Jazz! Carson City

Mile High Jazz Band Association and Carson High Jazz Band present a free concert by The Commanders Jazz Ensemble from the US Air Force Band of the Golden West. The concert is a preliminary event to the "Jazz! Carson City" music festival, which will feature over 45 free music events this coming August.

The U.S. Air Force Commanders Band will perform at the Carson City Community Center on Thursday, May 12. Presented by Jazz Carson City the event is dubbed "Getting In The Mood." Also appearing is the Carson High School jazz band. Admission is free but tickets are required. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the performance at 7 p.m. Call (775) 687-7410 for tickets and details.

David Bugli and friends from the Mile High Jazz Band will play for the Carson City Chamber of Commerce's "a Jazzy Breakfast Club" at Greenhouse Garden Center on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., which is normally too early for jazz musicians. Join the Chamber for breakfast and gardening ideas.

Jazz Carson City 2010 will wind up this weekend with a Friday night appetizer followed by a Saturday and Sunday blowout.

It’s all under the umbrella of the Mile High Jazz Band, which offers a five-singer tribute to Count Basie Saturday night from 8 to 10 p.m. at the 3rd Street site.

Tonight

David Bugli talks about the Jazz Carson City Festival.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3k0ya231Ec

The Jazz! Carson City concert series continues with a performance by Rick Metz & First Take at Firkin & Fox on the deck, 310 S. Carson Street in Carson City from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. It's an Open Jam Session where musicians sit in. They are Rick Metz, saxes; Latisha Lewis, vocals; Dave Kubin, keyboard; Neil Strocchio, drums.

The Jazz! Carson City concert series continues today, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Adele's Restaurant and Lounge on the veranda, 1112 N. Carson Street in Carson City. Tonight the featured performer is Barbara Baxter. She will perform jazz, standards and blues. Her backup includes Peter Supersano on keyboard and Phil Jerome on bass.

Fridays on 3rd Street presents Horn, Harmonica and Blue on Friday, Aug. 20, from 7 to 11:30 p.m. This is part of the Jazz! Carson City series.

The Jazz! Carson City series continues with the Ake-Roth-Laurain Trio at the Brewery Arts Center. This unique, original, highly creative, and distinctive internationally known trio of jazz musicians will play at at the Brewery Arts Center, 511 W. King St. Information: The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.. Go to www.jazzcarsoncity.com or call (775) 883-4154.

Come hear the incomparable vocal stylings of Latisha Lewis and her quartet, 11 from a.m. to 2 p.m., at B'Sghetti's & Plan: b, located at 318 N. Carson Street in Carson City.

The summer sizzles and Sunday is no exception with Jazz! Carson City. The Mile High Jazz Band Association, Carson City, local businesses, and jazz lovers proudly continue the annual August jazz festival that began in 2004. Admission is free, and parking at the garage on Stewart and Fifth streets is also free. Bring a picnic and blanket and enjoy the music.
There are three free Concerts in the Park, at the Legislative Plaza/Capitol Amphitheater in Carson City lined up for Sunday:

There's lots of music and entertainment lined up for the weekend, not all in Carson City but certainly nearby. And, of course, the Jazz! Carson City festival continues.
Here's what you'll find this weekend:

— Genoa hosts The Old Time Music Festival in the Town Park Saturday. This is labeled as a celebration of American Roots Music and includes the Quake City Jug Band and banjo star Georgette Hall with her daughter Cecilia Yale. Breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11. Tickets are $5.

The Jazz! Carson City 2010 music festival opens this Sunday afternoon, with three concerts at the Legislative Plaza/Capitol Amphitheater. Admission is free, and parking at the garage on Stewart and Fifth Streets also is free. Bring a picnic and blanket and enjoy the music!

The STRAZZ ensemble, directed by Sue Jesch, will get your toes tapping with an hour of jazz and fiddle tunes played by a dozen of northern Nevada's top strings students beginning at 4 p.m.

Catch The Jazz! Carson City 2010 music festival with a kick-off on Sunday afternoon, with three concerts at the Legislative Plaza/Capitol Amphitheater. Admission is free, and parking at the garage on Stewart and Fifth Streets also is free. Bring a picnic and blanket and enjoy the music!
The STRAZZ ensemble will get your toes tapping with an hour of jazz and fiddle tunes played by a dozen of northern Nevada's top strings students beginning at 4:00 p.m.