SnazzyProductions.com Live Music Concerts
Santa Cruz, CA – San Jose, CA – San Francisco & Monterey Bay Areas
Snazzy Productions, was created over three decades ago by Sleepy John Sandidge, who felt Santa Cruz needed alternative music concerts. With his long history as an on-air radio personality, and his experience as a stage manager for some of the area’s largest concerts (including Willie Nelson and the Grateful Dead), Sleepy John formed Snazzy Productions.
Since its inception, Snazzy Productions has produced over 700 events with artists as diverse as Jesse Winchester, The Persuasions, Norton Buffalo, and Bo Diddley. John Sandidge (known as ‘Sleepy John’) has brought many new exciting performers to the Santa Cruz Monterey Bay California area. In the process he has helped developing music artists in and around the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay regions to become recognized leaders in their unique styles of musical performance.
These days, Snazzy Productions is run by John’s brother, Ron (“Little Brother Snoozy”) and Brian Janicula, with extensive help from our phone queen Patty Washko, our guiding force, Pat Sandidge, and webmaster/tech extraordinaire, Luke Hess.
Snazzy Productions takes advantage of many Santa Cruz’s best music venues, including the Kuumbwa Jazz Center and the Rio Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz, as well as The Landing in Scotts Valley, El Vaquero Winery in Corralitos, and other local venues, including live concerts at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Cocoanut Grove and the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Join us for one of our live music concerts at any of these wonderful locations.