Carson City Jazz and Beyond final concert features Basie tribute and Mile High Jazz Band
Join the Mile High Jazz Band this Monday on McFadden Plaza for the final concert of the Jazz and Beyond 2017 festival. This will be a celebration of Count Basie’s 113th birthday.
The festival originated with a tribute to Count Basie on his 100th birthday, back in 2004. Joining the instrumentalists will be singers Cindee LeVal, Jakki Ford, Pat Esters, and June Joplin.
The event is 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Bob McFadden Plaza (Third Street Stage), 123 W Third St. Carson City.
The Mile High Jazz Band features:
Saxes: Richard Davis, Randy Seeber, Derek Fong, Nick Jacques, Casey Finnerty.
Trumpets: Scott LeVal, Wayne Theriault, Dent Hand, Rich Sheldrew.
Trombones: Dean Carter, Don Smaltz, C.J. Birch, Rylan Kane.
Piano: David Bugli, Guitar: Bruce Theriot, Bass: Frank Iannetta.
Drums: Neil Strocchio
Mile High Jazz Band Association began this multi-day music festival in August 2004 as “Basie@100,” a one-time event on the Brewery Arts Center campus, to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz legend William “Count” Basie, Aug. 21, 1904.
The original idea was to have a single concert on his birthday, but then it grew into the idea of having several bands perform that day, and then eventually it turned into a three-day event featuring 14 performances.
In response to its success that first year and subsequent years, the festival became an annual event. The following year, it was called “Basically Basie.” In 2006, the presenters — Brewery Arts Center and Mile High Jazz Band Association — renamed the festival “Jazz & Beyond.”
In 2009, Mile High Jazz Band Association took it to downtown Carson City with numerous venues and more performing groups than ever. With support of the community, the festival has continued to grow, and in recent years we have featured events over a 17-day period featuring 50-60 performances and over 100 performers, many of them local talent. See the website here for more information.
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