Mile High Jazz Band's "Jazz & Poetry" on December 10 will feature Nevada’s Poet Laureate Shaun Griffin and five other poets.
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The Mile High Jazz Band, singer Jakki Ford, and six award-winning poets present "Sweet Charity,” an evening of big-band jazz and poetry, from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, 507 N. Carson St., inside the Carson Nugget.
The music is free, donations are welcome.
"Sweet Charity” features the 17-member band playing swinging songs on the theme of the evening, several featuring vocalist Jakki Ford. Poets will present original poems, each expressing an aspect of the theme, followed by a tune that relates to the poem.
Poets are Nevada’s current Poet Laureate, Shaun Griffin; Reno’s current Poet Laureate, Jesse James Ziegler; winners of Nevada Arts Council Fellowships, Kathy Nelson, Krista Lukas, and Terri Breeden; and Rita Geil, whose book Laughing It Off: Low-Calorie Poems for Dieters won a national award for humor. For this special event, the poets’ autographed books will be for sale.
"We’re excited to bring outstanding instrumental musicians, our fabulous vocalist Jakki Ford, and poets who have won significant awards, to entertain you. The books will make great gifts, too,” said Pianist and bandleader David Bugli.
Mile High Jazz Band performances and educational activities are supported in part by grants from the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City, Music Performance Trust Fund, and by memberships and donations. For information, see milehighjazz.com.