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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. |
Aug, 21-23, 2009 This summer, the annual summer jazz festival, renamed "Jazz! Carson
City," moves downtown with "core" dates August 21-23. We are working
on details, but you can expect to see and hear several days of fine jazz in downtown
Carson City, on Third Street, Comma Courtyard, the Farmers Market area, and other
areas. We will be
posting information of the events on this website. Click image below for details:
Tues., July 14, 2009 -
Mile High Jazz Band Presents "Ladies Sing the Blues" July 14 Mile High Jazz Band performs "Ladies Sing the Blues," featuring the big band backing notable female singers in a not-to-be-missed event on Tuesday, July 14, 8:00, to 10:00 p.m., at Comma Coffee in Carson City. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under. Swing-dance instruction, 6:00-7:30 p.m., is $5 additional. 
Singers Sheryl Adams, June Joplin (pictured at right), Karen Chandler, and Lainey Henderson
(pictured at left) will sing some of their favorite standards and jazz
tunes. "Were excited to have
so many wonderful vocalists on the same program," said David Bugli, leader and
pianist in the band. 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 the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154, or visit the web site MileHighJazz.com. For information about other live music at Comma Coffee, see Comma Coffee. Saturday, July 18, 2009 - MHJB performs for Relay for Life (Cancer Society) at Centennial Park in northeast Carson City from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Click here for information on the event. (Information will be displayed in a new window.)
Fri., August 14, 2009 - Millennium Bugs play for private wedding reception at the Orchard House in Genoa, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Sat., August 22, 2009 - MHJB performs for the "Jazz! Carson City" festival, on Third Street from (likely) 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. FREE!!
Most Comma Coffee gigs are on the second Tuesday of each month.
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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Last updated 6/22/2009