By Brett Fisher and Arianna Schmidt

  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Saxophonists with the Millennium Bugs share a laugh Saturday during a trombone solo.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Saxophonists with the Millennium Bugs share a laugh Saturday during a trombone solo.
  • Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Nerds of Paradise at Carson City Art Gallery.
    Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Nerds of Paradise at Carson City Art Gallery.
  • Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Alex 'Muddy' Smith at Touched By Angels.
    Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Alex ‘Muddy’ Smith at Touched By Angels.
  • Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Mylo McCormick plays in front of the Purple Avocado Saturday.
    Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Mylo McCormick plays in front of the Purple Avocado Saturday.
  • Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Catfish Carl plays along N. Carson St. in front of Carson Jewelry and Loan.
    Photo by Arianna Schmidt. Catfish Carl plays along N. Carson St. in front of Carson Jewelry and Loan.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Drummer Mick Fecteau of the Trippin' King Snakes belts out a chord.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Drummer Mick Fecteau of the Trippin’ King Snakes belts out a chord.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Guitarist Ev Musselman of the Trippin' King Snakes also provided vocals Saturday.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Guitarist Ev Musselman of the Trippin’ King Snakes also provided vocals Saturday.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. The Trippin' King Snakes on the Minnesota Street Stage Saturday night.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. The Trippin’ King Snakes on the Minnesota Street Stage Saturday night.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. The Millennium Bugs belt out some jazz at the Foreman-Roberts House Saturday.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. The Millennium Bugs belt out some jazz at the Foreman-Roberts House Saturday.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Keyboard soloist for the Millennium Bugs plays Saturday at the Foreman-Roberts House.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Keyboard soloist for the Millennium Bugs plays Saturday at the Foreman-Roberts House.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. A couple twirls as they dance during a song by the Trippin' King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. A couple twirls as they dance during a song by the Trippin’ King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin' King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin’ King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin' King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin’ King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin' King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. Dancers jam to the Trippin’ King Snakes Saturday at the BAC.
  • Photo by Brett Fisher. To women hug in front of the Minnesota Street Stage during the Trippin' King Snakes opening act.
    Photo by Brett Fisher. To women hug in front of the Minnesota Street Stage during the Trippin’ King Snakes opening act.

For 15 years the Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival has been music to the ears of Carson City visitors and residents alike during the month of August.

Music could be heard wafting through the air of downtown Carson City once again Saturday afternoon into the evening as the 2018 Jazz and Beyond Music and Art Festival played its first of three weekends in the Nevada state capital.

Saturday’s smoky skies cleared earlier in the afternoon as if to make way for the outdoor music venues to follow.

From the Downtown Business Association’s monthly Wine Walk to the Carson City Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social and even the weekly Levitt AMP Carson City Summer Concert Series, melodies played in harmony with an August summer weekend.

The Millennium Bugs entertained listeners sitting on the lawn of the Foreman-Roberts House, 1207 N. Carson Street, during the annual Ice Cream Social hosted by the Carson City Historical Society.

Several musicians and music groups played throughout downtown Carson City during the monthly Wine Walk. Among them, Mylo McCormick was the featured musical artist at the Purple Avocado, 904 N. Curry Street; Nerds of Paradise jammed it up at the Carson City Art Gallery, corner of Second and Curry streets; and Alex “Muddy” Smith performed at Touched By Angels on East John Street.

Then homegrown Northern Nevada band, the Trippin’ King Snakes, took to the Minnesota Street Stage at the Brewery Arts Center to open Saturday’s Levitt AMP free summer concert for Frobeck, a San Francisco Bay Area and Grammy-nominated music group.

Visit JazzCarsonCity.com for full schedule of events occurring now through Aug. 19.