The Grape's Upcoming Shows

🎷 Tom Collins & Friends 🍷

Ease into your evening with the timeless sounds of Tom Collins & Friends, a classic jazz ensemble featuring outstanding musicians from Ventura and beyond. Each performance brings together exceptional talent, tasteful improvisation, and the relaxed sophistication that makes Happy Hour at The Grape so special.

Join us for Wine Wednesday from 5–7 PM and enjoy 10–20% off select premium wines while soaking in an evening of world-class jazz, great company, and the perfect after-work atmosphere. 🍷✨

🎹🎸 Collins Rollins Quartet – Happy Hour 🍷

Join us for an elegant evening of live jazz with the Collins Rollins Quartet, featuring the exceptional musical partnership of pianist Kent Rollins and guitarist Tom Collins. Together with a stellar rhythm section, the quartet performs a tasteful blend of classic jazz standards, modern jazz, blues, and groove with the effortless chemistry that only seasoned musicians can deliver. Kent Rollins has shared the stage with artists including Bill Champlin and Doug Webb, while Tom Collins has performed with many of Southern California's finest jazz musicians.

✨ Relax with Happy Hour from 5–7 PM, enjoy 10–20% off featured drinks, and let the smooth sounds of world-class jazz set the tone for your evening. Great music, great drinks, and great company—only at The Grape. 🍷🎶

6:30pm Doors

7pm Show

$15 - Advance

$20 - At The Door

*One drink minimum per person

The Justin Kirk Sextet is a Southern California all-star jazz ensemble bringing together musicians with deep experience in jazz, soul, R&B, and popular music.

Led by Santa Paula trombonist Justin Kirk, whose credits include Snoop Dogg, Mac Miller, Korn, Jason Mraz, Booker T. Jones, Common, Anthony Hamilton, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Frankie Avalon, Phatback Earl and Me and Shawn Jones.

The sextet features trumpeter Benjamin Adamson (Kamasi Washington, Brandon Coleman), saxophonist Matt DeMerritt(Macy Gray, De La Soul), bassist Frank Abraham (Jessy J), pianist Mike Fortunato, and drummer Dave Zarlenga (Tom Jones).

Together, they deliver contemporary arrangements with the experience, energy, and spontaneity of musicians who have performed at the highest levels of the industry.

Justin Kirk - Trombone

Ben Adamson - Trumpet

Mike Fortunato - Piano

Frank Abraham - Bass

Dave Zarlinga - Drums

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble

7:30pm Doors

8pm Show

$20 - General Obstructed View Seating

$25 - General Seating

$30 - Preferred Seating

+$5 all ticket tiers at the door

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble is a 9 piece, heavy Funk and Soul-Jazz band from San Diego,

CA. Their influences are vast and include Hip Hop groups like Gang Starr and De La Soul,

as well as Funk and Soul masters like Isaac Hayes, The Meters, and James Brown. Two of

their last three studio LPs debuted in the top 15 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Chart.

Their music has been licensed to appear in videos for brands and companies such as New

Balance Shoes, Fifth Third Bank, Land Yachts Skateboards and Independent Trucks. The

Sure Fire Soul Ensemble's 5th studio album, Gemini, was released on March 28, 2025 via

Colemine Records.

SFSE is equally at home in the studio as they are on the stage, where their original songs

transform and take on new life through live performance. They have shared the stage with

Kamasi Washington, Quantic, Lee Fields, Monophonics, Jungle Fire, The Family Stone, and

most recently served as backing band for Hip Hop legend, Big Daddy Kane. SFSE has

made numerous live appearances throughout California and Oregon including renown

festivals such as The Joshua Tree Music Festival and Live Oak Music Festival in Central

California. Members of SFSE did a 9 major US city tour w/ BDK in 2024.

7:30pm Doors

8PM Show

$50 - VIP Seating

$40 - Standard Seating

+$10 on all ticket tiers at the door

*One drink minimum per person

Mike Garson (piano): Mike’s extraordinary musical partnership with David Bowie began in 1972, when he joined Bowie for the Ziggy Stardust tour, and continued across decades of recordings and performances. His unmistakable piano work became an essential part of Bowie’s sound, most famously through his legendary improvised solo on “Aladdin Sane.” Garson would ultimately perform with Bowie across multiple eras of his career, including Bowie’s final public performance in the United States.

Carmine Rojas (bass): Carmine was Bowie’s bassist during one of the most commercially explosive periods of Bowie’s career, touring the world with him from 1983 through 1987 and recording on classics including “Let’s Dance,” “China Girl,” “Modern Love” and “Blue Jean.” A remarkably versatile bassist, musical director and producer, Rojas has also worked extensively with Rod Stewart, Joe Bonamassa and Julian Lennon, as well as artists ranging from Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner to Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and B.B. King. He reunites here with Mike Garson to revisit the Bowie songbook from the perspective of two musicians who helped create it.

Dave Wood (guitar): Dave is a guitarist, producer, and musical director, known for his longstanding work with Grammy-winning singer Andra Day, serving as her guitarist and musical director, touring internationally with her and contributing to her recordings. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Dave has also performed or recorded with artists including Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Sabrina Carpenter, Steve Perry and Common. A longtime collaborator with Mike Garson, Dave has joined Mike for numerous performances spanning jazz, rock and the music of David Bowie.

Max Garson (drums): Max represents the next generation of the Garson musical family. Mike’s grandson and a student at the USC Thornton School of Music, Max is building his own career through jazz, rock, and contemporary music alongside accomplished musicians, including Billy Corgan, Andra Day, and Luke Spiller.

6:30pm Doors

7pm Show

$20 - Advance

$25 - At The Door

*One drink minimum per person

The Grape presents a tenor battle on October 15, pairing Aidan Farrell, a DownBeat Award-winning saxophonist and rising force on the LA jazz scene, with veteran tenor player Doug Webb, in the tradition of the great two-horn showdowns from Gordon and Ammons to Cohn and Sims. Farrell’s rich tone and sophisticated musical vocabulary set him apart as a bandleader, composer, and recording artist, while Webb has spent decades as one of the most recorded and in-demand saxophonists on the West Coast. It is a rare chance to hear two generations of LA tenor players sharing a stage, bringing their different styles together in a battle that will make for an unbelievable night of music. They’ll be backed by an exceptional rhythm section featuring Josh Nelson on piano, Edwin Livingston on bass, and Charles Ruggiero on drums.

Richiman and Groove Nice are an American style blues band from Seoul South Korea.

Formed in 2018 as the "Richiman Trio" they first entered the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in 2019 as a representative of the Korea Blues Society. While performing in Memphis, Richiman saw and felt real American Blues and knew this was his calling.

Richiman and Groove Nice released an EP called "Memphis Special; one take live" which is a recording of their set in the IBC finals. They recently released a full length album, "Pack My Suitcase" recorded at the famed Royal Recording Studio in Memphis where Al Green recorded his most famous works. In June 2024 they released a new live album, "Cruisin' Through Connecticut Live!" recorded on their 2023 American Tour.

Richiman and Groove Nice have toured the US on four seperate occasions playing sold out shows in LA, Las Vegas, and New England. In 2023 the were a headline act at the Black Eyed Sally’s Blues Fest in Hartford, CT.

A must see live performance experience, Richiman & Groove Nice has captivated audiences throughout the United States and the world with their exceptional musicianship and masterful showmanship. Engaging, dynamic and vibrantly expressive, R&GN is carving out a true blues legacy, creating memorable impressions upon everyone who experiences them.