Jade Simmons


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In 2004, Jade launched a new piano series called the Impulse Artist Series that provides an audience for uniquely talented, up and coming pianists in the Houston area. Ms.Simmons has appeared on a variety of radio and television programs where she has spoken on topics ranging from the arts to provocative issues such as youth suicide prevention. Spring 2006 will mark her first media venture with the creation of Key Moments, a radio show devoted to the music of the piano and the lives of the artists who perform it. Winner of numerous awards and scholarships, Jade was Miss Illinois and 1st-runner up at the Miss America Pageant in 1999 where she performed Chopin's Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10 No.4.