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Garden Party at the Governor's Mansion - Aug. 2

 

Piano Summit - Aug. 4

 

History of Rock n' Roll - Aug. 6

 

Speakeasy Dance - Aug. 9

 

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Link to 2012's
"Jazz & Beyond" Festival Details

Link to 2011's
"Jazz! Carson City" Festival Details

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.

• Date - Friday, Aug. 9, 2013
• Time - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
• Location - Brewery Arts Center Ballroom
• Cost - $15 - includes commemorative wine or pilsner glass, light snacks, & no-host bar
• All ages welcome - 21 & older, bring ID

Come out and enjoy the temptations of the Speakeasy. You can listen and dance to the music of Frank n' Dale, featuring Frank Perry on sax and Dale Hampton on trombone. Although costumes are optional, you are encouraged to dress in time-period clothing from the '20s and '30s and "cut a rug." Prizes will be awarded for the best time-period costumes and best dance couple.

Tickets may be purchased at Play Your Own Music in the Carson Mall or at the Purple Avocado at 904 N. Curry Street, Carson City. Tickets may also be purchased online using this "Buy Now" button:

"Frank n' Dale" is made up of some of the finest talent in the area. They are (clockwise, from upper left corner) Frank Perry on saxophone, Miles Hampton on drums, Dale Hampton on trombone, Bill Hecht on piano, and Mac Esposito on bass.

• Frank Perry - Saxophone - Frank Perry has been teaching at Maytan Music Center since 1980. He works with players of all ages, and teaches all instruments associated with Big Band and small group playing. He does Honor Band preparations and solo ensembles. Perry even has student sit-ins with his small jazz group. Among his former students is Brian Landrus, a member of Esperanza Spalding's band. An accomplished player, Perry has played with: The Reno Jazz Orchestra; The Natalie Cole Show; Larry Machado; Sammy Davis Jr.; The Ella Fitzgerald Show; The Bob Hope Show; Les Brown; Harry James; and The Glenn Miller Band.
• Dale Hampton - Trombone - Dale has been part of the Northern Nevada music scene since the 1960s. He has played for notables such as Kate Smith, Tom Jones, and Merle Haggard.
• Miles Hampton - Drums - Miles is Dale's son. He's a fine drummer, now living up north.
• Bill Hecht - Piano - Bill used to play for the Harrah's Reno house band and now performs with the Reno Jazz Orchestra. Originally trained in classical music, he now performs jazz. He also sings and composes slot machine music.
• Mac Esposito - Bass - Mac is one of the excellent, younger-generation players performing in the Northern Nevada area.

Local artists, Deana Hoover, will paint LIVE during the event, and the finished artwork will be raffled off during the festival.

Deana Hoover is a Northern Nevada artist and writer. Painting and writing the story of the human species is Deana’s passion and primary focus. She works with both pigments and words. While her work contains focus and purpose, it includes the freedom and spontaneity that allow for serendipity. The thread that unites all of her work, both visual and written, is a sensual connection with the world of color and texture, motion and stillness, joy and sadness. "Getting lost in the brushstrokes, the thickness of the paint, or the mixing of colors, affords me the same bliss as getting lost in the written word and the story as it plays out on the page," Deana Hoover said. And while she takes the arts and creativity seriously, she loves humor and laughter (as you may note, with little hints of irreverence peppered throughout her website). Deana works primarily in oil, but also enjoys graphite, charcoal, and pastels. She writes both fiction and non-fiction. She teaches drawing, painting, and writing and is a traditional storyteller.

Source: http://deanahoover.net/blog1

Event is sponsored by Mile High Jazz Band Association, Brewery Arts Center, Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, and Tahoe Ridge Winery.