Welcome January 2025

The Plateau Jazz Band will be playing on the third Sunday of January (January 19) at Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz 5:30-8.

November with Plateau

We will be playing at Pono Hawaiian Grill in Downtown Santa Cruz on Sunday November 17, 5:30-8pm. Here is a bit more staid shot taken when we played for the Monterey Hot Jazz Society last month. The band added Scott Nordgren with his clarinet to the line up (3rd back on the left), and we have two bass players in the photo, Dave Nordgren (2nd back on left) and Peter Young (first on right). Peter is out for awhile with hand surgery, but came along to sing a few songs with the band.

October 2024 holds 3 opportunities

Oct 13 Monterey Hot Jazz Society. 2-5pm

Oct 18 Santa Cruz Mid-County Senior Center Friday Dance. 7-9pm. $10

Oct 27 Sunday Farmers Market at the East Cliff Shopping Village. 10-12:15

email plateaujazzband@gmail.com for specific details

Here is a photo of the band from the Hot Jazz show

Plateau has only one September show

Our next show is Saturday September 14, 2024. 6:30-9 pm. Pono Hawaiian Grill – 120 Union St. in downtown Santa Cruz.

Free swing dance lesson 6:30-7 by Santa Cruz Swing instructor Rebecca Tivang.

Dance or listen. The Plateau Jazz Band plays from 7-9 pm. No cover charge.  

The brass section is heading off to Dixon CA. for the Jug Band Festival at Ruhstaller Farm on September 28th.

Upcoming gigs AUGUST 2024

We will play Thursday August 8 from 8-9:30 for the Santa Cruz Swing social dance after their class. See their website for details (https://www.santacruzswing.com/) $10 cover

We play Friday August 16 from 7-9 for the weekly Friday night social dance at the Mid County Senior Center. This is open to the whole community. We play 2-3 times a year for them. Email Gertie Johnson @ ladyinred@cruzio.com for more details. $10 entrance supports MCSC.

We play Sunday August 18 from 10-noon at the Live Oak Farmer's Market.

We have had a few change ups in the band. Our past drummer John Burton passed away and Olaf Schiappacasse has agreed to sit in for him. Our bass player Peter Young needs hand surgery and Dave Nordgren has been sitting in for him. Our clarinet, Tony DeVincentis, has had to step back for awhile, and Mike Young, Brad Hecht and Scott Nordgren have been sitting in. 

Last Saturday at Pono, our trumpeter, Bill Lamb, was at a music camp and Bob Netzly sat in. No one noticed we were playing with four subs:

Upcoming gigs July

 Hi Plateau fans,

We have been very active playing but not so active posting on this site....but I was gently reminded by someone that I had been remiss, so here are the July gigs.

We play Saturday July 20 from 7-9 at Pono Hawaiian Grill DTSC (downtown Santa Cruz on Union St. We have been playing 3rd Sunday nights but Pono has asked us to change our date and we will be looking for a new regular date. Santa Cruz Swing instructors will be teaching a free swing dance lesson from 6:30-7. Come prepared to share a table with other dancers as Pono hopes we will leave some tables free for people who happen by to eat. And plan to eat there, as your patronage is why they keep having us back. Its free.

Taken 3rd Sunday in June at Pono

Taken third Sunday in May at the MAHs Abbott Square Courtyard