Enjoy a jazz concert with Chicago based duo vocalist Petra van Nuis and pianist Dennis Luxion, noted for their “seamless camaraderie” by Chicago Jazz Magazine.
Praised for possessing “a light, gorgeous, and fairly delicate voice…a gift for melody and plenty of rhythmic confidence” (Downbeat Magazine), Petra regularly tours Europe and is known around Chicago for her celebrated Recession Seven band and her intimate duo with husband, guitarist Andy Brown.
“A veteran Chicago pianist of impeccable taste and considerable harmonic imagination” (Chicago Tribune), Dennis is best known for being Chet Baker's pianist in the 1980s in Europe where they toured extensively and made six recordings together. Recent overseas performances include a tour of Southern Africa as part of the Rhythm Road:American Music Abroad program administered by Jazz at Lincoln Center.
In October 2018, after several years and countless gigs together, Petra van Nuis and Dennis Luxion documented their synergistic collaboration with the recording "Because We're Night People," a collection of evening related songs. In addition to the US release, "Because We're Night People" was re-released in Japan on Muzak, the record label responsible for introducing Petra to Japanese audiences by re-releasing two of her previous recordings.
Petra and Dennis continue their Saturday night residency at Chicago's swanky Le Piano nightclub. Their weekly "Afterglow" set starts at 11 pm for an eclectic crowd of night people!
From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.
From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave.
Mass transit options include CTA, Metra, and Pace.
