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March 5, 2013
Mar 05
Concert – Petra’s Recession Seven (Jazz Band – Petra van Nuis vocalist)
SATURDAY – MARCH 23, 2013 - Doors Open at 7:00 P.M.
4TH FLOOR BLUES CLUB, Entry at North 10th and Elm Place, behind Italian Market. Richmond, IN
TICKETS: $20/ea – or Table of 8 for $140. Must be 21
(Dinner available- with MCL Restaurant & Bakery Sponsoring)
Ticket Locations: Starr-Gennett Foundation, SOS, Chamber of Commerce, Little Sheba’s, Wayne County Tourism, Italian Market, LeeBee’s Tobacco, and Jiffy Lube and other participating non-profits.
Petra’s Recession Seven
Petra’s Recession Seven is a seven piece jazz band formed by vocalist Petra van Nuis during the Great Recession of 2008. When the recession hit and venues began downsizing to smaller groups, slashing pay, and/or cutting live music altogether, things looked grim. Somehow, despite the financial situation, Petra decided to think big. She assembled the fantastic all-star line-up of internationally known Chicago veterans and the band was born at a debut performance at Chicago’s legendary Green Mill.
The traditional/swing music they specialize in seemed to strike a chord, and the band was an instant hit! Growing steadily in popularity, Petra’s Recession Seven continues to be heard around Chicago at such top venues as the Jazz Showcase, Katerina’s, the Green Mill, Andy’s, and Fitzgerald’s. Performance highlights include the 33rd annual Chicago Jazz Festival, The Cedar Basin Jazz Festival, Fitzgerald’s renowned American Music Festival, and several regional jazz societies including the Madison Jazz Society, Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz, and the Indianapolis Jazz Club. The band just released their new CD “Live In Chicago” which was recorded on location at their monthly gig at Katerina’s.
With the formation of the Recession Seven, Petra van Nuis wanted to pay homage to several of her favorite singers including Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, Connie Boswell, Maxine Sullivan, and her inspiration, while living in New York City, the recently deceased Barbara Lea. Petra and her husband, guitarist Andy Brown, high school sweethearts who met
Press Release: Petra’s Recession Seven continued…
at Cincinnati’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts, arrived in Chicago via NYC in 2004. In addition to duo gigs at venues throughout Chicagoland, recent performance highlights include two European tours and the Chautauqua Jazz Party. Andy, who learned his trade at the feet of Cincinnati guitar greats Cal Collins and Kenny Poole, is sought out by many Chicago band leaders including Russ Phillips, Don Stiernberg, and Kimberly Gordon. Annually, Andy and Howard Alden team up for a two-guitar quartet in Chicago. Andy has also accompanied visiting artists Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski, and Hod O Brien.
Part of the Chicago jazz scene since the early ‘80s, trumpeter Art Davis was the subject of a cover article in the July/August 2011 issue of Chicago Jazz Magazine. Art is a member of such diverse ensembles as the Red Rose Ragtime Band and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, the band of choice for the best Chicago area jazz musicians, which has enabled him to play with such visiting notables as Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry. He toured extensively with Ray Charles and has backed many other singers including Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, and Joe Williams.
The son of Russ Phillips, Sr., who replaced Jack Teagarden with the Louis Armstrong All-Stars, trombonist Russ Phillips is well known and respected around Chicago and on the jazz festival circuit picking up where his father left off. His festival appearances include Elkhart Jazz Festival, the Atlanta Jazz Party, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sweet and Hot Fest, and the San Diego Jazz Festival, to name a few. Russ has recorded under his own name with the Windy City All-Stars, with the late cornetist Tom Saunders, and with the John Sheridan Dream Band. Married to Jeannie Lambert, he has also accompanied this noted songbird on recordings.
Kim Cusack may be considered the elder statesman of the band. His playing career with the Salty Dogs dates back to 1958! Kim has been on over 40 recordings and has played with legends Georg Brunis, Turk Murphy, Wild Bill Davison, Gene Mayl, and Ernie Carson. He continues to play with Russ Phillips’ Windy City All-Stars, Bob Schulz’s Frisco Jazz Band, James Dapogny’s Chicago Jazz Band, the Red Rose Ragtime Band and the Chicago Cubs Dixieland Band (though he hasn’t helped them win a pennant).
The Cincinnati connection extends to Joe Policastro, every singer’s favorite bassist, who left the Queen City in 2002. After a year in Berlin, Joe settled into the Chicago jazz scene both as a freelance musician and as as founder/composer/arranger of Jeru, a piano-less quartet reminiscent of the Gerry Mulligan-Chet Baker association. He also co-leads and arranges for the Mulligan Mosaics Nonet. In addition, Joe and has played with jazz luminaries Jeff Hamilton, Howard Alden, Cal Collins, and John von Ohlen.
Director of percussion at Elmhurst College and Professor of Jazz at DePaul University’s School of Music, drummer Bob Rummage keeps a busy schedule accompanying many of the stars who come to town to play Chicago’s Jazz Showcase. He has backed jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Golson, Nat Adderly and Clark Terry, among others. He has also performed with the Glenn Miller, Woody Herman and Jimmy Dorsey “ghost” bands.
Bob Jacobsen or Lynn Johnstone
(765) 962-2860
Oct 29
Southern Fried Jazz band coming to Richmond
Southern Fried Jazz Band
Saturday, November 10, 2012 / 8:00pm
Civic Hall Performing Arts Center • 765-973-3350
[Richmond, IN] Coming to Civic Hall Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November
10, 2012 @ 8:00pm is ‘Southern Fried Jazz’. The band offers some of the most refreshing
and authentic Dixieland jazz music on the scene today. With its phenomenal players,
experienced performers and exceptional music, the ‘Southern Fried Jazz’ band will be serving
up just the right blend of red hot and blues music to delight everyone for an evening of great
music. The Southern Fried Jazz performance will deliver a soul-satisfying blend of horns,
rhythm and vocals sure to please a variety of musical tastes and to create an experience to
remember long after the show has ended. Don’t miss this great evening of Jazz music in Civic
Hall! A special thanks to the Starr-Gennett Foundation for the promotion with this event.
Good seats are available for the performance at 8:00pm; $25 for adults, $18 for
students with group rates available. Call the Civic Hall Box Office for tickets: 765-973-3350,
toll free 1-888-248- 4242, or visit www.civichall.com. Box Office hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30am
- noon and 1:00pm-4:00pm.
Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards are accepted with a $3 charge for all credit card transactions.
Sep 02
2012 Walk of Fame Poster
Click the link above to open the annual collector’s poster, then you can save it on your computer. Attend the event in person and you can purchase the collector’s program and the poster.
Aug 14
Event Schedule, 2012 Walk of Fame. Always the first Saturday after Labor Day.
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Friday, September 7
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5:00 – 7:00 PM |
VIP Reception @ Gennett Mansion
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Induction Ceremony Inductee: Scrapper Blackwell Featured Artist: Jelly Roll Morton |
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7:30 PM |
Faux Frenchmen (Gypsy Swing Quartet) @ Murray Theatre Hear the Faux French-men at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fauxfrenchmen. |
Public Tickets are $15
Available at: Civic (Murray) Theatre Box Office, Wayne County Tourism Office, Wayne County Foundation Office, Richmond Furniture Gallery, Earlham College Runyan Center, Lamplight at the Leland; and all Board Members. |
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Saturday, September 8 |
Walk of Fame Festival |
All concerts and activities are free to the public |
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12:00 PM |
Venue Opens – Shuttle Begins
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Music & Arts Vendors Open (12pm-6pm) Food and Beer Garden Open (12pm-6pm) |
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12:00-12:30 PM |
Welcome Local artists present music of inductees |
Introduction Free Kids Game & Activity booths Open (12p-4p) |
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12:30-1:20 PM |
Jonny Hazard Band w/ Randy Baker |
“Tour” Gennett Recording Studio (1pm-4pm) Medallion Scavenger Hunt (1pm-3pm) |
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1:30 – 2:20 PM
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Brian Keith Wallen |
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2:30 – 3:20 PM |
Direct Contact Latin Jazz
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RichmondPride Art Contest/Lessons (3pm-4pm) |
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3:30 – 4:00 PM
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Rubber Duck Regatta Info on Starr Gennett |
Rubber Duck Regatta Thank Sponsors |
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4:00 – 6:00 PM |
Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio |
2012 Walk of Fame Schedule
Friday, September 7th- Saturday, September 8th
Draft Entertainment Schedule (7/16/12)
Post Party @ Firehouse BBQ & Blues
Jun 25
Walk of Fame 2012 – Events
Opening concert: “Gypsy” jazz by the Faux Frenchmen. Friday evening, September 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Richmond’s Civic (Murray) Theatre. Ticketed admission. Although jazz was first amalgamated in the U.S. from traditional African and European music, it soon spread around the world. Other cultures have since given it their own stamp. Gypsy jazz incorporates folk rhythms and tones traceable to Eastern Europe. Specialists in such music, the Faux Frenchmen are a string band whose style echoes that of the Hot Club of France Quintet founded by legendary gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli. Tickets will be available at the Starr-Gennett Foundation, Wayne County Foundation, Tourism Bureau Welcome Center, Lamplight at the Leland, and Music Pantry as well as the Civic (Murray) Theatre box office. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the unique sounds of gypsy jazz live!
Hear the Faux French-men at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fauxfrenchmen. Then, if your ears say “yes!,” mark your calendar now for a concert by the Faux Frenchmen at Richmond’s Murray Theatre on Friday evening, September 7.
FREE concerts: Saturday, September 8, at various times between noon and 6:00 p.m., in the Starr-Gennett Pavilion at Richmond’s Whitewater Gorge Park on South 1st Street. Local blues bands, including the winner of the “blues battle” at last year’s Walk of Fame Festival, will precede the headlining Chicago blues artists Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio. Besides plenty of music, there will be food and drink vendors, souvenir vendors, supervised activities for kids, and the always-popular rubber duck regatta on the Whitewater River. Gorge Park admission and nearby parking are free. Make the day a family outing!
Festival Sponsorship and Support The Gennett Records Walk of Fame Music Festival is presented by the Starr-Gennett Foundation and the City ofRichmond’s Department of Parks and Recreation. It is made possible by donations and in-kind contributions from many organizations and individuals. Principal sponsor for 2012 is Richmond Baking. For future updates, visit www.starrgennett.org.
More to come. Check back often this summer!
Jun 25
Walk of Fame 2012 – Inductees
September 7-8, 2012 Richmond, IN – The Cradle of Recorded Jazz
The Sixth Annual Gennett Records Walk of Fame Music Festival Established in 2007, the Gennett Records Walk of Fame located in Richmond’s Whitewater Gorge Park commemorates the many artists in jazz, big band, blues, country, and gospel whose recordings for Gennett helped make them famous or greatly influenced the evolution of popular music. Among those artists are giants such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Guy Lombardo,Charley Patton,AlbertaHunter, and Gene Autry, to name just a few.
Nominees to the Walk of Fame are selected by a national advisory committee of prominent musicians, music historians, music educators, and music industry representatives. To date, 31 Gennett recording artists have been inducted into the Walk of Fame. The 2012 nominee is “Scrapper” Blackwell, a pioneering acoustic blues guitarist. Each festival also honors a previous nominee through the music chosen for the festival’s induction ceremony and/or concerts. So honored for 2012 will be early jazz pianist “Jelly Roll” Morton. The accomplish-ments of Blackwell and Morton are outlined in their career sketches below.
Scrapper Blackwell, 1903-1962 Francis Hillman “Scrapper” Blackwell was born in North Carolinaand raised in Indianapolis. Self-taught on a homemade guitar, he was already a part-time, traveling musician as a teenager. Eventually, he teamed up with pianist Leroy Carr, with whom he made a hundred recordings and gained considerable fame on the blues circuit in the Midwestand South. In 1931, Blackwell recorded solo for Gennett. He retired from music before 1940 and didn’t take it up again until the late 1950s, when he began a second blues career soon interrupted by his death. Considered one of the most significant guitarists of the 1920s and 30s, his single-note picking technique foreshadowed that of electric blues guitarists such as Robert Nighthawk and Muddy Waters in the 1940s and 50s.
Jelly Roll Morton, 1890-1941 Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe of New Orleans, better known as “Jelly Roll” Morton, was a pianist, composer-arranger, and bandleader. Today, Morton’s fame originates in his status as the first important jazz composer and in his influence on jazz piano. Morton first recorded for Gennett in 1923 with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, a white jazz band, as well as on piano solo. His session with the NORK is among the earliest and most significant interracial recording sessions in the history of recorded sound. Morton continued to record for Gennett in 1924 and 1926. His importance to jazz is evident in his compositions and arranging practices, which anticipated those of jazz musician-composers such as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. Morton’s Gennett recordings are the first of just three sets he ever produced.
Jun 24
STARR Piano Jazz Concert in Richmond on July 25
Award-winning jazz pianist, Jeremy Siskind, will be playing in Richmond on a STARR Piano along with his Trio of performers.
July 25 - 7:30 p.m. – Reid Presbyterian Church, North A St.
Bob Jacobsen met him at the Montreux Piano Jazz Competition last year. View Jeremy’s YouTube video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuIYsPzbZBE&feature=youtu.be&t=2m46s
Other full-length videos of Jeremy Siskind can be found by searching YouTube. Also visit his website www.jeremysiskind.com for more information. The Richmond concert along with dates in Indianapolis and Louisville that week are listed on the “Peer into the Future” tab. Turn up the sound on your computer when you visit his site for a sample of his talent.
Cost of Attendance is an offering for Jeremy and his trio while they travel the United States this summer. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear a contemporary, world-class jazz pianist on a Richmond-made STARR Piano.
Dec 21
Starr Piano View Book
View Book of the Starr Piano Company, circa 1917. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this factory not only produced Starr Pianos, but also phonographs and records under the Starr and Gennett labels.
This advertising View Book was prepared in 1917 to show the buildings, history, grounds, workers, and descriptions of the work done in the factory.
Oct 18
Gennett Blues Artist of the Year (2011)
Brian Keith Wallen
Congratulations, Brian Keith Wallen, 2011 Gennett Blues Artist of the Year! Brian earned the title at the Sept. 10 Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival.
