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Mile High Jazz Band

--- January 2009 ---

Tues., Jan. 13, 2009 - MHJB performs "Jazz in January" at Comma Coffee - 8 to 10 p.m.

Fri., Jan. 16, 2009 - Jazz Extravaganza VI - Mile High Jazz Band and Carson High Jazz Band, in an annual, intergeneration jazz event to benefit the CHS music program, at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 8 p.m.

--- February 2009 ---

Tues., February 10, 2009 - MHJB performs "Jazz Sampler for Sweethearts" at Comma Coffee - 8 to 10 p.m., 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under

Sat., Feb. 14, 2009 - I perform on piano in a combo at Carson Mall for the opening of the Wedding Emporium, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., with Gerry Wright on soprano and baritone saxophone, Jacki Montgomery on guitar, George Worth on bass, and Dennis Steele on drums.

Sun., Feb. 22, 2009 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony - 4 p.m., Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St., Carson City - Symphony featuring guest soloist Dan Barrett. The program includes Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave); Eric Ewazen's Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Orchestra, with guest soloist Dan Barrett on bass trombone; Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 ("Spring"), and Hugh Downs' "An Elegiac Prelude in A Minor" (performed in memory of Alan Lee Harvey).

--- March 2009 ---
Tues., March 10, 2009 - The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams will be joined by local poets for a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry. The topic, "Q & A," will be presented at Comma Coffee on Tuesday, March 10, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., and all are welcome. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under. Swing dance instruction from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. is $5 additional.

--- April 2009 ---

Tues., April 14, 2009 - MHJB performs at Comma Coffee - 8 to 10 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under

Thurs., April 16, 2009 - Millennium Bugs plays at Eagle Valley Golf Course 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Assessors' conference - private engagement)

The Carson City Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will perform two concerts--Saturday, April 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m., at the Carson City Community Center, and Sunday, April 26, 2009, 4:00 p.m., at the Oats Park Arts Center in Fallon. The concerts feature soloist Gregory Maytan in Violin Concerto No. 1, by Nicolo Paganini, and the premiere performances of Birkat haChama (Blessing on the Sun) by Steven Rosenhaus, conducted by the composer. The program also includes "Masks" and "Montagues and Capulets" from Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, and Symphony No. 2 by Alexander Borodin.

--- May 2009 ---

Tues., May 12, 2009 - MHJB performs "Jazz in the Merry Month of May" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under

Fri., May 22, 2009 - Millennium Bugs play for wedding reception at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Carson City.

Sat., May 23, 2009 - I played tuba in Dayton, Nev., -- along with Mark Lord and Christina L. Quigley on trumpets and Dean Carter on trombone -- for the taping of a movie about micronations. I also arranged part of the music. For an account of this taping and some photos, see the article by His Excellency, Kevin Baugh, President of Molossia, at http://www.molossia.org/article176.html. The film, which is directed, written, and produced by Jody Shapiro is called "How to Start Your Own Country."

--- June 2009 ---

Tues., June 9, 2009 - The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams will be joined by local poets for a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry. The topic, "Courting," will be presented at Comma Coffee, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., and all are welcome. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under.

June 14, 2009 - Carson City Symphony - its 25th annual "Pops Party Concert" - The beautiful back lawn of the Governor's Mansion is the site of the Carson City Symphony's twenty-fifth annual "Pops Party" concert on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. The program features the Carson City Symphony, Carson Chamber Singers, "Strings in the Schools" youth orchestra, and guest soloist CeCe Gable whose exciting, jazzy vocal style thrills music fans throughout northern Nevada. Admission is free. The Symphony, directed by David Bugli, will play show tunes, marches, and more. Included are compositions by Leroy Anderson, Richard Rodgers, and Morton Gould. A highlight of the show will be David Bugli's arrangement for CeCe Gable of "Like a Lover," a tender bossa nova tune by Dori Caymmi. The "Pops Party" concert will be Gable's second appearance with the Carson City Symphony. The Carson Chamber Singers, directed by Judy Monson, will sing a variety of selections. The Symphony's youth orchestra, directed by Sue Kitts, will play a variety of folk, fiddle, and mariachi tunes. Admission is free.

--- July 2009 ---

Sat., July 4, 2009 - 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - I perform with the Treadway Ensemble (Dan Lancaster on clarinet, Mark Lord on cornet, Jacki Montgomery on guitar, and me on bass trombone and keyboard) for the rededication of Treadway Park, at the intersection of N. Minnesota Street and W. William Street, east of the former Carson-Tahoe Hospital. Featuring music of the late 1800s.

Sat., July 4, 2009 I sing with the Carson Chamber Singers in a performance with the Reno Philharmonic on the Sierra Philharmonic League's "Pops in the Park" Concert at Mormon Station State Park, Genoa, NV. Free concert starts at 4:30 p.m.

Tues., July 14, 2009 - 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. Singers Sheryl Adams, June Joplin, Karen Chandler, and Lainey Henderson will sing some of their favorite standards and jazz tunes. 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 live music at Comma Coffee, see Comma Coffee.

Saturday, July 18, 2009 - Mile High Jazz Band 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.)


Saturday, July 25, 2009 - The Millennium Bugs, with singer Jakki Ford, perform for Tastevins, Jazz & Libations, at benefit for the Terry Lerud Memorial Foundation, at Sommerset Club House, Reno, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., to raise funds to complete the healing garden at the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center. Click here for information on the event. (Information will be displayed in a new window.)

--- August 2009 ---

Tues., August 11, 2009 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - "hot August Jazz" from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 donation appreciated. This is the first event in the "Jazz! Carson City" music festival.

Fri., Aug. 14, 2009 - Millennium Bugs play for private wedding reception at the Orchard House in Genoa, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.


Sat., Aug. 16, 2009 - Millennium Bugs play for Ice Cream Social for the Carson City Historical Society at the Roberts House Museum, 1207 N. Carson Ct. Carson City - 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

This summer, the annual summer jazz festival, renamed "Jazz! Carson City," moves downtown with "core" dates August 21-23. Come 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. Information on the events is posted at http://jazzcarsoncity.com. For the most up-to-date festival schedule, click here and click on the schedule there.

Sat., Aug. 22, 2009 - MHJB performs for the "Jazz! Carson City" festival, on Third Street from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. FREE!! Information: http://jazzcarsoncity.com.

Sun., Aug. 23, 2009 - 4:30 p.m. in the Legislative Plaza, Carson City. I perform on piano with Two-Plus (Dan Lancaster on reeds, Tom Stryker on harmonica, George Worth on bass, and Mark Ashworth on drums). Free concert.

Sat., Aug. 29, 2009 - 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Reno I perform on piano with Ross Price on reeds, Gary Allen on bass, and Dave Riegert on drums for a private party.