Award-winning jazz vocalist Connye Florance and husband jazz pianist Kevin Madill will open the Carson Valley Arts Council's 2012-2013 concert season Nov. 9 at the CVIC Hall. The concert is 7 to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a no-host bar featuring beer, wine, water, and non-alcoholic beverages provided by the Tahoe Ridge Winery and Bistro. Florance won Jazz Discovery's "Vocalist of the Year" in 2000, just after her 1999 independent release, "Turn My Heart," won a Nashville Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Her music has gained international attention from jazz fans and adult contemporary listeners …




