Middle and high school students can unlock their jazz potential in an eight-session "Discover Jazz" workshop. Led by Dylan Coleman-Tunstall and guest instructors through small group sessions, you'll master key jazz skills like rhythm, ear training, jazz standards, active listening, improvisation, and chord/scale exploration. Expand your musicality and ignite your passion for playing jazz in this enriching program.
Sessions Begin April 11, 2025
9:00 amNote-Able Music Therapy Services
2590 Orovada Street, Reno, NV.
Bringing the timeless allure of Ol' Blue Eyes and the incomparable Sinatra sound, guest vocalist and songwriter Matt Mauser is set to deliver a classic big band performance infused with the best of Sinatra, Count Basie, Bruno Mars, Tom Jones, and other top-of-the-charts favorites. Teaming up with the illustrious Reno Jazz Orchestra, Mauser will treat the audience to a vibrant medley of Jazz, Traditional, Pop, Swing, R&B, and even Bolero, promising the sensational sounds of Swing!
May 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nightingale Concert Hall
University of Nevada, Reno
Quincy Jones' legacy is a gift of everlasting music that will be reignited by the Reno Jazz Orchestra. For seven decades, Quincy Jones's genius emerged as a master musician, composer, arranger and producer. His award-winning brilliance evolved performing with Lionel Hampton, traveling the world as Dizzy Gillespie's music director, arranging for Count Basie and Frank Sinatra and producing Lesley Gore's 1960s hits, Michael Jackson's greatest tunes and the historic recording "We Are the World."
July 21, 2025, at 7:30 pm
Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe State ParkJuly 22, 2025, at 6:00 pm
On the Quad, UNR
Morgan James will present her soulful connection to "The Music of Nina Simone" for a night of classic soul and jazz music through her sensational vocals noted by the New York Times as "soul deep." Rolling Stone magazine ranked Nina Simone as 'one of the greatest singers of all time." Simon's vibrant career will come to life through the sultry, sexy and striking vocal talents of Morgan James with Reno Jazz Orchestra's vibrant jazz and blues vibrations.
August 24, 2025, at 4:00 pm
Nightingale Concert HallAugust 25, 2025, at 7:30 pm
Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe State Park
