Millennium Bugs Play for Sunset Mardi Gras Celebration
Saturday, March 8, 2013

The Millennium Bugs, along with Jacki Ford, will be performing for the Rotary Club of Carson City's Sunset Mardi Gras Celebration on March 8, 2014, from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Carson Nugget Ballroom. There will be live music and dancing, a Creole Buffet Dinner at 6:00 p.m., and a King of the Mardi Gras Contest. Proceeds benefit local youth programs, including youth leadership training, literacy programs, and foreign exchange programs. Tickets are $50. Rotary hopes to make this an annual event if it is successful, so please let people know about it.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Edward Jones Financial (Janice Macauley) at 775-841-6010 or Sierra Oxygen at 775-884-1234.

"Jazz & Beyond" Seeks Volunteers
for 2014 Music Festival

The "Jazz and Beyond: Carson City Music Festival" held a kick-off meeting for organizers and potential volunteers on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Carson City Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 1200 S. Carson St., Carson City. This year's festival is scheduled to run from Aug. 1 to 17 at multiple locations in Carson City.

"Jazz & Beyond is a homegrown event that celebrates the talent of our region and relies on many local citizens who donate their time and effort," said committee co-chair David Bugli, president of the Mile High Jazz Band Association. "Your participation on the organizing committee can help make this, our eleventh year, a great success. Volunteers, sponsors, and advertisers help us make the event one of the best in the area, and keep most performances admission free."

The festival, which began in 2004, is presented by Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City, local businesses, and music lovers. Many festival events will be downtown, and one or more may be held in conjunction with the Nevada Sesquicentennial Fair from July 30 through Aug. 3 in Fuji Park. (See http://www.nv150fair.com.) Last year, the Jazz & Beyond Festival featured 60 performances and over 100 performers. Beyond jazz, it included bluegrass, blues, mariachi, and more. Free events, including Sunday afternoon concerts on the grounds of the Legislature, attracted large crowds. Information about last year's festival can be found at http://milehighjazz.com/jazzcarsoncity.htm.

For information about the kickoff meeting, volunteer positions, sponsorships, ad rates, and festival details, see JazzCarsonCity.com or call the Mile High Jazz Band Association at 775-883-4154.

Mile High Jazz Band Presents Jazz & Poetry at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Mile High Jazz Band performs "Odds & Ends," a "Jazz & Poetry" performance at Comma Coffee from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The band will be joined by poetry readers Amy Roby, Joe Crowley, Rita Geil, Tim Rhodes, Roy Chavez, and Lee Warner. The performance is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

For information about live music at Comma Coffee, call June Joplin at 775-883-2662 or see CommaCoffee.com. For information about the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154 or see milehighjazz.com.

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee on the second Tuesday of almost every month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. We will be celebrating our 13th anniversary of monthly MHJB performances at Comma Coffee.

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee on the second Tuesday of almost every month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

The Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee on the second Tuesday of almost every month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. This will likely be a "Jazz & Poetry" event.

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

The Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee on the second Tuesday of almost every month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Jazz & Beyond 2013 & 2014

The 2013 "Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music Festival" took place from Aug. 2 to Aug. 18, 2013. Over 60 events were presented, including Sunday outdoor concerts on the Legislative Plaza, "Wine and Jazz" events each Saturday in Carson Mall, a lecture on the History of Rock and Roll, a Garden Party event with Cami Thompson, a Speakeasy Dance, and special events.

Next year's "Jazz & Beyond will be held Aug. 1 to 17, 2014, so mark your calendars now.

You may also go directly to our "details" page at milehighjazz.com/jazzcarsoncity.htm.