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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 2022:
- Trustees class of 2023: Ellie Bugli, Steve Hayes, Randy Seeber
- Trustees class of 2024: Kelly Dodge, Jennifer Simkins, Doug Conner
- Trustees class of 2025: David Bugli, Rita Geil, Ted Xie
(Class of 2025 elected at 6/19/2022 Annual Meeting)
Officers (elected at 6/19/2022 Board Meeting):
- President: David Bugli
- Vice President: Kelly Dodge
- Treasurer: Ellie Bugli
- Secretary: Jennifer Simkins
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Mile High Jazz Band Performs
at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
The Mile High Jazz Band performs at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge in the Carson Nugget on
Tuesday, May 9, 2023, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The music is free, donations welcome.
The performance will include a tribute or two to the late, great saxophonist and composer
Wayne Shorter. Vocalist Jakki Ford will provide a number of great songs from The
Great American Songbook, including "Lady is a Tramp," "All or Nothing at All," and
"Out of Nowhere."
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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Mile High Jazz Band Performs at Heritage Park
for the Second Annual "Jazz and Arts Festival in the Park"
Sunday, May 21, 2023
The Mile High Jazz Band will be the featured band
for the Second Annual "Jazz and Arts Festival in the Park" in Gardnerville on
Sunday, May 21, 2023, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The event takes place at Heritage Park,
1447 Courthouse St., Gardnerville, NV. The event is presented by Main Street Gardnerville
and the Carson Valley Arts Council. Admission is free.
The festival starts at 1:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. Also performing at the event are
the Douglas High School Jazz Band, The Jazzettes, RoseBud's Dance Band, and The Gardnervillians.
There will also be food trucks and art vendors. For further information,
go to https://www.cvartscouncil.com/annual-jazz-and-art-festival-may-21-2023.
Photo: Mile High Jazz Band at the festival last year, May 22, 2022.
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Jazz & Beyond Festival Planning Continues
Posted: April 2, 2023
The Jazz & Beyond Planning Committee is continuing to work on plans for the
twentieth Jazz & Beyond festival. We have already lined up more than a dozen groups
to perform duing this 11-day event. The committee
has outlined plans for the festival to begin on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, and end on the
119th birthday of William "Count" Basie, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The committee is looking
forward to bringing back several of the exciting acts from past years. Details about the
festival have been posted on the festival's website at jazzcarsoncity.com, and updates will be made as we make various confirmations.
There will be a separate webpage for each day of the festival.
Don't miss it!
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Are You Interested in Advertising in the Jazz & Beyond Program?
Posted March 30, 2023
Business owners, are you interested in advertising in the Jazz & Beyond Program? We
offer you the opportunity of
advertising your business to an up-scale, community-involved audience over an eleven-day period.
We put together an attractive printed program each year, and you ads could reach hundreds of
audience members. In addition, if you are interested, we can also post your ads on our website.
If you are interested in advertising with us, please contact Alex at 408-264-4423 or Ellie at
775-883-4154. The deadline for ads submission is July 13, 2023.
Click HERE to download our ad rate sheet.
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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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