Monday, April 2, 2012

8 pm – midnight

Arlene Bardelle

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

CD Release Party

featuring

Arlene Bardelle, vocals

Art Davis, trumpet

Eric Schneider, sax,

Rusty Jones, drums

Eric Hochberg, bass

Tom Muellner, piano

at

Green Mill

4802 N. Broadway

Chicago, IL

$6 cover

Poster by Chicago Studio Club  2012.

Arlene Bardelle If I Were A Bell

If I Were A Bell is the first song on Arlene’s brand new CD!

Nick Tountas Tribute

at the

Pro Jazz Jam

Monday, February 6, 2012

8:30 pm – 12:30 am

at

Serbian Village

3144 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773)  478 – 2900

Vocalist Stephanie Aaron is the featured artist in the first set. All night long the music is dedicated to Nick Tountas, a Chicago bassist who was buried today at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles. Nick’s friends including drummer Rusty Jones and guitarist Curt Warren will perform with host/pianist  Tom “Tommy” Muellner and Larry Kohut on upright bass. In the second set, professional musicians are invited to join in the fun. Should be a GREAT night!

Poster by Chicago Studio Club 2012.

Vocalist Angel Spiccia

is the featured artist at the

Pro Jazz Jam

Monday, June 20, 2011

9:30 pm – 12:30 am

Serbian Village Restaurant

3144 W. Irving Park Rd.

Chicago, IL

(773) 478 – 2900

Tom Muellner on keys, Rusty Jones on drums, Dan de Lorenzo on bass.

Poster by Chicago Studio Club 2011, click on it for MORE!

Our friend, drummer Phil Gratteau, is part of a Pro Jazz Jam which welcomes not ONLY jazz musicians, but other genres too! If you are a pro musician, come out and join in!

Here’s what we hear…

Tom Muellner, piano, Jim Cox, bass, and Phil Gratteau host a  “Pro Jazz Jam” at the Serbian Village Bar and Grill,  3144 W. Irving Park, Chicago, Mondays 9:00 pm – 1:00 am.

Over the past few weeks they’ve had a wonderful array of talent come out to play or just hang. Here are just some of the folks who’ve stopped by;

Tenors saxophonists Ron Dewar, Brad Wheeler, Jarod Bufe, Jerry DiMuzio and Juli Wood; trumpeters George Bean, Al Fontana, Art Davis, and Loren Binford, trombone; vocalists Arlene Bardelle, Stephanie Aaron, Mark Pompe, Sonny G. and Rita McConville; bassists/tubaists/cellists Rich Armandi, Richie Pardo, Al Ehrich, Dan DeLorenzo, Nick Schneider (subbing for Jim); pianists Pete Schwendener, Kevin O’Connell, Kelly Brand, Dan Trudell; violin virtuoso Daniella; drummers Sarah Allen, Bill Walsh, Justin Kramer, Pete Castronova and Rusty Jones (who was truly masterful last week).

On any given night, they’ve easily had several hundred years worth of professional musical experience in the room!

Pro Jazz Jam MONDAYS with Phil, Tom and Jim!

Although it’s being billed as a “Pro Jazz Jam” they would love to see and play with great musicians of any and all stripes.  They’re still looking for their first guitarist to come in and “lock horns, as it were”.  And of course they would be delighted to hang out with old and new friends, jazz fans, music lovers and anyone looking for a guaranteed antidote to cabin fever! A REAL hot time in the old town tonight!

This is Rudy, the proprietor, and he is a gracious host and music lover. He and his son Marcos are there to serve you good food and ample libations at very reasonable prices. So please consider joining them soon on a Monday night, because someone once said,

“It takes a Village…”.

Thanks for the update Phil, keep us posted on all the excitement. We will be stopping in ourselves, just to check in on the fun, hear some GREAT music, and get even MORE photos than we did last time!

Serbian Village Restaurant, a look around!

Photos taken by/property of Chicago Studio Club 2011. Click on them for MORE info!

Serbian Village Restaurant, 3142-44 W. Irving Park Rd.,

Chicago, IL  / USA.  (773) 478 – 2900 Enter/Exit through the double doors . . .  right across from Walgreen’s.EVERY Monday from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am, the PRO JAZZ JAM!Tom Muellner, keys, Phil Gratteau, drums, and on upright bass, Jim Cox.

This trio makes up the house band, so these instruments are already THERE. 

2 drink minimum, no cover.

Come and play, eat, drink, listen and MORE!  

Serbian Village, 3142-44 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL.

Serbian Village Restaurant is on the North side of Irving Park Road and there is only 1 other store before you get to Kedzie. There is on street parking in the area & a free parking lot (when that store is closed) at the corner of Troy & Irving, where there is also a CTA #80 (Irving) bus stop.

All photos taken by/property of Chicago Studio Club.

Poster for Tom Muellner by Chicago Studio Club.

Click on it for MORE about Tom & click here for more about The Chambers!

Tommy Muellner on piano at The Chambers in Niles!

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDz7pT_7Ss0

Chicago Studio Club video of vocalist

http://www.marcpompe.com/home.html

Marc Pompe singing “Haunted Heart”

LIVE at The Jazz Showcase,

806 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL/USA.

Tom Muellner http://www.tommujazz.com/ on piano,

Jim Cox on upright bass,

Bill Overton on sax and

on drums Phil Gratteau.

Jazz Showcase, Dearborn Station, 806 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL

http://www.jazzshowcase.com/

Poster by Chicago Studio Club, click on it for MORE!

"Santa Claus is Comin to Town" by Sonny G. at Chambers!

8:00 pm – 11:30 pm

Vocalist Arlene Bardelle & Tom Muellner duo

Katerina’s

1920 W. Irving Park

Chicago, IL

$5 cover

Sat., Sept. 11, 2010

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Tom plays solo piano

Costa’s Greek Restaurant

1 S. Summit Ave.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

(630) 620 – 1100

no cover.

Tues., Sept. 14, 2010

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Vocalist Amy Yassinger with Tom on piano & Bill Klewitz on e-bass

Chambers Restaurant

6881 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Niles, IL

(847) 647 – 1300

no cover.

Also, every other Tuesday (Sept. 27, Oct. 12 & 26, 2010)

Fri. Sept. 17, 2010

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Vocalist Arlene Bardelle & Tommy duo

Braxton Seafood Grill

3 Oakbrook Center

Oakbrook, IL

(630)  574 – 2155

no cover.

Fri., Sept. 24, 2010

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Tom plays solo piano on a Steinway "B"

The Signature Room

95th flr. / Hancock Bldg.,

875 N. Michigan

Chicago, IL

Special Event – Tom Muellner Quartet

Glen Ellyn Jazz Vespers

Sun., Sept. 26, 2010

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Tom’s Quartet with Bill Overton on tenor sax, Kelly Sill on bass, Tim Davis on drums & Tommy on piano

Jazz Vespers at  Faith Lutheran Church

41 N. Park Blvd.  Glen Ellyn, IL

Special Event – Horny Madness 2:  Later this month*

Tommy’s Trumpet Madness

Featuring trumpet greats Art Davis & Bob Ojeda, with Kelly Sill on bass, Joel Spencer on drums & Tom on piano.

Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park, Chicago, IL

Last month we had a great time and a terrific response to "Tenor Madness", so we are reprising it with Trumpet Madness. These terrific musicians have played with Frank Sinatra, the Count Basie band, Hank Jones, and many other jazz greats! Reservations recommended.

*Note: Specific date & further info to follow

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Vocalist  Arlene Bardelle  & Pianist  Tom Muellner

Tuscany Restaurant  1415 W. 22nd St.

Oak Brook, IL 60521   (630) 990-1993

Tuscany Restaurant, 1415 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL.

Jazz http://www.marcpompe.com/home.html Marc Pompe and Pianist Tom Muellner http://www.tommujazz.com/ on stage together in this video taken in Oct. 2009, at The Jazz Showcase. Heard, but not seen, Jim Cox on upright bass and on drums Phil Gratteau. Marc is singing "Haunted Heart" at the WDCB sponsored Halloween Bash starring Tommy’s Dracula Quartet.

 Jazz Showcase

806 S. Plymouth Court

Dearborn Station

(Plymouth & Polk)

Chicago, IL

(312) 360 – 0234

Feb. 11 and 25, 2010

7:00 – 10:00 pm

Jazz Vocalist Laury Shelley with Jim Cox on bass & Tommy on keyboard

Marie’s Pizzeria, 4129 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL, 773-685-5030

We’ll be performing every other Thursday (March 11 and 25, 2010).

Sat. Feb. 13, 2010

6:30 – 9:00 pm

Spider Saloff Valentine Eve with Tom on piano

Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park, Chicago , IL

(Reservations recommended).

Valentines Day Special

Sun. Feb. 14, 2010

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Jazz Vocalist Julie O’Connell & Tommy on keyboard

L’anne French/Asian Cuisine, 281 Town Square, Wheaton, IL 60189, 630-260-1234.

In the Town Square Mall (Naperville & Butterfield Rds.). 

Reservations recommended.

Tues. Feb. 16, 2010

6:00 – 9:30pm

Jazz Vocalist Sarah Marie Young with Tom on keyboard

Tuscany Italian Restaurant, 1425 W. 22nd St., in Oakbrook, IL.

Fri. Feb. 26, 2010

Tommy’s Trio with Jim Cox & Phil Gratteau

Joplin’s Java Cafe (Family Piano)

114 S. Genesee St., Suite 402, Waukegan IL 60085,  847-775-1988.

Tom gets to play a very good grand piano, and it’s in tune!

L to R: Jon Deitemyer on drums, Bill Witz on electric bass

and Tom Muellner on piano.    Jon keeping time for Sonny G. at Chambers.

Jon Deitemyer in action!

          For drum lessons eMmail Jon: jon@jondeitemyer.com .

Fri.., Dec. 11, 2009

7:30 ’til 10:00 pm

Ai Sushi /358 W. Ontario/ Chicago, IL 60610/ 312 -335- 9888

Fri., Nov. 20, 2009

6:30-9:30pm

According to her MySpace page:   "Audiences first took notice of Kirsten Gustafson (pronounced “Kir-sten Gus-tuff-son”) with the release of her critically acclaimed CD You Taught My Heart To Sing in 1992. After years of vocal work with an assortment of musical configurations – everything from rock bands to jazz trios – the Atlantic recording put her on the map literally overnight. The late, great Sammy Cahn was so impressed with her singing that he enthusiastically agreed to write the liner notes for her disc. “Miss Gustafson will be among the greats,” he wrote, “you heard it first from me!”

In the years since her stunning debut, Kirsten has concentrated on live performance. In 1994 she joined the latin-influenced Samba Bamba! as their lead singer. The band debuted a 16-month run at Vinyl a popular Chicago nightclub at the time. The wild popularity of Samba Bamba! led to concerts in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a slew of private parties and corporate events.

Along the way, Miss Gustafson had kept her love for jazz music going and in late 1996 returned to her native Northern Michigan for a brief respite before venturing off to Paris for a season spent working the after-hours clubs along the Left Bank..

Kirsten returned to Chicago in late 1998 to continue a burgeoning voice over career and slowly began recording new material and making occasional club appearances before relocating to her home in Marquette, Michigan. In 2007 she toured with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra starring in a tribute show to Ella Fitzgerald. Her recording Live At Montreaux was released in 2002 and Wait Until Dark, her eagerly anticipated new studio recording will be released in 2008.

Gustafson, described as a “singer’s singer” has a deceptively simple approach to music: “I find the essence of the song and share it with the audience.” Audiences from the famed Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, to the Parisian club scene, as well as a host of venues across America, have heartily agreed.

Finally, (and my favorite), " she sounds like mercury poured over velvet AND satin "    . . . imagine THAT! Better yet, hear her LIVE at

Katerina’s / 1920 W. Irving Pk. Rd. / Chicago, IL.

Kirsten Gustafson Quartet

with

Tom Muellner (piano)

 Phil Gratteau (drums)

& Jim Cox (upright bass)

$8.00 cover.

Much can be and has been said (All Good Things of course!) about the fantastic vocalist shown here, Jo Belle Yonley.  From personal experience we can tell you this: she is a phenomenal talent and a scintillating presence on stage and off. 

Just in town to visit relatives, she stopped in the Jazz Showcase to say hello to her many friends who were not only in the audience but on stage! Tom Muellner’s Jazz Quartet kept asking her, "HEY VEGAS!" to come to the stage and sing until she finally relented and came up for the last song. She sang the Miles Davis tune  "All Blues". The crowd, of course, went wild. we just want to say how Great  it was to see and hear you, thank you!

we miss you Jo Belle, COME BACK SOON!

Arlene Bardelle

& The Monsters Trio

Saturday, Oct 31, 2009

6:30pm – 9:00pm

Early Jazz Halloween Show & Jazz Costume

Party! Dress up as one of your favorite

legendary (or obscure) jazz artist & win

some fun prizes! Halloween Jazz Drink

Specials! 2nd Seating After First Show.

 $5 Cover.

Katerina’s 1920 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL.

Katerina’s

1920 W. Irving Pk. Rd. / Chicago, IL

Wed., October 28, 2009

8:00pm & 9:30pm

Tommy’s Dracula Quartet

With Bill Overton on tenor sax,

Jim Cox on  upright bass,

Phil Gratteau on drums,

and special guest vocalist

Arlene Bardelle

JAZZ SHOWCASE

Dearborn Station

806 S. Plymouth Ct.

Chicago, IL 60605

(312) 360-0234

(Polk & Dearborn)

Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL

This event is sponsored by WDCB jazz radio. 

Vocalist

Spider Saloff

with

Tommy

on piano

 Katerina’s

1920 W. Irving Park Rd. / Chicago, IL

773 – 348 – 7592

Read more about Spider’s exciting new endeavors

on her SpiderJazz blog!

F Y I — Click on pix . . . you MAY go places!

Monday, Sept. 7, 2009

9:00 PM – 1:00 AM

Chicago all-star ensemble featuring vocalist Spider Saloff.

Tom Muellner (piano)

 Bill Overton (sax & flute)

 Kelly Sill (bass)

 Phil Gratteau (drums)

special guest: Art Davis (Trumpet/flugelhorn)

$6 cover

Green Mill Jazz Club

4802 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-5552
greenmill@comcast.net