Santa Cruz Jazz Festival

March 20-21, 2020
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
The Pleasant Grove Festival Jazz Band and Jazz Combo will be participating in the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival on March 20-21, 2020.  This festival takes place at Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA.  Students will be performing on Friday, and they will have admission badges for both days of the festival as well as clinics, master classes, and evening concerts.  The band will spend Saturday at the famous Santa Cruz Boardwalk.​  

When?

Friday, March 20, 2020
Big Band performs at 10:30 am in VAPA 5156
Combo performs at 4:30 pm in VAPA 1001 

​The general plan is to leave from Elk Grove early morning of March 20 to make a 10 am warm-up time for the big band.  We will stay in a hotel in Santa Cruz Friday night and spend the next day at the Boardwalk before driving home Saturday evening. 

Performance Schedules: ​http://scjf.org/schedules/
 
7:00 PM Friday Concert – Instrumental Artist, Bria Skonberg, Vocal Artist, ARC Vocal Jazz Ensemble.  Admission: $5. 

6:30 PM Saturday Concert - Command Performance

Festival Venue​

CABRILLO COLLEGE
6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003
​ *Friday parking $4/day; Saturday is free

Directions: http://scjf.org/general-information/directions/

Festival passes: $10 prepaid.  Additional $5 for Friday night concert.
 
The festival will have T-shirts for sale for $20 and stickers for $2.​   

Hotel Info

BEST WESTERN PLUS ALL SUITES INN
500 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 458-9898

Reservations have been made for the Jazz Band students and drivers.  Students will share 5 people per room (2 Queen beds + sofa) and drivers/ chaperones may share 2-3 per room.  Cost: TBD.  You are welcome to make your own reservation directly with this hotel or other hotels if you are not a chaperone, or if you are bringing other members of the family.

Transportation

Students will be carpooling down in private cars to this event.  There will not be a bus.  It is important that the driver is able to take the same students to and from the event the entire trip, including to the hotel and the Boardwalk.  All drivers will need to have their Auto Use Forms (below) and fingerprints filed with the School District ahead of time.  Signups for drivers and rooms will be posted here soon.
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