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Aug, 21-23, 2009 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.
Tues., September 8, 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, "Fame and Fortune," will be presented at Comma
Coffee on Tuesday, March 10, 8:00
to 10:00 p.m., and all are welcome. Krista Benjamin, Rita Geil (pictured at left), and other award-winning poets will be
featured. 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. For more information, call the Mile High Jazz Band at 775-883-4154.
Mon., Sept. 14, 2009 - The Carson City Music Club presents "David Bugli and Friends," performing jazz for the CCMC monthly meeting at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 West King St., Carson City. I will be playing piano, and joining me are Dan Lancaster on reeds, Tom Stryker on harmonica, Gerry Wright on soprano sax, George Worth on bass, and Mark Ashworth on drums. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. Call 882-9517 for information about admission charge.
Thurs., Oct. 8, 2009 - I will be delivering a talk on the upcoming Carson City Symphony concert to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Reno at 10:00 a.m. Sun., Oct. 25, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert featuring Swedish pianist Carl Petersson in the U.S. premiere of Concerto No. 2 by Freidrich von Flotow, and the world premiere of "By Walden Pond" by Gwyneth Walker, narrated by Lee Warner. Johann Strauss' "Tales of the Vienna Woods" and Franz von Suppe's "The Beautiful Galatea" Overture are also on the program.
Sat., Nov. 21, 2009 - I conducted the Ruby Mountain Symphony in at concert at 7:00 p.m. at the Elko County Convention Center. The concert featured country singer Lacy J. Dalton, who performed seven of my arrangements of her classic tunes. A video of this can be found at http://videos.desishock.net. The audio quality is not very good, but will give you a flavor of the concert.
A Saturday in December (likely) - Reno TUBACHRISTMAS at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno. Likely 3:00 p.m. performance. Details to be determined. Sun. , Dec. 13, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Carson City Community Center - I will be conducting the 26th annual "Holiday Treat" Concert by the Carson City Symphony, the Carson Chamber Singers, and guest performers.
Fri., Jan. 15, 2010 - Seventh annual "Jazz Extravaganza," involving the Mile High Jazz Band and the Carson High Jazz Band. This yearly event raises money to help send the Carson High School jazz performers to music events, such as the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho. This year, the CHS musicians are going to a festival in Seattle.
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert featuring guest percussionist Terry Longshore in Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra by Ricardo Lorenz. 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Also on the program: Aaron Copland's "Buckaroo Holiday" and Cesar Franck's Symphony in D minor.
Sat., March 6, 2010 - I play keyboard for a wedding reception in Squaw Valley,
along with the Silver Strings, who perform some of my arrangements.
Sat. April 10, 2010 - The Millennium Bugs perform for Sertoma's
"Family Fun Night" at the
Carson City Senior Center. The proceeds benefit children of Carson City with hearing
and speech problems, cancer, and diabetes.
Come hear the sensational big-band sound of the Mile High Jazz Band with vocalist Sheryl Adams and guest vocalist June Joplin on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 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. Mile High Jazz Band, which formed in 1997, has been playing monthly at Comma Coffee since April 2001. To celebrate the nine-year collaboration between the band and the coffee house, anniversary cake will be served to patrons at the April 13 performance. General admission is $5 at the door, and free for age 18 and under. Swing-dance instruction, 6:00-7:15 p.m., is $5 additional. The Mile High Jazz Band includes four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, and vocalist. They will play about twenty tunes from their ever-expanding repertoire of selections in the style of Basie, Ellington, and more contemporary composers and arrangers. 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 the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154,
or visit their web site: www.MileHighJazz.com. For information
about other live music at Comma Coffee, call June Joplin (shown at
right) at 775-883-2662.
Tues., May 11, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under Thurs., May 27, 2010 - Veterans Reunion Farewell Dinner - Mile High Jazz Band perform at Circus Circus in Reno for the 55th annual reunion of World War II veterans ("China Burma India Veterans All West 2010 Reunion"). Performance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For information on this veterans' group, see http://cbi-theater.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater/menu/cbi_home.html. There is a Wikipedia article about the China-Burma-India theater at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Burma_India_Theater_of_World_War_II. For an even deeper view into this part of history, read Barbara Tuchman's "Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-1945" (almost 800 pages, including appendix, bibliography, notes, and index), an interesting book, especially in light of the growing influence of China today.
Tues., June 8, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band
performs "Jazz & Poetry"
at Comma
Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission,
FREE age 18 and under. The theme is "Winging It" and features poets/readers Rita Geil
(poetry coordinator),
Krista Benjamin, Ross Cooper, Daniel Gersten, Amy Roby, Amanda Marie Thiebaud, and
Lee Warner.
Sunday, July 4, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., Heritage Park, Gardnerville, Nev.- Fourth of July Concert - Carson Valley Pops conducted by Elizabeth Eubanks. I'm performing on tuba. This is my first performance with this group. Sunday, July 4, 2010, at 4:30 p.m., Sierra Philharmonic League's "Pops in the Park" - Reno Philhamonic Concert - directed by Jason Alteri. I'm singing as part of the chorus (Carson Chamber Singers and Reno Philharmonic Chorus). July 8 through July 22, 2010 - China Trip with the "Reno Choral Ambassadors" (Bella Voce, Sierra Childrens' Choir, and McQueen High School Core Vocal Jazz Ensemble. We visit Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Shanghai. Sun., July 11, 2010I do a presentation to the Beijing Harmonica Club in which I talk about American music and about three arrangements I have done for harmonica soloist with orchestra. I also present scores to these works and PDF copies of the parts to the Club. The Club performs a 30-40 minute concert for me and visiting dignitaries from elsewhere in China. July 15-19, 2010 - Attend the International Choral Games in Shaoxing as an observer. There are over 20,000 participants from 80 countries.
Sun., August 8, 2010 - I perform on piano with Two Plus as part of the "Jazz! Carson City" music festival - on the Legislative Plaza, Carson City - 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., free Tues., August 10, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under Sat., August 14, 2010 - The Millennium Bugs perform for the Carson City Historical Society Ice Cream Social at the Foreman-Roberts House Museum in Carson City, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Free entertainment. Sat., August 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! Special guest vocalists are Jakki Ford, Lainey Henderson, Mark Williams, and June Joplin. See http://jazzcarsoncity.com for other events. Sat., August 28, 2010 - The Coin Show Quartet (Gerry Wright on soprano sax, David Bugli on piano and trombone, George Wright on bass and valve trombone, and Dennis Steele on drums) perform for the Coin Show at the Nevada State Museum, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Tues., Sept. 14, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Jazz & Poetry" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. The theme is "Blown Away" and features poets/readers Rita Geil (poetry coordinator), Ross Cooper, Rebecca Ewart, Susan Sara Priest, Amy Roby, and Lee Warner.
Sun., Oct. 3, 2010 - My "Fugue(?) for Organ" is performed by Carson Cooman at First Unitarian Society in Newton, MA. Sun., Oct. 10, 2010 - I perform on keyboard with violinist Janet Snape at the Davidson Institute on the University of Nevada, Reno campus at 6:00 p.m. (Private party, by invitation, following the Reno Philharmonic performance.) Tues., Oct. 12, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Autumn Jazz" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sun., Oct. 24, 2010 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert featuring guest harmonicaists Jia-Yi He and Tom Stryker. 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. On the program: Moussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major ("Surprise"), Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" (featuring Jia-Yi He), Vivaldi's Concerto No. 8 for Two Violins in A Minor (featuring Jia-Yi He and Tom Stryker on harmonicas), and Smetana's "Dance of the Comedians" (featuring Jia-Yi He).
Sat., Nov. 20, 2010 - The Millennium Bugs perform on the Ruby Mountain Symphony concert at 7:00 p.m. at the Elko Convention Center on a program called "It's About Time." I wrote a 15-minute work, also called "It's About Time," to be premiered by the Millennium Bugs with the Symphony, under the direction of the Symphony's conductor, Henrik Jul Hansen, on the first half of the program. The new work is a composition which, in a non-rigorous way, covers some of the evolution of jazz and pop music in the twentieth century and make reference to "time." On the second half of the program, the Millennium Bugs perform a couple of tunes in a standard combo format. Performing in the combo are Howard "Speedy" Garfin, on alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, and flute; Tom Styker on harmonica; David Bugli on piano; Nathaniel Hamer on bass; and Lee Warner on drums. For information about the Ruby Mountain Symphony, call 775-738-4187 or 775-738-4252.
Sat., Dec. 4, 2010 - I perform on tuba, MC, and do some of the conducting at the Reno TUBACHRISTMAS event at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, NV, at 3:00 p.m. Coordinator is Todd DeVito and Principal Conductor is Gary Robert Buchanan. Sun., Dec. 5, 2010 - The Carson City Historical Society presents, "Christmas with Mark Twain" at the Bliss Mansion in Carson City, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event includes an evening with Mark Twain (McAvoy Lane), dinner and a tour of the Bliss Mansion. McAvoy Layne and I present a piano-and-narrator version of "Becoming Mark Twain." Guy Rocha, former Nevada State Archivist, makes an appearance as "Rex Veritas" and holds a discussion with "Mark Twain" about the verasity of Twain's stories. Sat., Dec. 11, 2010 - I perform on tuba with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra on its Holiday Program at CVIC Hall, Minden, NV, at 7:00 p.m. Free admission. Sun., Dec. 12, 2010 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony in the 27th Annual Holiday Treat Concert at the Carson City Community Center at 4:00 p.m. The Symphony will be joined on the program by the Carson Chamber Singers and Norma Conway's Victorian Dancers. The Singers will be performing "The Seven Joys of Christmas" by Kirke Mechem. Pre-concert entertainment by "Strings in the Schools" begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. The concert features seasonal and holiday music in different styles from many lands. Special to the program will be the premiere of "An International Christmas Festival" by Symphony clarinetist Jonathan Rabben. My arrangement of Harry P. Guy's "Echoes from the Snowball Club," the first ragtime waltz, will also be premiered, and the program concludes with the traditional performance of my "A Christmas Singalong." Tues., Dec. 14, 2010 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Jazz & Poetry" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. The theme is "Stocking Up" and features poets/readers Rita Geil (poetry coordinator), Teresa Breeden, Krista Lukas, Tracy McQuay, Susan Sara Priest, Ron Smith, and Lee Warner. Thur., Dec. 16, 2010 - I perform on keyboard with vocalist Linda Merrill and tenor saxophonist Rocky Tatarelli at Sierra Place Assisted Living, 1111 W. College Parkway, Carson City, NV, at 7:00 p.m. Sun., Dec. 19, 2010 - I perform on keyboard at KUNR's Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Nevada Museum of Art (160 West Liberty Street, Reno, NV) with the Russ Patrick Quartet (Dan Lancaster on reeds, Larry Mallarino on trombone, and Russ Patrick on drums) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This jazz performance is hosted by KUNR Radio. Attendees may dine from the a la carte brunch menu from Cafe Musee, in the museum. A la carte menu items range from $5 to $15. Mon., Dec. 20, 2010 - I perform on electric bass (not well, but with enthusiasm) on the Carol Play-a-long at Carson Mall at 11:00 a.m. Performers include string students from the Strings in the Schools program and other mostly amateur and student performers associated with Sue Jesch, who leads the performance. FREE! Fri., Dec. 24, 2010 - I perform on piano for Center for Spiritual Living, 1927 N. Carson St., Carson City, for a Christmas Eve service, 7:00 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 11, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Fri., Jan. 21, 2011 - Eighth annual "Jazz Extravaganza," involving the Mile High Jazz Band and the Carson High Jazz Band. This yearly event raises money to help send the Carson High School jazz performers to music events, such as the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho.
Tues., Feb. 8, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Jazz Sampler for Sweathearts" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sat., Feb. 19, 2011 - The Millennium Bugs play for a wedding at Genoa Lakes Golf Club, Genoa, NV. Sun., Feb. 27, 2011 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert called "French Passion" featuring guest violinist Andrew Sords, playing Lalo's "Symphonie espagnole." 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. Also on the program are Bizet's "L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1" and Faure's "Dolly Suite."
Tues., March 8, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Jazz and Poetry" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Monday, March 14, 2011 - "David Bugli and Friends" perform for the Carson City Music Club at 7:00 p.m. at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall. I perform on piano and tuba, and I am joined by Gil Linsley on trumpet fluegelhorn, Dan Lancaster on reeds, Steve Hayes on guitar, George Worth on bass, and Dennis Steele on drums.
Sat., April 9, 2011 - I perform on tuba with the Ruby Mountain Symphony in Elko, NV, on its program at the Convention Center at 7:00 p.m. Tues., April 12, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs "Jazz and Poetry" at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sat., April 16, 2011 - I perform on tuba with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra on its program at CVIC Hall, Minden, NV, at 7:00 p.m. Free admission. Sat., April 23, 2011 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert featuring guest harpist Marina Roznitovsky performing works by Camille Saint-Saens and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center.
Sun., May 8, 2011 - Mothers Day performance by the California Pops Orchestra in Los Gatos, Cal., under the direction of Kim Venaas. The orchestra performs two of my arrangements: "Emily" for harmonica and orchestra (featuring Tom Stryker) and "The Harmonica Player" (version for three harmonicas and orchestra, featuring Tom Styker, Jia-Yi He, and Kim Venaas on harmonica). Also, I perform on piano with a jazz quintet featuring Tom Stryker on harmonica, Noel Weidkamp on flugelhorn, Frank Mendoza on bass, and Gregg Chesson on drums. Tues., May 10, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Thur., May 26, 2011 - I lead an ad hoc big band assembled by Lee Warner at the Silver Legacy in Reno for the Newcomers Club Luncheon.
Sun., June 12, 2011, 3:00 p.m., Governor's Mansion (outdoors) - "Pops Party" Concert - Carson City Symphony directed by David Bugli, with Carson Chamber Singers directed by Judy Monson, and guest performers. Admission free. Tues., June 14, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sat., June 18, 2011 - "David Bugli and Friends" play for Taste of Downtown, at the Carson Mall. The event is a benefit for Advocates to End Domestic violence. See http://tasteofdowntowncarson.com. EVENT CANCELLED Sat., June 25, 2011 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony and Strings in the Schools in a benefit event for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) at the Capitol Amphitheater in Carson City. See http://www.nevadacasa.org.
 Sat., July 2, 2011, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., David Bugli (piano),
Joe Shelley (sax), and Mark Ashworth (drums) play at
Coco Dolce,
1910 College Parkway, in Carson City. It's a wine and
chocolate experience!
Sun., July 3, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. or so, Bartley Ranch Reno - Reno Philhamonic Concert. I'm singing as part of the chorus (Carson Chamber Singers and Reno Philharmonic Chorus). Mon., July 4, 2011, at 2:00 p.m., Heritage Park, Gardnerville, Nev.- Fourth of July Concert - Carson Valley Pops conducted by Elizabeth Eubanks. I'm performing on tuba. Mon., July 4, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. or so, Sierra Philharmonic League's "Pops in the Park" - Reno Philhamonic Concert. I'm singing as part of the chorus (Carson Chamber Singers and Reno Philharmonic Chorus). Tues., July 5, 2011 - Carson City Symphony performs "Pipes and Rails" concert at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno as part of Artown. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and will feature organist Michael Langham performing Guilmant's Organ Symphony No. 1 with the Symphony. Other parts of the concert are dedicated to railroad-related music, including songs performed by Olivia Hakel. Mon., July 11, 2011 - My composition, "Becoming Mark Twain: Sam Clemens in Nevada," for narrator and orchestra, will be performed by the Reno Pops Orchestra on its "Nevada's Wild West" program at 7:30 p.m. at the Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater at Bartley Ranch Regional Park, Reno, Nevada. Admission is free. For more information, call 775-673-1234. Tues., July 12, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sat., July 16, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs for the 10:00 a.m. opening of the Carson City Relay for Life at Centennial Park in Carson City, NV. The event benefits the American Cancer Society. Click here for details about the event. Sat., July 23, 2011 - Millennium Bugs play for private wedding (Janet Snape and Paul Cox) at 6:30 p.m. at Lazy 5 Recreational Park in Spanish Springs, NV. Sun., July 31, 2011 - The Millennium Bugs perform for the Carson City Historical Society "Ice Cream Social." Come join the fun on a cool summer evening when the Carson City Historical Society hosts their annual Ice Cream Social. The Ice Cream Social will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Foreman-Roberts House Park, 1207 North Carson St. The Millennium Bugs, with David Bugli, will be performing. Ice cream, cake, cookies, and pie will be available for $3 per person. Woodworking Specialties and their master craftsmen have worked in the area on historic restoration projects. They will be sponsoring a free building clinic for the first 50 children at the ice cream social. The Roberts House will be open for tours. Come and bring the whole family. For detail, see http://cchistorical.org.
Tues., Aug. 9, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Fri., Aug. 19, 2011 - I perform on piano with Two Plus on the east side of the Carson Mall, Carson City, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. This is part of the "Jazz! Carson City" music festival. Free admission. Sat., Aug. 20, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band plays on Third Street in Carson City for the "Jazz! Carson City" music festival from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Admission is free. Sat., Aug. 27, 2011 - I perform on keyboard with the Coin Show Ensemble at the 2011 Carson City Mint Coin Show at the Nevada State Museum from noon to 1:00. Further information about events at the Museum may be found by clicking here.
Tues., Sept. 14, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under.
Sat., Oct. 1, 2011 - I perform with the Millennium Bugs at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks, NV, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for the World War II Pilot's Dinner. Sat., Oct. 8, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., CVIC Hall, Nev.- Concert by the Carson Valley Pops conducted by Elizabeth Eubanks. I'm performing on tuba. Tues., Oct. 11, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sun., Oct. 16, 2011 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony concert at 4:00 p.m. at the Carson City Community Center. The concert, "American Journey," features guest saxophone soloist Rhett Bender in a performance of American composer Paul Creston's "Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra." Dr. Bender, is a Professor of Music at Southern Oregon University Department of Music. You can find his website at http://www.sou.edu/music/bender.html. In keeping with the "American Journey" theme, the concert also includes works by two other American composers. Robert Russell Bennett was probably best known for his Broadway and Hollywood orchestrations of musicals, such as those by Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern. His "Suite of Old American Dances" celebrates American regional and ethnically-identified dances. Robert W. Smith's Symphony No. 2 ("The Odessey") celebrates Homer's famed epic, and from that we will perform two movements, "The Iliad (In the Tenth Year of the Trojan War)" and "The Winds of Poseidon." Fri., Oct. 22, 2011 - I perform on bass trombone with Rosebud's Dance Band at the Ghost Walk on Esmeralda Street in Minden, NV, at 6:30 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 8, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Sat., Nov. 12, 2011 - I guest conduct the Ruby Mountain Symphony in Elko, NV, in a "Salute to Veterans" concert. Concert at 7:00 p.m. at the Elko Convention Center. Thurs., Nov. 17, 2011 - I participate on piano at Sparks (Nev.) Middle Schools in a workshop involving the school's jazz band and a number of older players like myself. This was organized by drummer Lee Warner. Here is a link to the Daily Sparks Tribune's article about the workshop: http://dailysparkstribune.com/view/full_story/16476195/article-GettinŐ-Jazzed?instance=home_news_right.
Sat., Dec. 3, 2011 - I perform in and MC the TUBACHRISTMAS performance at the Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., Reno, NV. Registration is at 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal starts at 1:00 p.m. Free concert (open to the public) begins at 3:00 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Dec. 3 & 4, 2011 - The Reno Philharmonic performs my arrangement or "Las Chiapanecas" on their "Spirit of the Season" concerts (7:00 p.m. on Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday). Sat., Dec. 10, 2011 - I perform on tuba with the Carson Valley Pops Orchestra on its Holiday Program at CVIC Hall, Minden, NV, at 7:00 p.m. Free admission. Sun., Dec. 11, 2011 - I conduct the Carson City Symphony in the 27th Annual Holiday Treat Concert at the Carson City Community Center at 4:00 p.m. The Symphony will be joined on the program by the Carson Chamber Singers and other guest artists. Pre-concert entertainment begins at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby. The concert features seasonal and holiday music in different styles, and the program concludes with the traditional performance of my "A Christmas Singalong." Tues., Dec. 13, 2011 - Mile High Jazz Band performs at Comma Coffee. The band will be joined by Rita Geil and other award-winning poets for an evening of big-band jazz and poetry from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. The theme of the evening, "Illumination," relates to the holidays and to life. Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City.Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Thurs., Dec. 15, 2011 - Zephyrus Brass Quintet, with me on tuba, performs at noon for the Lions Club meeting at Harrah's in Reno. This is the first public performance of the newly revived brass quintet. Sun., Dec. 18, 2011 - Zephyrus Brass Quintet, with me on tuba, will perform at Carson Mall, starting at 1:00 p.m. Some details are pending. Thur., Dec. 22, 2011 - 1:30 p.m. - I am going to play elecric bass(!) on the Christmas Carol Playalong at Carson Mall. Come and listen or come and play. To play, call 775-450-5584.
Tues., Jan. 10, 2012 - Mile High Jazz Band at Comma Coffee - 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Admission: $5 admission, FREE age 18 and under. Mon., Jan. 9, 2012 - I perform on the Carson City Music Club's "Members & Friends Concert" at the Brewery Arts Center's Performance Hall at 7 p.m.. For part of the program I accompany trombonist C.J. Birch on Edward Llewellyn's "My Regards." At the end of the program, play a number of Dixieland pieces on piano and tuba with the Carson City Rascals. Tues., Jan. 24, 2012 - Ninth Annual Mile High-Carson High Jazz Extravaganza at the Carson City Community Center, 7:30 p.m. - 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. The Extravaganza will include two big bands, a combo performance, and a grand finale combining the forces of both big bands. Thurs., Jan. 26, 2012 - I perform on piano with Lee Warner's ad hoc jazz band for the Newcomers Club meeting at the Silver Legacy in Reno. We start performing at 12:45 p.m. |
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 
Sat., Aug. 16, 2009 - Millennium Bugs play for Ice Cream Social
for the