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Mile High Jazz Band and Guest Vocalist Jakki Ford
Present "Autumn Jazz" Oct. 9

Mile High Jazz Band with guest vocalist Jakki Ford presents "Autumn Jazz," a program of big-band jazz on Tuesday, October 9, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson Street. Comma Coffee is across the street from the state legislature building in Carson City. General admission is $5 at the door; $4 for members of the Mile High Jazz Band Assoc.; and free for age 18 and under. Dance instruction, 6:00-7:30 p.m. is $5 additional.

The Mile High Jazz Band includes five trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, keyboard, bass, and drums. They will play about twenty tunes from their repertoire of over a hundred selections in the style of Basie, Ellington, and more contemporary arrangers. Known for her vocal range and stylistic versatility, Jakki Ford is a frequent performer in area showrooms and at special events. The performance is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

For information about Autumn Jazz with the Mile High Jazz Band and other live music at Comma Coffee, call June Joplin at 775-883-2662. For information about the Mile High Jazz Band, call 775-883-4154, or visit their web site: MileHighJazz.com.

The Carson City Symphony and Raven Ridge Media will present an intimate, elegant evening of Music and Dessert on Friday, October 19, 7:30 p.m., at a private home in Jacks Valley, south of Carson City. The recital will introduce virtuoso violinist Andrew Sords to a select group of music lovers in the Carson City area.

Accompanied by award-winning Reno pianist Rachel Ing, Sords will play a program of favorite pieces, from the dazzling to the sublime. The program includes Kreisler's "Leibesleid," the "Allegro" from the Bach's Sonata No. 2, Chopin's "Nocturne" in C-sharp minor, Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise," and Monti's "Czardas."

General admission is $20; Symphony Assoc. members $10; and children age 12 and under $5. Tickets are limited—get yours early at the Brewery Arts Center, 449 W. King St., Carson City, online at ActivityTickets.com, or reserve at 775-883-4154.