E X P L O R E
Our Heritage
January, 1976: A 10-member Board of Directors consisting of Monk Montgomery (founder), Jay Cameron, Frank Gagliardi, Ken Joy, John Lindner, Sari Phillips, Tom Severns, Dan Skea, Judy Tarte and John Unrue is formed.
The “Jazz Ambassadors at Large” is assembled to spread the word, the music and the dream. Members are Joe Williams, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Marlena Shaw, James Moody, B.B. King and Carl Fontana.
“A Place in the Sun” by Monk Montgomery
Las Vegas Jazz Society:
The Early Times
Compiled and contributed by Judy Tarte
Jazz bassist Monk Montgomery introduced the Fender Precision Bass to the genre in 1951 and was the elder brother of jazz guitarist, Wes, and vibraphonist/pianist Buddy). Upon his arrival to Las Vegas in 1966 he found the jazz scene sadly lacking, even though the town was full of fine musicians who were looking to play this kind of music. His dream was to provide more outlets for them to be able to play their music and to also draw nationally renowned jazz musicians to major venues on and off the “Strip.”
ADVISORY BOARD
PETE BARBUTTI CARL SAUNDERS GUS MANCUSO DAVE LOEB LORRAINE HUNT BONO TOM HALL
SHAWN WHITMER, PRESIDENT
CONTACT: info@lvjs.org
ANNOUNCEMENT
Las Vegas Jazz Society Scholarship
The Las Vegas Jazz Society is pleased to announce the establishment of an annual scholarship award program.
Each year two students will be awarded $250 scholarships to continue their studies in jazz performance, arranging or composition in a southern Nevada college or university.
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TOWN HALL MEETING
Sunday, March 31st
2-3 pm Vegas Room
Bootlegger Bistro
Your Board of Directors is hosting a Town Hall Meeting. Make plans to attend this important meeting for members. The Board will be discussing ideas for the future of the LVJS, and there will be time for questions and discussion. If you are unable to attend, you may submit questions to info@lvjs.org or leave a message at 702-313-6778.
NOTE: There is no musical event scheduled in conjunction with this meeting.
APRIL EVENTS
April 7th 2-4 pm
Sunday Jazz Series at the Bootlegger Bistro
Features
The Carl Saunders Quartet
$15 LVJS Members
$18 General Admission
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April 9th 7 pm
Journey Through Jazz
Clark County Library
Featuring
Chaparral High School Jazz Band under the Direction of Chris Pierson
Guest Artist: Carl Saunders
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April 28th 2-5 pm
Bootlegger Bistro
Copa Room
Celebrate the Living Legacy of musicians and performers who made Las Vegas the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Free to LVJS Members
$20 General Admission
GIVE OUR DONORS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!
Dr. David Mulkey and Laura Taylor Mulkey
Curt and Eliane Miller
Gary Brodt
Robert Keller
Sandi Balmer
Bob & Marsha Tarte
Betty Herring
Alan Javorcky
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Jonathan Karrant – Rocks Lounge – Red Rock Casino
The Shapiro Project – The Dispensary – New CD “Project X” Release
Uli Geissendoerfer and Alex Le at the Gallery of Mario Basner
Jonathan Karrant – Piazza Lounge at the Tuscany Suites
Gus Mancuso – Smooze & Booze at the Bootlegger Bistro
Joe Darro, Nik Mastrangelo and Jimmy Racey – Pizzeria Monzu
Maria Kolesnyk and Jae Ahn-Benton – Pianists
Uli Geissendoerfer Trio – The Dispensary – Featuring Jo Belle Yonely
Sextets of the Sixties – Jazz at the E-String
Uli Geissendoerfer Trio – The Dispensary – Featuring Lisa Gay
Class Act with Marsha Ross – German American Social Club
Backstage Cabaret –
Las Vegas RetroVibes – Rocks Lounge
M&M Nonet – The Dispensary
Jonathan Karrant – Piazza Lounge at the Tuscany Suites
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SUPPORT LIVE JAZZ!
2019 Board of Directors
Shawn Whitmer, President
Ryan Baker
Evelyn Chavers
Betty Cleveland
Shawna Pennock
Molly Redfield
Michael Spicer
NOTES FROM THE BOARD
We would like to thank you for your support of this organization. Whether you are a brand new member or an LVJS veteran, your support makes our organization possible. The newly formed 2019 board of directors is focused on achieving the stated missions of this organization.
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NEW YEAR, NEW FOCUS
The new board of the Las Vegas Jazz Society is a great combination of artists with new ideas and enthusiasm and long-time members adding their expertise to the mix. The LVJS is taking a giant leap into the present – relying on this website for many functions:
Calendar of events (sent weekly to your inbox on SUNDAY).
Maintaining our member database
Posting and selling tickets for LVJS-sponsored events
Emailing renewal notices on a monthly basis. No longer will your membership expire on the last day of the year. Rather, it will expire one year from when you joined or last renewed.
In addition, the bimonthly magazine “JazzNotes” will now be emailed to members in pdf form. It will also be available, as before, on this website using the link below.
Our goal in the coming year is to increase our presence in the community by sponsoring, co-sponsoring and promoting jazz events. We also want to increase participation of our Artist Members by supporting them with our attendance.
Email Addresses
We encourage everyone to use the LVJS emails to correspond with us:
membership@lvjs.org – for membership questions or
events@lvjs.org – Our Artists use this to submit gigs for placement on the calendar. If you know of an artist performing somewhere but don’t see it on our calendar, ask that artist if it’s okay if you send the info to us (just this once)
jazznotes@lvjs.org – Artists, submit your gigs for inclusion in this bimonthly publication
treas@lvjs.org – Treasurer
info@lvjs.org – If none of the above apply to a question, concern or comment you may have, try this address
admin@lvjs.org – Used to correspond with the administrator of this website (things you would like to see here, questions about how to purchase tickets?)
FEATURED ARTISTS
VOLUNTEER
How can you help?
SEE
Images from the latest events
LISTEN: "Waltz for Debby"
OUR MISSION
SPONSOR
and co-sponsor live jazz performances
PROMOTE
Support the up-and-coming young musicians in our community and schools
PROVIDE
Opportunities for those who appreciate jazz to share their common interests in this uniquely American, constantly evolving art form
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
If you have suggestions or comments that would help make the LVJS bigger and better, send those to info@lvjs.org.
What performers would you like to hear and where? Is there information that could be added to the website?
Anything you can think of, we want to hear about it.
Attention High School Jazz Band Artists
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