Mile High Jazz Band's 'It's a Wrap' holiday big band jazz and poetry Dec. 12 in Carson City
Celebrate the holidays with the Mile High Jazz Band, singer Jakki Ford, and six award-winning poets and readers on Dec. 12 at Gina's Good Life Music and Lounge in Carson City.
"It's a Wrap” features the 17-member band playing swinging songs on the theme of the evening. Poets and readers are Rita Geil, Terri Breeden, Wayne Carlson, Krista Lukas, Nancy McLelland, and Timothy Rhodes. Each poem relates to the theme, is open to several interpretations, and is followed by a related tune. Several tunes feature Jakki Ford.
"It's a Wrap,” an evening of big-band jazz and poetry, will be on Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, 507 N. Carson Street, inside the Carson Nugget. The music is free, donations are welcome. Gina's is a smoke-free, climate-controlled venue, and has a well-stocked bar.
Pianist and bandleader David Bugli said, "We'd like to tell you the tunes we will be playing, but that would spoil the fun of the audience making the connections between the poems and the tunes that follow them. You need to be there to experience it."
Mile High Jazz Band generally performs at Gina's Good Life Music and Lounge on the second Tuesday of each month. However, the first performance in 2024 will be on the third Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Mile High Jazz Band performances and educational activities are supported in part by private donations and memberships, and by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. For information about the band and its activities, see milehighjazz.com.