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Reno Jazz Orchestra Summer Concerts Pay Tribute to Quincy Jones
July 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Reno Jazz Orchestra will present A Tribute to Quincy Jones in Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada, this summer. The first performance is on July 21; the show starts at 7:30 pm at Sand Harbor State Park and is part of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Partner Series. On July 22, the Tribute starts at 6:00 pm at the University of Nevada, Reno’s outdoor Quad on campus; this is a free show presented by Artown.
“Quincy Jones gave us gifts of everlasting memories and music that we will be honored to reignite on stage with our 17-piece orchestra and guest entertainers,” said Dr. Greg Johnson, Music Director.
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.”
Tickets and more details for the Reno Jazz Orchestra’s summer concerts can be found online at RenoJazzOrchestra.org or (775) 372-6160.
About the Reno Jazz Orchestra
The Reno Jazz Orchestra has been based in Northern Nevada for over 25 years and was formed by musicians who performed and traveled the world with acts such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Natalie Cole, Luciano Pavarotti and other legendary performers. The tradition of jazz excellence set by the founders continues today with jazz professors, educators and graduates from the University of Nevada, Reno, jazz studies program setting new performance standards.
