trey O'Toole on percussion, Larry Stein on ukulele/percussion and Dirk Shumaker on bass, island-style tropical tunes, pop and jazz classics, Rincon Brewery, Ventura

Sept 13 Sat 3pm Tom Collins on guitar and Bruce Lett on bass, Sam's Place, Ojai

Sept 13 Sat 5pm Robert Van on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 13 Sat 5:30pm 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, Ventura Townehouse, Ventura

Sept 13 Sat 7pm Davis Gaines sings the Great American Songbook and the Great White Way with John Olearchick on piano, $59.50, Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura

Sept 13 Sat 7:30pm Abbi Berry singing jazz and pop, CSN Band - Otmaro Ruiz on piano, Andrew Synowiec on guitar, Adam Cohen on bass and Todd Wolf on drums, $41.35, Scherr Forum Theatre, Thousand Oaks

Sept 13 Sat 8pm Lao Tizer on keys, Elliott Yamin on vocals, Danny Janklow on sax, Cheikh N'Doye on bass, Gene Coye on drums and Munyungo Jackson on percussion, $30 in advance, $35 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 13 Sat 8pm Michael Islas on bass and friends, American Pie Coffee House, Camarillo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sept 17 Wed 5pm Terry Murphy on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 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

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

Sept 18 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, George Mamalakis on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Todd Tatum on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 18 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Sept 19 Fri 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Sept 19 Fri 8pm Ponpon Chen on violin/vocals and friends, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 19 Fri 8pm The Motet- Dave Watts on drums, Garrett Sayers on bass, Ryan Jalbert on guitar, Joey Porter on keys, Drew Sayers on sax and Sarah Clarke on vocals, funk, soul, jazz, $39.04, Majestic Ventura Theater, Ventura

Sept 20 Sat 2pm Tom McMorran on piano, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 20 Sat 6pm Goletasound-Teeny Tal on vocals, Pete Goleta on guitar, Stan Taylor on bass, Larry Jones on drums, Bob Talavera on sax, Rob LaLonde on trombone, Waterside Restaurant, Oxnard

Sept 20 Sat 8pm Dayramir Gonzalez on piano, Jose Ignacio Mateu Graside on bass, Takafumi Nikaido on percussion and Juan Clemente Chiavassa on drums, Cuban jazz, $35 in advance, $40 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 21 Sun 4pm Jake Chapman on vibes, Fall Fundraiser, garden stage, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo

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

Sept 21 Sun 7pm Greg Adams on trumpet and East Bay Soul - Terrell Edwards on vocals, Michael Stever on trumpet, Johnnie Bamont on sax, Ed Wynne on sax, Nick Milo on keys, Richards Smith on guitar, Del Atkins on bass and Herman Matthews on drums, soul, funk, jazz, $25-40 and 2 drink minimum, Club Louies, Westlake Village

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

Sept 23 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

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

Sept 23 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 24 Wed 5pm Kent Rollins on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 25 Thurs 11:30am Conejo Jazz Orchestra, rehearsal open to the public, Goebel Adult Community Center, Thousand Oaks

Sept 25 Thurs 5pm Tom Collins on guitar, Kent Rollins on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Eddie Layman on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 25 Thurs 7pm American Patchwork Quartet- Clay Ross on guitar, Falguni Shah on vocals, Nori Naraoka on bass and Clarence Penn on drums, jazz, folk, West African music, Grant R. Brimhall Library, Thousand Oaks

Sept 25 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, $10, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 25 Thurs 7pm CAVA Musica - Claudia Gonzalez Miranda on vocals/percussion and Walter Miranda on keys, Prosperous Penny Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake Village

Sept 26 Fri 7pm singer Jeanne Tatum, Tony Campodonico on keys and Curtis Sanford on drums, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Sept 26 Fri 8pm Gregg Karukas on piano, Ken Wild on bass and Joel Taylor on drums, $25 in advance, $35 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 27 Sat 4pm Fred Kaplan on keys and friends, Albinger Main Stage, Mission Park, Ventura

Sept 27 Sat 5pm Robert Van on piano, Bob Wider on bass and Dave Hunt on drums, barside, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 27 Sat 7pm Lisa Ritner on sax/vocals and friends, The Manhattan, Camarillo

Sept 27 Sat 8pm Teodross Avery on sax, Curtis Taylor on trumpet, Theo Saunders on piano, Henry Franklin on bass and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums, Celebrating the music of John Coltrane, $25 in advance/$30 at the door, The Grape, Ventura

Sept 28 Sun 4pm Boom Duo - Noah Thomas on trumpet and electronics and John Lacques on drums and percussion, experimental jazz, Albinger Main Stage, Mission Park, Ventura

Sept 28 Sun 5pm Swing Shift Orchestra with vocalist Jan Nelson, $10, Sportsman Restaurant, Camarillo

Sept 28 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

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

Sept 30 Tues 5pm Monte Montgomery on piano, barside, The Grape, Ventura

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

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

Sept 30 Tues 7pm jazz jam, $10, The Grape, Ventura