JAZZ on the plazz
The 16th annual Jazz on the Plazz summer concert series presented by Los Gatos Music and Arts will honor the queen of jazz “Lady Ella” Fitzgerald. The 10-concert series is dedicated to her remarkable talent and her “interpretation of the Great American Songbook that set new standards for the jazz world.”
Jazz on the Plazz is made possible by the generous donations and support of friends and sponsors from the local community. One hundred percent of the funding for Los Gatos Music and Arts comes from donations and people who continue to support the educational programs, scholarships, fine arts, and the summer jazz series.
Los Gatos Music and Arts President Teri Hope is joined by Jonathan Knowles, chairman of the board for Los Gatos Music and Arts, and Executive Producer Michael Jacobi in welcoming everyone to the concert series that kicks off Jun. 13 and runs through the end of summer with a final concert on Aug. 22.
The free concerts are held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Los Gatos Town Plaza. The annual Gala, featuring a silent and live auction, will be held at the historic La Estancia Estate on Tuesday, Jun. 26 and will feature an intimate live performance by platinum-record vocalist and musician Aaron Neville. Tickets for the Gala can be purchased for $200 online at www.jazzfanstore.jazzon theplazz.com. Or support the Los Gatos Music and Arts year round with Jazz Donor Dollars or purchase a Jazz Value Card for $100 for $700 in free goods and services throughout the South Bay.
For more information, visit www.jazzontheplazz. com. This year’s concert series features: Jun. 13: Natalie Douglas Jun. 20: Sacha Boutros Jun. 27: Spencer Day with Full Spectrum Jazz
Jul. 11: Duets with Amy Cervini, Peter Eldrlage, and Sara Gazarek
Jul. 18: Tony Lindsay with The Soul Soldiers
Jul. 25: Paula West Aug. 1: MJF County High School All Stars
Aug. 8: Sarah McKenzie Aug. 15: TBA
Aug. 22: Pete Escovedo Presenting sponsors for Jazz on the Plazz include:
El Camino Hospital, The Hospital of Silicon Valley
Lester Square, at the corner of Blossom Hill Road and Los Gatos Boulevard Lexus, Stevens Creek Fidelity Investments of Los Gatos
Los Gatos Plein Air 2017 Los Gatos Weekly Times, Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
KCAT TV 15, Los Gatos and Monte Sereno
U.S. Bank