Jazz vocalist Petra van Nuis — a Cincinnati native now based in Chicago — is back in her hometown and tonight (Feb. 25) will perform at Walnut Hills Jazz spot Caffè Vivace. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and there is a $10 cover charge at the door.
Van Nuis has returned to Cincinnati to support her latest album, Because We're Night People, which features songs with a nighttime theme. Featuring pianist Dennis Luxion (who she'll perform with tonight), the 13-track album has received several glowing reviews from the international Jazz press since its release late last year. In a four-star review in DownBeat, writer J. Poet enthused, "Van Nuis has a warm, intimate singing style, marked by playful phrasing that dances around a lyric to emphasize its emotional content… the vocalist imbues the longing and hopelessness of the lyric with a palpable sense of anguish."
Night People was re-released in Japan on the Muzak label, which issued a pair of other van Nuis recordings in the past. The singer worked heavily in Cincinnati's Jazz scene when she lived here and has been based in Chicago for about a decade now.
Here's a live performance video of van Nuis and Luxion released to promote Night People and featuring six songs from the collection. The video was shot at a show last year at Chicago's PianoForte.
Click here for more info on the Feb. 25 show at Caffè Vivace.
For more on Petra van Nuis, visit petrasings.com.