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Mile High Jazz Band
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External Links
Carson City Symphony
David Bugli website
Carson City Arts &
Culture Coalition (FB page)
Sacramento Traditional
Jazz Society (STJS)
The Mile High Jazz Band Association formed in 2001 as a nonprofit corporation
to support the MHJB and its subgroup, the Millennium Bugs (jazz combo), promote
live jazz performance in northern Nevada, educate the public about jazz, and
enrich the cultural life of the community.
Member benefits include mailings, discounts on admissions, and
invitations to special events, plus the satisfaction of helping big-band jazz to thrive!
To book the Mile High Jazz Band (big band)
or Millennium Bugs (jazz combo),
call 775-883-4154.
Mile High Jazz Band Association Updated Mission Statement - Adopted March 4, 2012, by the
Board of Trustees:
Our mission is to enrich the cultural life of our community by promoting live
jazz performance in and around Carson City; enhancing arts education in collaboration
with other organizations and school programs; and supporting our resident big band,
the Mile High Jazz Band, and its affiliated combos.
MHJB Assoc. Board and Officers
The MHJBA board, July 2023:
- Trustees class of 2024: Kelly Dodge, Jennifer Simkins, Doug Conner
- Trustees class of 2025: David Bugli, Rita Geil, Ted Xie
- Trustees class of 2026: Ellie Bugli, Steve Hayes, Adam Cohen
(Class of 2026 elected at 6/25/2023 Annual Meeting)
Officers (elected at 6/19/2022 Board Meeting, new Officers to be selected at first
Board meeting in FY24.):
- President: David Bugli
- Vice President: Kelly Dodge
- Treasurer: Ellie Bugli
- Secretary: Jennifer Simkins
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Mile High Jazz Band Performs in Mills Park
for Free Carson City Classic Cinema Club Event
Friday, June 28, 2024
The Mile High Jazz Band, with singer Jakki Ford, perform in Mills Park on
Friday, June 28, 2024, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs
or a blanket. Food trucks will be on site.
The Carson City Classic Cinema Club (C5) is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to providing education, opportunity, tools, and supplies to local youth to encourage
and support their participation in the arts. They strongly believe that exposure to
the arts sharpens critical and creative skills and contributes to student achievement
and success in school and beyond. Their website is at https://ccclassiccinema.org.
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Mile High Jazz Band Association Announces
Membership Party and Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Mile High Jazz Band Association's annual membership meeting and end-of-the-fiscal-year
party will be on Sunday, June 30, at 6:00 p.m., at the Carson City Historical Society's
Carriage House, behind the Foreman-Roberts House Museum, 1207 N. Carson Street, Carson City.
All interested individuals - including Association members, band musicians, volunteers,
and friends - are invited. The meeting will include a brief review the past year,
a preview of the coming season, and election of members to the nine-member Board of
Trustees. A brief board meeting will follow.
The event includes a pot-luck dinner. Main dish and beverages are provided. Attendees
may bring an appetizer, side dish, salad, or dessert to share. As a bonus, guests will
have a brief tour of the historic Foreman-Roberts House Museum. This Gothic Revival house
was built in 1859 in Washoe City and moved to Carson City in 1873.
For reservations and information, call 775-883-4154 or email ehbugli@aol.com.
Illustration: Watercolor painting of the Foreman-Roberts House Museum by Cyndy
Brenneman. The house will be open for tours during Mile High Jazz Band Association's
membership meeting and potluck on June 30.
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Mile High Jazz Band Performs
"When You're Hot, You're Hot!" at Gina's
at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The Mile High Jazz Band, with singer Jakki Ford, perform "When You're Hot, You're Hot!"
at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge in the Carson Nugget on
Tuesday, July 9, 2024, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The music is free, and donations are welcome.
Mile High Jazz Band performances and educational activities are supported in part by a
grant from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and by
memberships and donations.
For information about the band and activities, see milehighjazz.com.
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Jazz & Beyond Schedule Available as a PDF
Posted: May 30, 2024
The Jazz & Beyond Festival Schedule is available for download as a PDF.
Click HERE to download it. This version
was last updated May 14, 2024.
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Jazz & Beyond Festival Gets a Little Longer
Posted: May 7, 2024
We are happy to announce that the Jazz & Beyond 2024 festival has gotten a little
bit longer. Originally we
planned to start the festival on Friday, August 16, and end on Sunday, August 25. Because
there is so much talent to share from our area, we are extending the festival to Monday, August
26. Be sure to check
JazzCarsonCity.com for further details as we confirm our shows.
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New Way To Make a Donation to Mile High Jazz Band
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Updated: April 2, 2023
We are adding a helpful way for people to make a donation to Mile High Jazz Band Assoc.
Now they can scan a QR code with their smart phone, which will bring them to a webpage
that will make it possible
for them to donate $10, $20, or any multiple of $10 via Square. We are not charging
admission for our first event at Gina's, but we are encouraging people to make a donation
to the band and the Association.
Tell your friends to try it out. We will have a sign with a QR code at
performances.
If you like, click HERE to go directly to the Square webpage for donations.
The Mile High Jazz Band Association formed in 2001 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation to support
the MHJB and its subgroups, promote live jazz performance in northern Nevada, educate the
public about jazz, and enrich the cultural life of the community. Member benefits include
mailings, discounts on admissions, and invitations to special events, plus the
satisfaction of helping big-band jazz to thrive!
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The monthly-gig tradition which started in 2001 continues!
Starting in January 2023, following the pandemic, monthly
Mile High Jazz Band gigs on the
second Tuesday of each month resumed. Most performances are from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.,
and will be at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, in the Carson Nugget, at
507 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV. Check this website from time to time for details.
General Information
The Mile High Jazz Band, an 18-member "big band" composed of 17 instrumentalists
and a vocalist, began performing in 1997. The group features music in the Count
Basie-Duke Ellington-Woody Herman tradition, as well as more contemporary styles,
selected from a repertoire of over 200 tunes. They play ballads, high-powered
jazz tunes, and dance music arranged by Nestico, Niehaus, Taylor, and other great arrangers.
Mile High Jazz Band performs for community events, fundraisers, dances, receptions,
private parties, and in concert. They have played benefits for New York Firefighters,
Red Cross Disaster Relief, Carson-Tahoe Hospital Foundation, Douglas County Library
Foundation, and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. They have been featured
in concerts at the Brewery Arts Center and on the Carson City Symphony's "Holiday Treat"
and "Pops Party" concerts. They play monthly at Comma Coffee and collaborate with local
poets in quarterly "Jazz and Poetry" events, alternating poetry readings with related
musical selections. Mile High Jazz Band has performed in Carson City, Reno, Minden,
Fallon, Yerington, Stateline, Incline Village, Virginia City, and Crystal Bay.
In 2002, Mile High Jazz Band won "Best Band" award in Carson City's "Taste of
Downtown." In 2003, American Composers Forum selected Mile High Jazz Band and
Bella Voce women's choir for a national Continental Harmony project. In 2007,
leader David Bugli received the Nevada Governor's Arts Award for Distinguished
Service to the Arts, and the band played for the awards ceremony. Mile High Jazz
Band plays annual benefits with the Carson High Jazz Band to help the high school
band attend the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Also, the Mile High Jazz Band Association
founded and produces or co-produces the annual, multi-day Jazz & Beyond Music Festival in Carson City each August since 2004.
The Mile High Jazz Band performs around the Carson City area. You can
catch us on most second Tuesdays of each month at
from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge,
507 N. Carson Street inside the Carson Nugget.
Millennium Bugs
The Millennium Bugs, a jazz combo associated with the Mile High Jazz Band,
play a great variety of jazz styles. They performed for the Carson City
Preservation Coalition/Historical Society, Olympic Torch Relay Ceremony in
Carson City, Carson City Music Club, Westview block party, Camel Race Day in
Virginia City, Carson Nugget showroom, Carson-Tahoe Hospital Foundation, Carson
High Prom, BAC Beer Tasting, weddings, receptions, and parties.
Mile High Jazz Band Association board meetings are held quarterly.
Call 775-883-4154 for details.
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The Mile High Jazz Band Assoc. is a member of the Carson City Downtown Business Assoc.
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