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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.
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Tues., July 13, 2010
MHJB and Comma Coffee Present the Jazz Guys
While the Mile High Jazz Band takes a little break in July, the
"second Tuesday of the month" tradition continues at Comma Coffee with
The Jazz Guys presenting entertainment from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in
Comma Courtyard. The Jazz Guys is made up of MHJB members Gil Linsley (trumpet
and flugelhorn, see picture), Dan Lancaster (saxes, clarinet, flute), and
George Worth (bass). They are joined by Mark Ashworth (drums), and Kenn Pettiford
(keyboard).
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August 2010
Tues., August 10, 2010 - MHJB performs
at Comma
Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission,
FREE age 18 and under
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Jazz! Carson City Music Festival
August 2010 is Jazz Month in Carson City
The summer of 2010 sizzles as Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City,
local businesses, and jazz lovers proudly continue the annual August
jazz festival started in 2004. This year, performances will be held
at multiple venues in Carson City, and will feature more than 100
musicians in over 20 bands. Main events are scheduled for August 20-22,
with lead-in performances starting August 8. All events are free,
except for a ticketed Jazz Brunch.
Outstanding regional and international jazz artists will play for
you at Third Street, the Farmers Market, Comma Courtyard, Firkin & Fox,
B'Sghetti's, the Brewery Arts Center, the Legislative Plaza and
Capitol Amphitheater, Glen Eagles, and other venues in Carson City.
Performers include Delta Wires, Reno Jazz Orchestra, Mile High
Jazz Band, New World Jazz Project, Colin Ross, Ken Davidson Trio,
Blues Assault, The Champagne Singers, Warren Walker Group, Jazz Guys,
Ake-Roth-Laurain Trio, Two Plus quintet, George Hanepen & Dallas Smith,
First Take, Dave Fritz, the Johnny Hamlin Trio, JB Gravity, Carson
High Jazz Band, and more!
A different youth group will be featured each week of the festival.
Strazz jazz and fiddle string ensemble will play on Sunday, August 8,
at the Legislative Plaza, the Carson High Jazz Band on Sunday, August
15, at the Capitol Amphitheater, and the BAC to Broadway Kids on
Saturday, August 21, at the Curry Street Pop-Up Park next to the
Farmers Market.
The Jazz Brunch on Sunday, August 15, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
at B'Sghetti's and Plan b, presents the incomparable vocal stylings
of Latisha Lewis and her quartet, with Rocky Tatarelli on sax, Dave
Kubin on keyboard, Mick Valentino on guitar, and Bill Heise on drums.
The brunch buffet includes specialty breakfast and lunch items,
mimosas, coffee, desserts, and gratuity. Buffet in the dining room,
drinks in the lounge, music throughout! Tickets, $22.50 in advance
and $25 at the door, are available at Play Your Own Music in the
Carson Mall, and online at ActivityTickets.com. For information,
call 775-461-0520.
Sponsors include Carson City, For the Love of Jazz, Nevada
Arts Council, and private donors. For more information,
see http://jazzcarsoncity.com.
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MHJB Performs at "Jazz! Carson City"
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010
The Mile High Jazz Band will be performing at the "Jazz! Carson City"
music festival on Satuday, Aug. 21, 2010 (Count Basie's 106th birthday!),
on Third Street from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. The event is free! See
see http://jazzcarsoncity.com for other events.
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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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