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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.
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Mile High Jazz Band Presents
April Jazz Anniversary Concert
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
For 13 years, Mile High Jazz Band has been playing at
Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street,
on the second Tuesday of every month, thanks to the cooperation of Comma Coffee
owner, June Joplin (pictured). Come celebrate this milestone with us on April 8, 2014!
Hear sensational big-band music with vocalist Sheryl Adams and guest vocalists Cindee LeVal
and June Joplin, and enjoy anniversary cake at intermission. General admission is $5
at the door, and it's free for age 18 and under.
The Mile High Jazz Band includes trumpets, trombones, saxophones, keyboard, guitar,
bass, drums, and singers. They will play about twenty tunes from their ever-expanding
repertoire of selections in the style of Basie, Ellington, and more contemporary
composers and arrangers.
The performance is supported, in part, with public funding through the Nevada
Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
For information about the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154, or visit their
web site: MileHighJazz.com. For information about other live music at
Comma Coffee,
call June Joplin at 775-883-2662.
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"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.
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Middle School Jazz Workshop
Saturday, May 3, 2014
On Saturday, May, 3, 2014, the Mile High Jazz Band will present a jazz workshop
for middle school students from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The workshop will be at
Carson Middle School. This event is not open to the public, but middle school age
musicians from Carson City may participate. For information, contact David Bugli at
775-883-4154. This event is funded in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council.
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Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
The Mile High Jazz Band performs "Merry May Jazz" at Comma Coffee on
Tuesday, May 13, 2014, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5 general and
free for age 18 and under.
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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.
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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.
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Most Comma Coffee gigs
are on the second Tuesday of each 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.
Go to http://JazzCarsonCity.com
for the festival home page.
You may also go directly to our "details" page at
milehighjazz.com/jazzcarsoncity.htm.
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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 100 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 an annual, multi-day Jazz Festival in Carson City in August.
The band performs around the Carson City area. You can
catch us on most second Tuesdays of each month at Comma Coffee,
across from
the State Legislature Building.
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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