The Grape

The Grape The Grape House of Jazz and Spirits. Live Music! Bluesy Saturday afternoons happy hour 2-7pm! Home of the Gratitude Jazz Jam every Tuesday.

Signature craft cocktails, local beers and wines . Strictly 21+

Shawn McMaster will be at the Grape this Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. Enjoy craft happy hour cocktails with a side of magic...
09/03/2026

Shawn McMaster will be at the Grape this Saturday from 6 to 8 PM. Enjoy craft happy hour cocktails with a side of magic bringing the magic castle in Los Angeles to Ventura. Come on down for a great time.

09/03/2026

Gunhild Carling is coming to the Grape!!! Friday! Come get your tickets now before it sells out.

Brazilian guitarist Celso Salim and California harmonica player Darryl Carriere have been making music together for over...
09/02/2026

Brazilian guitarist Celso Salim and California harmonica player Darryl Carriere have been making music together for over 2 decades and their music features a soulful blend of guitar & harmonica sounds with exciting compositions rooted in deep blues with hints of rock, country & soul music. Their first album in collaboration 'About Time' was released in 2024 and it was featured on the Big Blues Chart Top 100 Albums of that year.

Celso Salim: guitar/vocals
Darryl Carriere: harmonica / vocals
Mike Hightower: bass / harmony vocals
Ed Michaels: drums

🔥🎶 THIS IS A SUPER LINEUP!!! 🎶🔥“I enjoy every one of these great musicians, and having them all together at the same tim...
09/02/2026

🔥🎶 THIS IS A SUPER LINEUP!!! 🎶🔥

“I enjoy every one of these great musicians, and having them all together at the same time would be an over-the-top treat for any music fan. This could be historic!”
— Charlie Musselwhite

🎵 MARK HUMMEL & THE ALL STARS 🎵

Get ready for a serious night of traditional blues featuring some of the most revered players in the genre! 🎸🎹🥁

🔥 MARK HUMMEL — One of today’s most respected traditional blues artists and a master of the blues harp. Hummel has appeared on 30+ recordings, including the Grammy-nominated and Blues Music Award-winning Remembering Little Walter. His newest Rockinitus Records release, Road Dog, brings together an incredible cast of blues heavyweights.

🎸 ANSON FUNDERBURGH — Blues Music Award winner and Texas blues guitar legend. Founder of Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets, Anson has worked with artists including Delbert McClinton and Jimmie Vaughan. His unmistakable tone and style have influenced generations of blues guitarists.

🎸 JUNIOR WATSON — One of the premier architects of the West Coast blues guitar sound. Junior has appeared on more than 200 recordings and performed with Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Jimmy Rogers, Canned Heat and many more.

🥁 WES STARR — In-demand drummer and longtime fixture of the traditional blues scene.

🎹 BOB WELSH — Piano powerhouse whose credits include work with Elvin Bishop and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

🎸 KEDAR ROY — Bassist laying down the foundation for this unbelievable collection of players.

These aren’t just great musicians — these are artists who have helped DEFINE traditional blues, Texas blues and the West Coast blues sound. 💙🎶

To have this much talent sharing ONE STAGE is something special.

As Charlie Musselwhite said…

🔥 THIS COULD BE HISTORIC! 🔥

Don’t miss it! 🎶🎸🥁🎹

Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a can’t-miss event! Wh...
09/02/2026

Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a can’t-miss event! Whether she’s singing favorite swinging jazz standards, playing one of many 11 instruments (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder, or jazz bagpipe!) or juggling and tap dancing, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines. And just wait for the finale – spoiler alert – she plays three trumpets at once!



Carling competed as a celebrity dancer in Let’s Dance 2014 on TV4 placing third. Was also on Sweden’s Dancing with The Stars. Gunhild performed for Sweden’s Got Talent in 2017 and on America’s Got Talent season 2019.



She performed with her 'Carling Big Band' at the Royal Palace in Stockholm in the celebration for King Carl XVI Gustaf's Ruby Jubilee. Performing such great memorable vintage songs such as "Minnie the Moocher," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "All of Me," "It Had to Be You," and an endless repertoire of songs, Gunhild masterfully takes you back to another era like a time machine.



Between Touring with her own band, she performs in several configurations from solo to The Count Basie Big Band Orchestra & her own Big Band to guesting with symphonies and as a featured singer and multi-instrumentalist in several of Postmodern Jukebox's songs, including a 1920s jazz swing version of "Material Girl", and a 1920s hot jazz cover of ABBA's "Dancing Queen”. Gunhild Carling keeps serenading audiences in the US and all around the world today in clubs to Jazz Festivals. She has over 70 million views from social media earning her a silver award from YouTube.

A native of Londrina, Brazil, Téka mastered the traditions of Brazilian music at anearly age. Along the way, she became ...
09/02/2026

A native of Londrina, Brazil, Téka mastered the traditions of Brazilian music at an

early age. Along the way, she became equally entranced by American jazz. As

her artistry grew, her talented singing and guitar playing fused the sensual

rhythms and harmonies of Brazil with the sophistication and improvisation of

jazz – a fascinating musical blend she calls New Bossa.

Téka has performed and recorded with Brazilian legends Hermeto Pascoal ,

Gilberto Gil, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira.

Her first CD, Garden Planet, included original music with an environmental

theme. Both Garden Planet and her second release, Watercolours of Brazil,

received high praise from critics and audiences.

Reviewing those first two albums, The Los Angeles Times wrote that, “Like João

Gilberto, Téka brings everything into a unified expression, combining her vocal

lines and rhythmic guitar accompaniments into a single, elegantly buoyant

musical blend.”

Her latest release, So Many Stars, was described by the International Review of

Music as “a definitive statement that she has matured into a gifted, world-class

musical artist. Téka has a summer evening breeze quality to her voice always.

She is as smoooooooooooth as bossa nova can be and that is very smooth

indeed.”

Téka - vocals & guitar

Alyse Korn - piano

Robert Kyle - sax/flute/percussion

Grammy-nominated Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps have long been a staple of the Los Angeles blues and roots scene, blen...
09/02/2026

Grammy-nominated Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps have long been a staple of the Los Angeles blues and roots scene, blending Texas blues, Memphis soul, New Orleans grooves, and Americana into a sound all their own. A Houston native known for her soulful, honey-soaked vocals and commanding keyboard work, James has recorded or performed with artists including Eric Burdon, Walter Trout, Delbert McClinton, Levon Helm, Randy Newman, Tommy Castro, and Marcia Ball.

The band’s acclaimed Here in Babylon earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album, while their latest release, Rose-Colored Glasses, leans further into their soulful side and features guest appearances from Anson Funderburgh, Lee Roy Parnell, Johnny Lee Schell, Snuffy Walden, and Dean Parks.

Backed by the world-class Rhythm Tramps and the songwriting and bass work of longtime collaborator Terry Wilson, Teresa James delivers a dynamic mix of blues, soul, roots, and rock with the heart, swagger, and musicianship that have made the band an international touring favorite.

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2733 E. Main Street
Ventura, CA
93003

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 11:30pm
Saturday 1:30pm - 11:30pm

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+18052126130

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