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If you would like to receive announcements by email or mail about upcoming performances, please complete the form below. Looking for live jazz for your event? Petra is available for parties, weddings, corporate functions, clubs, festivals, hotels, restaurants, and more! She can create groups of various sizes (duo with guitar or piano, up to a sextet complete with bass, drums, and horns) according to your needs. For more information, contact Petra at: Testimonials "We live in a world where excess means success. You have to sell millions of copies. You have to do concerts for a million people. You have sing at a million decibels. Petra van Nuis comes from another world...from a world where less is more. From a world where we hear in music only the essential: elegance, melody, pleasure. She is a perfect reincarnation of the great singers of 50's, but she has her own style. She has perfect timing, phrasing, and she is sweet and gentle as only a few singers are nowadays. If you live in a peaceful and quiet world, she will be the perfect soundtrack for your life. If you live in a world of excess, rebel: it's time to relax and hear Petra sing." - Roberto Callage, Brazilian record producer "On behalf of the Schaumburg Township District Library, I thank you, Andy Brown, and Stewart Miller for their participation in the Fall Jazz Series this year. The selection of music was entertaining and splendid and presented in a well-organized manner. The skill displayed by Andy on guitar and Stewart on bass, along with your rapport with the audience can only be described as magnificent. It was a great experience for everyone to hear a truly extraordinary performance. Thank you for the soothing lift you brought to the event. Our concert attendees were exceedingly complimentary. I heard many raves as individuals left after the performance. Best wishes for continued success as you bring the joy of your music to a most appreciative listening audience." - Barbara Mariks, Music Programmer "Every night should be like last night - well attended with jazz fans for classic performers like Petra. I told some of the patrons that listening to Petra was reminiscent of Spring - fresh, innocent, playful...just starting out life's endeavors with the wide eyed naivete of first love." -Katerina Carson, owner of Katerina's - an eclectic club with its soul in the arts "Petra has been a constant ray of sunshine in my life ever since I first met her. What a doll! She is not only my 'adopted daughter' and a best friend, but has been a great musical partner as well. I love playing for her. She is a wonderfully interesting singer with a tender, captivating sound, and a very compelling presence. Her essence and her music come together in an amazingly appealing package. And she has a sensational repertoire, especially for someone her age. She is terrific to play for, and terrific to watch while she sings. This is not just because of her "Natalie Wood" good looks, but also because of her posture! She is a former dancer, and her physical sense of projecting a song is a very organic thing with her....so, yes she is beautiful, and much MORE beautiful in real life than in photos. She's a total "natural" in every way, an absolute charmer, and a person with integrity and humor. Everything about her music and her personality conveys exactly that. Not a drop of affectation or pretense. She's pure delight." -Judy Roberts, Grammy nominated singer/pianist and "Chicago's first lady of jazz" |
