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Reno Jazz Orchestra - Home for the Holidays
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/08/2019 - 12:33pm
Event Date:
December 13, 2019 - 7:30pm The Reno Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece contemporary band based in Northern Nevada, that has just celebrated its 20th Anniversary. The band was formed in 1997 by musicians who have performed with acts such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Natalie Cole, and Luciano Pavarotti. Members have traveled the world with legendary performers Now the Reno Jazz Orchestra is bringing the spirit of Christmas with their " Home for the Holdays" shows.
Location
Cargo at Whitney Peak Hotel
255 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501
United States
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Reno Jazz Orchestra Presents the Artistry of Stan Kenton
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/25/2019 - 11:31am
Event Date:
November 8, 2019 (All day) Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra Director Vern Scharbrough, will guest conduct the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s November concerts and feature the music of Stan Kenton on November 8 and 9 in Reno, NV.
Kenton was one of the legendary bandleaders like Duke Ellington and Count Basie who elevated big bands from the dance hall to the concert hall each with their own distinctive sound.
Location
Cargo Concert Hall, Whitney Peak Hotel
255 N Virginia St,
Reno, NV
United States
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Reno Jazz Orchestra Presents … Coomler Conducts!
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 5:11pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sat Nov 17 2018 .
November 16, 2018 - 7:30pm
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November 17, 2018 - 7:30pm Don’t miss an evening of classic big band music with the Reno Jazz Orchestra (RJO) directed by Doug Coomler.
Plan on two great nights in MidTown, Reno, Nevada on November 16 and 17 as the 17-piece RJO will present some of your favorite big band sounds of yesteryear by Sammy Nestico who is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra, and other legendary jazz musicians, composers, and educators Stan Kenton, Don Menza, Thad Jones and many others.
Doug Coomler has an accomplished career that includes performances with some of the finest musicians and singers in America.
Reno Phil Principal Cellist Peter Lenz performs Dvorak’s towering Cello Concerto; Beethoven and Rossini are also on deck.
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 10:05am
Event Date:
August 3, 2018 - 7:00pm LET THIS ROMANTIC MUSIC WASH OVER YOU
LIKE THE COOL WATER OF LAKE TAHOE!
TOCCATA-Tahoe Symphony Orchestra’s 13th SummerFest continues with ROMANTIX, presented in four different venues in the Reno-Tahoe-Carson area July 27 – Aug. 5, 2018 (in SLT Friday, Aug. 3). Reno Philharmonic Principal Cellist Peter Lenz will blow you away with his performance of the Dvorak “Cello Concerto in B Minor.” The orchestra also digs into Beethoven’s “Symphony #1,” and offers up the delightful froth of Rossini’s “Overture to the Barber of Seville.”
Location
St. Theresa Catholic Church
1041 Lyons Avenue, South Lake Tahoe
United States
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Tech giant cleared to buy Cal Neva Lodge for $35.8M
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/23/2017 - 9:17pm
Larry Ellison has made billions in high technology and has a knack for buying glitzy real estate properties. Can the founder of Oracle Corp. bring his Midas touch to a faded Lake Tahoe resort once owned by Frank Sinatra?
Frank Sinatra Jr, dies, was just 19 when kidnapped from Harrah's Tahoe in 1963
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/16/2016 - 10:30pm
Frank Sinatra Jr., the son of the legendary entertainer who also had a long musical career of his own, died Wednesday at a Daytona Beach, Florida hospital. He was 72.
Sinatra had been on his "Sinatra Sings Sinatra" tour and was scheduled to perform at the Peabody Auditorium on Wednesday. The venue posted an announcement in social media that the singer had taken ill.
Lake Tahoe concert and event schedule for September
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/03/2015 - 10:15pm
Events include Sample the Sierra, The Sternwheeler Races, The +Ironman Triathlon in Lake Tahoe, The Reebook Spartan World championships, +TrailsAndVistas concert and hiking experience, and Oktoberfest 2015.
Notable Concerts
Skid Row and Sammy Hagar #LaborDay weekend in #LakeTahoe, plus Eric Burdon and the Animals, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Andre Nikatina and Rappin 4Tay with The iinTerCepTerz and DeeDay the Scorpion, plus two big festivals in the area:
"Jazz & Beyond" Music Festival Includes Entertainment at the Nevada Sesquicentennial Fair
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/24/2014 - 1:11am
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August 2, 2014 - 12:00pm The "Jazz & Beyond: Carson City Music Festival," in collaboration with Carson City, is proud to present five of several bands at the Nevada Sesquicentennial Fair in Fuji Park on Saturday, August 2. "Jazz & Beyond" runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 17 and features over 50 events, mainly in the downtown Carson City area.
The five "Jazz & Beyond" bands at the Fair on August 2 are Sons of Slide Mountain, RVGS Tantalus, Lynne Colvig Latin Jazz, the Reno Jazz Orchestra with singer Jackie Landrum, and the St. Christopher Project, featuring the music of Tom Waits.
Location
Fuji Park
Old Clear Creek Road
Carson City, NV
United States
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Lake Tahoe history focus of Nevada State Museum lecture
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 1:29pmEvent Date:
February 28, 2013 - 6:30pm
From Mark Twain and Frank Sinatra to teamsters and tourism, the history of Lake Tahoe recorded in a new book by Michael J. Makley brings the region’s many dimensions to life. The noted local author is the featured speaker at the February Frances Humphrey lecture series from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, where he will explore the geology and natural history of Lake Tahoe and the people who shaped its history.
Tahoe's glamorous history
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 6:00amManny Munoz started styling hair in the South Shore at a time when singing legends like Frank Sinatra would saunter through the salon doors and Elvis Presley could electrify the city. "You never...
LTCC Writer's Series on Wednesday with Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 6:17pmLake Tahoe Community College's Writers' Series continues as two local authors, Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford, read and sign their work at the LTCC library. Stop by for the reading, buy a book to get signed, and chat with the writers.
Opinion: Time for the city to stop clowning around
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:54amSo where are we when we view the management of the public's business in the city of South Lake Tahoe. I think the answer is provided by Frank Sinatra's “Bring ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../opin...
Opinion: Time for the city to stop clowning around
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:00amSo where are we when we view the management of the public's business in the city of South Lake Tahoe. I think the answer is provided by Frank Sinatra's “Bring in the Clowns” which goes like th...
Frank Sinatra Jr. returns to Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 4:43pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - When he calls on the phone, he introduces himself thusly: "Hello, this is Frank Sinatra. I understand that you wanted to speak with me." None of this Frank Sinatra Jr....
Sinatra does it his dad's way at Harrah's Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 10:32pmBy Mel Shields, Sacramento Bee. The career of Frank Sinatra Jr. has never been easy. His appearance at Harrah's Lake Tahoe on Saturday night will mark the fourth time he's performed “Sinatra S...
Pilot Hero 'Sully' Sullenberger to Discuss Thunderbird Preservation; tickets now available
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:49am
Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who calmly and heroically landed his jetliner on New York’s Hudson River saving all 155 passengers and crew on board, will speak in Incline Village at a benefit for the Thunderbird Preservation Society on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The man who redefined “hero” on January 15, 2009, will discuss the importance of core values, including the preservation of vintage Americana – specifically Lake Tahoe’s historic Thunderbird Lodge and Yacht.
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
