Gents O'Jive play Valentine's dance at Sharkey's

Staff Reports

Mile High Jazz Band Association presents Lucky Diamond and the Gents o' Jive, 7-11 p.m. Feb. 14, at Sharkey's Casino, 1440 Highway 395, Gardnerville.

Hot jazz band the Gents o' Jive play dance music from the Roaring '20s to today. The Gents are Dan Lancaster on sax, clarinet, and flute; John Dykstra on trumpet and flugelhorn; Jimmy Vermillion on keyboard; Joe La Chew on guitar; and Mark Ashworth, aka Lucky Diamond, on drums.

Admission is $5 with proceeds benefiting the Family Support Council of Douglas County. Sharkey's offers Valentine's Day dinner specials before the dance. Information, 782-3133.

Lucky Diamond and The Gents o' Jive has been performing since the grand opening of the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in 1995. Hired by Circus Circus, initially for three days, the act stayed for 18 months. Since then, they have appeared for private parties and corporate events in the Reno-Tahoe area, most recently at the Cadillac Ball in Truckee.

Information, see the Mile High Jazz Band web site milehighjazz.com

Band leader Mark Ashworth said, "From Fats Waller's 'Ain't Misbehavin'' to Billy Austi's 'Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby,' Lucky Diamond and the Gents o' Jive deliver...and how."