Live and Local

Pianist Jade Simmons

 
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What do the Miss America pageant and Gershwin have in common? A lot, if you're pianist Jade Simmons, a former Miss Illinois and Miss America runner-up. She'll play Gershwin and Rachmaninov with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra this weekend in Bloomington and Springfield, and she'll be my guest on the Friday edition of "Live and Local.