Mile High Jazz Band presents 'Winging It' - Jazz & poetry event in Carson City June 8

The Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams will be joined by local poets for a lively evening of big-band jazz music and poetry.

The topic "Winging It" will be presented at Comma Coffee at 8-10 p.m. Tuesday June 8. All are welcome.

Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street, is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. Admission is $5 general and free for age 18 and under. Dance instruction, at 6-7:15 p.m., is $5 additional.

"We will explore many aspects of the expression 'winging it' in the poems read and the musical selections played after each poem," said David Bugli, leader and pianist for the Mile High Jazz Band.

The program will feature award-winning poet Rita Geil and six other readers. For more information, call the Mile High Jazz Band at 775-883-4154, or visit the website MileHighJazz.com.