Jazz fest spreads music across the city

With 18 different venues featuring a multitude of different acts, the Jazz! Carson City music festival sought to spread sound all around the town this weekend.

For five years, the summer jazz festival was centered around the Brewery Arts Center. But with the Mile High Jazz Band Association taking over the event, it was able to spread out the events across town.

The association was able to make all the events free with some funding courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Nevada Arts Council.

"We didn't want to put a fence around this event," said David Bugli of the Mile High Jazz Band. "If you put up a fence and only get the people who pay, you are kind of keeping people out."

The music began a week ago with several lead-in events. Friday night featured Sol Jibe, which filled the Third Street area. Saturday had acts playing all over the city, from the Nevada State Museum to Greenhouse Garden Center. Downtown was the center of action, with acts at the farmers market, both the courtyard and inside of Comma Coffee, and the Third Street Stage.

The afternoon summer heat had attendees hunting for shade, and volunteers handing out wet towels to cool them down.

The Mile High Jazz Band took the stage Saturday evening, followed by an open jam session at the Comma Coffee Courtyard.

The event wraps up tonight with the Reno Jazz Orchestra and singer Cami Thompson at the Legislative plaza at 6 p.m.

"This is a live city," Bugli said. "It's not just a place where people go to a business office of one sort or another. It's a vibrant place."

The afternoon summer heat had attendees hunting for shade, and volunteers handing out wet towels to cool them down.

The Mile High Jazz Band took the stage Saturday evening, followed by an open jam session at the Comma Coffee Courtyard.

The event wraps up tonight with the Reno Jazz Orchestra and singer Cami Thompson at the Legislative plaza at 6 p.m.

"This is a live city," Bugli said. "It's not just a place where people go to a business office of one sort or another. It's a vibrant place."