High Sierra Music Festival
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High Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, a mountainous area about 80 miles north of Reno, Nevada.
The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4th. The four-day festival features an eclectic mix of some of the most famous national and international names in jazz, newgrass, bluegrass and other improvisational music forms such as jamband music. Away from the music stages, patrons can attend workshops and exercise classes, shop for arts and crafts, or enjoy a wide variety of food and drink. Childrens activities are featured throughout the weekend.
The first High Sierra Music Festival was in 1991, and was the genesis of High Sierra Music, of Berkeley, CA. The organization has also produced festivals and concerts elsewhere in California, and in Nevada, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Missouri.
Past artists have included Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, Les Claypool, Leftover Salmon, The Slip, The Disco Biscuits, Medeski Martin & Wood, Tea Leaf Green, ALO, and Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.
