Petra van Nuis and Andy Brown

Jazz voice/guitar duo

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

You may think you are Far away, Rome, Italy perhaps?

Along with the superb cuisine, this friday the 13th

be safe, sound and serenaded by this award winning duo!

 Va Pensiero Restaurant

1566 Oak Ave. / Evanston, IL / 847-475-7779

No cover, no minimum.   Get out and hear some LIVE MUSIC!

Sunday, November 15, 2009

INTIMATE HOUSE CONCERT

 Petra van Nuis / Andy Brown

voice/guitar duo

3 pm – 5 pm

petra@petrasings.com

We love and miss YOU very much.

Have a fun and wild 2009 birthday!!

Three years ago today, September 2, 2006 the music community lost a Starr, John Starr. Today and always, we remember him with love and miss him too much for words.

It was unseasonably cold and due to circumstances beyond our control we arrived after the Bobby Lewis Sextet had already started. However, the music warmed us up so much that we just stayed in our "car clothes"! We DANCED too and that helped. There was a wild half moon directly above which kept us all in a surreal state which originated from the fantastic LIVE JAZZ on stage!

Shirazette Tinnin has a Bachelor’s degree in music industry studies and performance from Appalachian State University. She has a Masters (in jazz studies) degree from NIU. She is a member of the graduate-level Liberace Jazztet. Shirazette had a student internship in 2002 at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops Orchestra and Quad Recording Studios. Shirazette has performed with a number of major artists, including Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, Chris Vadala, and Melva Houston and Shirazette was a counselor and instructor at the 2006 NIU Jazz Camp.

  Shirazette will be on drums

for Nicole Mitchell at the

Chicago Jazzfest 2009!

 Shirazette Tinnin in action at Room 43 in Chicago, IL.

Shirazette Tinnin is a blessed woman and a delightfully talented and soulful percussionist as well.

Try to catch her when you can, JUST TRY!!! She a woman with a mission and ON THE MOVE.

  If you are ON Harlem Avenue, facing OGDEN AVENUE, this would be your view. The address for Harlem Avenue Lounge is 3701 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL. That White Castle you see there is ON the actual corner of Harlem & Ogden, and its parking lot/drive-thru are next to an alley between it and Harlem Avenue Lounge. You can turn into this alley and there are a couple of spaces to park in, but only a couple, right there on the side of the alley-next to the guard rail dividing White Castle from the alley. The only reason we say this is because we did all of this & just want to help. Easiest just to turn around (no parking behind the lounge) (which is where you ENTER to get inside) and back out of the alley as there is PLENTY of street parking RIGHT ON Harlem Avenue. FOR FREE!

Here you are on Harlem Avenue – right on the alley, walk a ways down the alley to the back entrance.

 See the back door in the above photo, there is the chair where a very nice fellow named Dave was sitting. The bathrooms are by the back door. Next, the pool table / game area.

     Next is the bar and at the front of the bar, the stage! We went on a Friday night to see the J.B. Ritchie Power Trio. The owner Ken was there working away with his bartendress for the evening, Angie! Everyone was so  nice – we had a blast!

L to R: Frank Bandy (bass), Greg Haar (drums) and on guitar and vocals, singing from his new POWER BLUES CD, Teardrop Recording Artist, J.B. Ritchie!

We filmed this video LIVE

in Chicago & really enjoyed

this original live music.

We were delighted to see

all of the dancing in

the street! The crowd really

dug this original song by

 Rick Weeds.

L to R: Liz, Nate, Rick 

Liz & Rick singin’, Kevin backs them up!

Click here for more photos of this event.

We met Greg Haar for the first time last night and he is such a great guy. He says he isn’t techno-savvy but he has 2 daughters to help along with all of this internet type action  – - so kudos girls! Show this to your dad! Also we learned that Greg makes these wild tie-dyed shirts on his own!  He told me the entire procedure which I was delighted to hear about since I have never done it myself.  So in addition to being a talented drummer in the J.B.Ritchie Power Trio, he is a creative man, a tolerant father and appreciates the likes of the Chicago Studio Club!

Keep your eye on this page for the LIVE VIDEO of Greg Haar on drums -  coming soon!   For now though, check Greg out!!!

FYI  – -   Click on Pix – -  you MAY go places!

 Hank Ford the saxophone player is just one of the fantastic

horn players in the Chicago Horns. We saw him when

 Hyde Park Jazz Society presented CHICAGO HORNS

 at Room 43  Sunday Aug. 2, 2009.  HPJS has continued

their Sunday Evening Jazz Series, every Sunday from

7:30-11:30 pm at ROOM 43, 1043 E. 43rd, Chicago, IL. 
 

   Hank Ford LIVE with the CHICAGO HORNS at Room 43, 1043 E. 43rd, Chicago, IL. Saxophonist Hank Ford of the CHICAGO HORNS does a hell of a solo here!

Chicago Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist and Wilmette Native Phil Circle 
will appear for a solo acoustic set at C J Arthur’s in Wilmette!

Fri., August 21st, 2009

9:00 until 9:45

C.J. Arthur’s
1168 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
847-256-8870

C.J.Arthur’s at 1169 Willmette Ave., Wilmette, Il.

We accept reservations for parties of ten or more.  Email:  cjarthurs@sbcglobal.net   (for booking band dates and parties only)  
Phil’s music blends various contemporary styles and gives his sets a great variety and high entertainment value. All ages may attend and there is no cover.

More Phil at:

http://www.youtube.com/philcircle         and             http://www.myspace.com/philcircle

Lawrence’s Studio & Lounge

is      at

6012 Madison

in

Cincinnati, Ohio.

This facility is a 4,992 s.f. space which is not only a Night Club

but has a state of the art recording studio.

This is ALL GOOD for SECRET SPIRITS,

the R & B / Soul band that will have its

GRAND OPENING PARTY

on August 15, 2009!

Right now the FRIDAY NIGHT JAM is each week and costs $5

to get in. CHECK IT OUT – we definitely plan to try to make

the road trip out there!

Check out some more

Secret Spirits . . .

http://thepointandshootist.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/lawrence-p-funk-barksdale/

 http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/2009/06/secret-spirits-jam/

http://thepoint-n-shootist.com/picture_perfect/2009/04/secret-spirits-steve-sings/

http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/fred-says/website-helllllllp/secret-spirit/

http://thepointandshootist.com/photos/2009/04/26/greg-durham-musician/

http://www.chicagostudioclub.net/fred-says/website-helllllllp/secret-spirit/to-oz/

http://thepoint-n-shootist.com/picture_perfect/2009/06/secret-spirits-fishin-fun/

http://countryfriedfred.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/secret-spirits-grand-opening-jam/

http://thepointandshootist.com/photos/2009/02/27/slammers-lounge-cincinnati-ohio-secret-spirit/

http://thepointandshootist.com/photos/2009/04/03/lashonda-shady-lungalow/

http://chicagostudioclub.com/music/fred-starr/george-oz-ostrum/