"Cool Jazz in January"
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Swing into the new year with the Mile High Jazz Band at "Cool Jazz in January," a big-band event with vocalist Sheryl Adams at Comma Coffee, on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door: free for age 18 and under.

The 19-member Mile High Jazz Band performs music in the spirit of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Woody Herman, and more contemporary jazz styles from their repertoire of more than 100 charts. Performances are 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 "Cool Jazz in January" and other live music at Comma Coffee, call June Joplin at 775-883-2662. For information about the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154, or see MileHighJazz.com.

Pictured at left: Mile High Jazz Band trumpeter Scott Scheuerman takes a solo.

Millennium Bugs Play for
"Winter Wine & All That Jazz"
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Enjoy an evening of wine tasting and dancing to benefit the Brewery Arts Center. The event is call "Winter Wine & All That Jazz," and "all that jazz" will be presented by the Millennium Bugs. The event is Saturday, January 19, 2013, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Carson Nugget Ballroom. Experience exceptional wines from the finest vineyards, live music, and light hors d'oeuvres.

Tickets are $30 per person, and are available at Home Treasures (in the Carson Mall) or by calling Larry Messina at 775-315-0141. For more information, check the Brewery Arts Center website at www.breweryarts.org.

A comment from a satisfied customer:
"Thank you again gentlemen. You were absolutely awesome!"
- Tami Castillo Shelton, Program Director, Brewery Arts Center

Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tenth Annual Mile High-Carson High
Jazz Extravaganza
at the Carson City Community Center

It's "big-band jazz times two" when the Mile High Jazz Band presents the tenth annual Mile High-Carson High Jazz Extravaganza, on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 7:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City. The concert, sponsored by the Carson High Jazz Band and the Mile High Jazz Band Association, is a benefit for the Carson High Jazz Band programs.

Tickets are available from Carson High School music students and from Play Your Own Music, in the Carson Mall. Call 775-883-4154 for up-to-date ticket information.

Photo of Carson High Jazz Band provided by Mike Miller. Click here for Nevada Appeal article about this event.

"Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts"
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Mile High Jazz Band presents a "Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts" on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Comma Coffee from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. "Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts" features the 19-member Mile High Jazz Band with vocalists Sheryl Adams, June Joplin, and Hannah Hartman, presenting jazzy versions of favorite love songs (to put you in the mood for the up-coming Valentine's Day), and other swinging, big-band selections.

Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under.

Millennium Bugs to Play for 20/30 Club
Saturday, February 23, 2013

The Millennium Bugs will play on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, for the Carson Valley Active 20/30 Club "Night Cap" event at Lentine's Italian Restaurant and Lounge, 1488 US Hwy. 395 N. in Gardnerville. The Carson Valley #85 Club will be accepting donations to aid in its local student study rewards program (or tickets are five dollars). The event is open to all, especially supporters of Carson Valley Days, those promoting jazz in our community, and the local 20-30 Club.

Event information on Facebook

"Jazz & Poetry: Breaking the Ice"
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Mile High Jazz Band performs a "Jazz & Poetry" event, "Breaking the Ice," at Comma Coffee from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Come and enjoy poetry read by poets Rita Geil, Amy Roby, Krista Lukas, Susan Sara Priest, Asha Anderson, Tim Rhodes, Wayne Carlson, and Joe Crowley, along with a lot of great big band music.

Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under.

Event information on our Facebook page.

Millennium Bugs to perform for Annual Pinecone Ball
Thursday, March 26, 2013

The Millennium Bugs will be playing for the 2013 Annual Pinecone Ball hosted by greenUP! The event is on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, 2707 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV. The cocktail hour starts at 6:00 p.m., and the Millennium Bugs will play until about 8:00 p.m.

GreenUP! will present Golden Pinecone awards at the event. The annual Golden Pinecone Awards celebrates the good work of citizens, agencies, non-profits, and businesses to preserve and enhance the wonderful environment of northern Nevada. The Golden Pinecones are the only group of awards dedicated solely to environmental achievements.

GreenUP! is a promotional campaign composed of a number of public and private organizations and businesses in the Reno area. To quote from the website, "GreenUP! seeks to spread the word about the power of sustainability to benefit our business sector and community as a whole." Environmental and economic sustainability is at the heart of the greenUP! message. To promote these goals, greenUP! seeks to raise community awareness of projects, programs, resources, and businesses with green practices as a major part of their focus.

For information about greenUP!, click here.

For information about the2013 Golden Pinecone Environmental Awards Event, click here.

Celebrate Our Twelfth Anniversary of
Monthly Gigs at Comma Coffee
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Joining us on the program are guest vocalists Jakki Ford and June Joplin. Jakki is a well-known performer and June is the owner of Comma Coffee, in addition to being an excellent singer. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under.

Merry May Jazz
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Our featured guest soloist is Jakki Ford. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under.