Concert series bring sounds of summer to Los Gatos

While one summer concert series has been heating up downtown Los Gatos for a month now, another is about to start highlighting cool local bands.

Jazz on the Plazz kicked off its Etta James Summer on June 21; the series runs Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., through Aug. 23 at the Town Plaza.

The Music in the Park concert series starts July 23 with a Traveling Wilburys tribute band. The series continues on Sundays, 5-7p.m., through Aug. 27 on the Los Gatos Civic Center lawn.

Here’s a look at the lineups for both series.

Music in the Park

July 23 – Traveling Wilburys Revue plays music by all the members of the supergroup, which never played live.

July 30 – Los Gatos-based Suburban Bliss plays four decades of hits from the ’70s to the 2000s.

Aug 6 – Aardvark is a jam band in the spirit of the Grateful Dead.

Aug 13– Ruth Gerson is a local singer/songwriter who has toured globally.

Aug 20 – Tortilla Soup plays pop, R&B, Latin, country and the blues.

Aug 27 – Accordionist Andre Thierry and his band play classic rock and blues.

For more information, visit https://www.losgatosca.gov/350/Music-in-the-Park.

Jazz on the Plazz

Aug 2 – Vocalist and composer Claudia Villela Quinte grew up in Rio de Janeiro, and her music reflects samba, bossa nova and other Brazilian and world music.

Aug 9 –Guitarist Anthony Paule formed his Soul Orchestra in San Francisco in 2007. The dramatic, horn-driven band is inspired by soul and blues sounds of the ’60s and ’70s. The band will feature Terrie Odabi.

Aug. 16 – Singer/songwriter Tiffany Austin performs with Full Spectrum Jazz. Austin has roots in blues, soul, swing, R&B, bebop, post-bop and her own Louisiana Creole heritage.

Aug. 23 – Grammy nominated pianist, composer and arranger David Benoit is known as one of the founding fathers of contemporary jazz. He has a morning radio show on KKJZ 88.1 FM and is a composer in residence at Montalvo Arts in Saratoga.

For more information, visit https://jazzontheplazz.com.