Petra van Nuis Trio
Audiovisual Department
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Petra van Nuis Trio
featuring
Petra van Nuis-vocalist
Andy Brown-guitar
Stewart Miller-bass
Petra van Nuis is a fresh voice on the
Chicago jazz scene. Inspired by such greats as Peggy Lee, Chris
Connor, Chet Baker, Shirley Horn, Billie Holiday, and Julie London
(just to name a few!), she opts for a straightforward swinging
delivery with an emphasis on feeling. Her warm intimate sound has
just a hint of breathiness. Her approach is simple and without
affectation. The timeless music of the Great American Songbook
inspires her creatively, while she enjoys unearthing obscure songs
as well. Bringing her extensive and unique repertoire to the music
scene, Petra expresses her originality with a sincerity felt by
audiences and fellow musicians alike. Petra is a musicians’ singer
who would rather focus on the music than on the spotlight. Wherever
she sings, Petra connects with people.
Having relocated to
Chicago in late 2003 with her husband, guitarist Andy Brown, Petra
has performed at such prominent venues as the Chicago Cultural
Center, the Green Mill, Pops for Champagne, the Pump Room, Andy’s
Jazz Club, La Piazza Sotto Jazz Club, the Signature Lounge at the
Hancock Tower, the Drake Hotel, Katerina’s, Pete Miller’s
Steakhouse, and Philander’s with such well-known Chicago musicians
as Brad Williams, Russ Phillips, Dennis Luxion, Kelly Sill, Jim Cox,
Judy Roberts, Stu Miller, Art Davis, Dennis Carroll, George Fludas,
Tom Hope, and Rob Amster. Petra has also sung at the Tribute to Bix
Fest and the Richmond Jazz Festival.
A Cincinnati native,
Petra’s first exposure to music came from her father, a fine
classical pianist. Her professional debut came at age 11 with the
Cincinnati Opera Company. By age 12, she was on the road in her
first national tour. For middle and high school, Petra attended the
Cincinnati School for the Creative and Performing Arts and continued
her education during the summers at New York City Ballet’s School of
American Ballet and at the San Francisco Ballet School. She then
went on to receive her BFA in Musical Theatre at the University of
Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Upon graduation, Petra
spent a couple of years performing around the country in regional
theater and on national tours. Some highlights from that time
include a national tour of “A Chorus Line” and dancing in the Radio
City Rockettes’ Christmas Spectacular. Having had these experiences,
Petra left the theatre world to focus on her true love of jazz sin
ging. She was soon singing at such Cincinnati venues as the
Cincinnati Art Museum, the Cincinnatian Hotel, the Celestial Incline
Lounge, and the Promontory Jazz Club with such world-class musicians
as Kenny Poole, John von Ohlen, and Steve Schmidt. She then moved to
New York City where she performed at such venues as the Flute
Lounge, Swing 46, Terra Blues, and Kavehaz with such renowned
musicians as Murray Wall, Joe Cohn, and Paul Meyers.
If you are interested in engaging the
Petra van Nuis Trio for one of your
functions, please contact Petra van Nuis at (773)525-3626 or by
e-mail at:
petra@petrasings.com
Free Movie Viewing!
Due to its popularity of the library's free movies,
we have added another day to our movie viewing schedule.
Wednesday Night at the Movies
Every Wednesday at 7 p.m. the Audiovisual Department
will exhibit a feature film.
Thursday Afternoon at the Movies
Every Thursday at 2 p.m. the Audiovisual
Department will exhibit a feature film.
Saturday Afternoon at the Movies
Every Saturday at 2 p.m. the Audiovisual
Department will exhibit a feature film.
For additional information, contact the
Audiovisual Department at (847) 923-3182.
Branch Out to the Movies!
Our Hoffman Estates and Hanover Park branch
libraries have joined the central library in showing feature
films. Families are welcome to spend an evening or afternoon at
the movies. Children younger than 8 must be accompanied by an
adult.
Tuesdays.....................6:30 p.m.
Hanover Park Branch
Wednesdays................2 p.m.
Hanover Park Branch
Thursdays....................6:30 p.m.
Hoffman Estates Branch
Movie titles are available by calling the
library at the following phone numbers:
Central Library- Audiovisual Department:
(847)923-3182
Hoffman Estates Branch:
(847) 885-3511
Hanover Park Branch:
(630)372-7800
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Schaumburg Township District Library
presents
The Fall Jazz Series
coordinated by WDCB Public Radio
During the
fall season, the Schaumburg Township District Library will partner
with WDCB to present a three-month Fall Jazz Series. Many thanks to
Ken Scott, Marketing Director at WDCB, for working so laboriously to
pull together a fantastic slate of entertainers. His relationship
with the entertainment world is purely astonishing.
WDCB (90.9fm) is a non-commercial, educational radio station
broadcasting 24/7 out of the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The
station is known for its eclectic music programming, as well as
local news and useful information for its community college
district. It additionally sponsors many musical events in and
around Chicago. To learn about WDCB, click on their web site,
http://www.wdcb.org.
We are proud to present the following lineup of superb musical
events.
Petra van
Nuis Trio on Sept. 18.
Grasslands Acoustic Jazz Quartette on Oct. 16.
Mark
Colby/Frank Caruso Trio on Nov. 6.
Please refer to this newsletter
for details on each entertainer before joining us in the
Audiovisual Department. Each event starts at 7 p.m. and will
run for approximately one hour. There is no fee and no
registration. Seating is available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
French Barber Shop Quartet
Noon
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Audiovisual Department
Arriving here from Angouleme,
France, sister city of Hoffman Estates, this barber shop
quartet will perform in English and French. Tenor Bruno
Buijtenhuijs will play clarinet, flute, guitar and banjo.
The group's lyric singer Marie-Cecile Heraud, who has
performed in many operas, will accompany Jazz singers
Isabelle Drault and Bertrand Antigny. The latter is skilled
at imitatating many instruments with his voice.
The quartet is managed by
Marie-Helene Favereau and will sing barber shop songs in
English, many of them humorous, all using barbershop
harmony. They also sing 3 or 4 songs in French to remain
exotic.
The quartet began eight years
ago when four friends who are singers discovered the
barbershop style of singing which is relatively unknown in
France. They decided to sing it for their own pleasure. They
are now professional and play throughuot France, including
at festivals and in theaters. The highlight of their career
has been the opportunity to sing in an American barbershop
quartet competition. They will compete in Elkhorn, Wisconsin
on Oct. 21.
Hoffman Estates, Illinois and
Angouleme, France have been sister cities for 10 years. The
Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission is comprised of 15
members, chaired by Lillian Mosier and co-chaired by Janice
Cook. The commission members responsible for the barbershop
quartet visit are Marcia Frank, Jean-Marc Bartsch, Cindy
Ruszay, Ken Campbell, Dennis Nadon, Kathy Cochrane-Eckhart
and Lillian Mosier.
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Town Square Concerts
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The
summer concert series has concluded for 2006, leaving in its wake
the memories of 13 wonderful programs under the summer sky. Staff
and patrons alike enjoyed the privilege of hearing great big band
music from a wealth of professional musicians.
The library again wishes to thank all of the fine entertainers who
so graciously agreed to play during one of Chicago's loveliest
summer seasons. Our heartfelt thanks go to:
Vito Buffalo Orchestra
Swing Kings Orchestra
Weiss
Brothers Orchestra
Teddy Lee Orchestra
Harper
College Steel Band
Seymour's Big Band
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Steve Cooper Orchestra
Yorkville American Legion Big Band
Jay
Mau Orchestra
Dick Gulbrandsen's Limited Edition Big Band
Spring Valley Concert Band
Larry Bemben and the Schaumburg Jazz Ensemble
And a special thank you to the following vocalists:
Marvina Bowker
Mary Kalfas
Leslie Buekelman
Julie Creighton
Luci D'Mari
Patsy Ihrke
Lee Stevens
Bob Shipner
Del Ferguson
Melanie Bennett
Our gratitude also goes to the following businesses for their
involvment and support, as well as their contributions to cover the
cost of the concert
program guides:
Schaumburg Township District Library (847) 985-4000
Advanced Dentistry (847) 301-8565
Applebee's (847) 352-4706
Bonefish Grill (847) 534-0679
Cafenios (located inside the library)
Caribou Coffee (847) 524-1920
Coldwell Banker (847) 301-3100
Dominick's Finer Foods (847) 301-0777
FitWize 4 KIDS (847) 895-9493
General Nutrition Center (847) 891-3837
Hair Cuttery (847) 891-2804
Larry and Dan's Marathon Station (847) 895-3467
Lester Starr Jewelers (847) 301-0101
LifeWorks Chiropractic Health Center (847) 301-0499
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store (847) 534-0544
STDL Board Member Richard Hetzer
Schaumburg Academy of Music (847) 534-6633
Score! Learning Center (847) 923-0124
Sterling Promotions Plus (847) 895-6414
Illinois State Senator John J. Millner
Illinois State Representative Paul D. Froehlich
Illinois State Representative Terry Parke
Washington Mutual ((847) 891-6102
Wayne Giesel CLU/ Farmers Insurance (847) 884-8400
90.9fm WDCB Public Radio from College of DuPage
And an exceptional thank you goes to John Russell, "Midwest
Ballroom" radio-personality from 90.9 FM WDCB. John helped emcee
the concerts with his wonderful personality and professionlism.
Last
but not least, I wish to thank all the patrons who took time out
to attend our concerts. The events would have never been a success
without your support. It was truly an honor and a privilege to
present these musical events to you.
As food is to the body, it is the arts that nourish the soul.
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Grasslands Acoustic
Jazz Quartette
7 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 16
Audiovisual Department
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Grasslands Acoustic
Jazz Quartette
featuring
Michael
O'Connell-guitar
Mike Church-guitar
Rocco Phipps-bass
Rick Veras-fiddle
When he was a student at
Syracuse, Mike O'Connell, the front man for the Grasslands
Acoustic Jazz Quartette, was knighted by John Lennon. It
wasn't a broadsword that Lennon used, but an umbrella at a
water-themed art exhibit. The two exchanged words about
making the umbrella a part of the show, and
O'Connell still has it somewhere. Perhaps that knighting
bestowed a sprinkling of Lennon's quick-witted ability to
poke fun at pretension, while delivering excellent
musicianship, upon O'Connell, who can deliver blisteringly
paced finger-picking on a curious array of instruments
while making it seem effortless.
This quartette thrives on
musical freedom and energetic virtuoso.
E-mail Mike O'Connell at:
or at (630)443-2676.
Mark Colby/Frank
Caruso Trio
7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 6
Audiovisual
Department
featuring
Mark Colby - tenor
sax
Frank Caruso -
piano
Curt Bley - bass
Mark comes from a musical
background as his father was a professional musician who
played with the Benny Goodman Orchestra during the 40's.
At the age of 8, Mark was given a clarinet and lessons
with a wonderful teacher who emphasized the importance of
proper technique and reading. At age 11, Mark took the
next step in his evolution --saxophone -- and thus began
his life-long love affair. Immersed in the sounds of the
big bands enjoyed by his father, intrigued by the more
modern sounds of bebop, cool and hard-bop records his
sister played around the house, his dedication to pursuing
a life in music was cemented. In the 60's Mark began
playing professionally at the age of 14.
While living in the Miami
Beach area, he had the opportunity to play shows and
popular acts, including Tony Bennett, Sonny and Cher, Bill
Cosby, Ann Margret and Sammy Davis Jr., with seasoned
musicians. While attending the University of Miami, Mark
enrolled in Jerry Coker's Jazz Studies program. He studied
under Jerry and pianist Vince Maggio. While in college, he
worked with the legendary baritone sax player Gerry
Mulligan. He then went on to record with the likes of Dr.
John, Wilson Pickett, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and
the Bee Gees. After graduating with a Master's Degree in
Jazz Studies, he received a call from Maynard Ferguson
inviting him to join his band in New York. After three
albums and three years of touring as featured soloist and
musical director with Maynard, Bob James beckoned. Mark's
tours with Maynard and Bob found him playing jazz
festivals and concert halls around the world.
In 1980, Mark moved to
Chicago. Jobs were plentiful. In 1983, he was approached
by DePaul University to assume a teaching position as jazz
saxophone instructor. Twenty-one years later, he's still
there and in '98 joined the faculty at Elmhurst College.
In the ensuing years, he has played and toured with such
varied luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Jaco Pastorius, Mose
Allison, Joe Williams and Charlie Haden.
If you are interested in
engaging Mark for one of your events, call him at:
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