Cami Thompson Music

Never-before-seen! Cami's BAY AREA version of her 7-piece band, "Cami & The Cosmopolitans" (on their way to the 4-day Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee July 9 -12) will debut in concert at the Grand Sierra Resort in the Tahoe Ballroom on Wednesday, July 8 at 7:00 PM.

Cami shares the stage with long-time friends from the Mike Vax band days as well as some Reno faves. They'll be doing jazz and swing classics, vocal harmonies, lots of goofy jokes and all-around great musical entertainment for your dancing, listening and laughing pleasure! No-host bar, lots of varied seating and 2 dance floors!

BAND MEMBERS: Philip G. Smith (Napa)- reeds/ flute/ vocals/ jokes; John Gronberg (Oregon) - trumpet/ flugelhorn; Max Perkoff (Mill Valley)- trombone; Gary Ryan (Morro Bay) - banjo/ guitar/ vocals/ humors; Ross Gualco (Fairfax) - piano/ vocals; Tom Shader (Santa Rosa) - bass/ vocals; and on drums - Steve Self (Reno).

Tickets can be purchased for no fee in person at the Grand Sierra Resort Box Office and ticket counter. AND - for only a $1 fee (unheard of !!!) --- tickets can be purchased online at https://reservations.grandsierraresort.com/cgi-bin/lansaweb?procfun+netsls+netsls+tkt+funcparms+iofrww(A0100):Cami or over the phone at 1-800-648-3568.

This event will be a fun fund-raiser for the Nevada Opera Company, where Cami got her career start oh so many years ago! Proceeds will help assure the continuance of this extraordinary performing arts company, or at least let more of you know about it.

If you are going to the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee, please consider spending the evening with us as we debut "Cami & The Cosmopolitans" before the festival. Out-of-towners? Check out the incredible deals for golf and spa packages, and I just checked online - standard rooms start at $44 a night! http://www.grandsierraresort.com/accommodations/guest_rooms/

AND - the dining here is incredible... http://www.grandsierraresort.com/dining/

MAP TO GRAND SIERRA RESORT: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=2500+E+Second+Street,+Reno,+NV+89595

With a deep understanding of the roots of jazz, a great love of the “Great American Songbook”, and a zest for innovative improvisation, CAMI And The CoSmopolitAnS present a vast canvas of jazz styles, splashing the colors of bop, bebop, straight-ahead, modern jazz and the swingin’est of swing with brushstrokes of blues, gospel, Dixie, Rhythm & Blues and world music. Some of their repertoire includes unique multi-voice harmonies that remind one of Four Freshman, Mills Brothers and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.
This is sure to be a wonderful evening with "Cami & The Cosmopolitans" - thanks to Nevada Opera Company and the Grand Sierra Resort. See you there!