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Summer Jazz Festival: Jeremy Kahn Trio with Erich Hochberg & Eric Schneider

The Monday night Concert Series continues its Summer Jazz Festival with a free performance at the Oak Park Arms retirement community. The Monday Night Concert Series continues with the Jeremy Kahn Trio at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Musicians Eric Hochberg and Eric Schneider will be performing as well.

Kahn will perform some of the best songs of the 20th century. Referred to by Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich as “a rare and gifted pianist,” Kahn has played in jazz venues around the world and in pit orchestras for theatrical events such as “Wicked.” In addition, he has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Joni Mitchell, Phil Woods, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Aretha Franklin.

After over a decade living in New York, this Chicago native now lives in Oak Park.

Hockberg is a bassist who has worked on a variety of projects across the realms of jazz, folk, rock and blues for more than 30 years in club and concert venues around the Chicago area. He has performed and recorded with musicians such as Pharoah Sanders, Bobby McFerrin, Pat Metheny, Barbra Streisand, Diane Reeves & Willie Pickens, The Grant Park Symphony, The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Tap Theater.

In addition, he has played on more than 1,000 jingle, television and movie soundtrack recording sessions and has participated in more than 100 album projects.

Schneider has had an extensive and successful career as a saxophonist and clarinetist participating in concerts, festivals and studio work. After graduation from the University of Illinois, Schneider recorded and toured extensively with Earl Fatha’ Hines for four years and Count Basie and his Orchestra for another two years.

Most recently Schneider performed in the Ravinia 2013 lineup playing clarinet with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra in the Tribute to Benny Goodman, which celebrated the 75th anniversary of Goodman’s Ravinia debut.

Schneider is in high demand by small groups and big bands alike. When not performing, he enjoys golf and skiing.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Summer Jazz Festival: Jeremy Kahn

Jeremy Kahn performs at the Summer Jazz Festival at the Oak Park Arms retirement community.The Monday Night Concert Series continues with pianist Jeremy Kahn at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Kahn will perform some of the best songs of the 20th century. Referred to by Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich as “a rare and gifted pianist,” Kahn has played in jazz venues around the world and in pit orchestras for theatrical events such as “Wicked.” In addition, he has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Joni Mitchell, Phil Woods, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Aretha Franklin.

After over a decade living in New York, this Chicago native now lives in Oak Park.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Monday Night Concert: Steve Million

Monday Night Concert series will feature Steve Million at the Oak Park Arms retirement community.The Monday Night Concert Series continues with Steve Million at 7 p.m. Monday, July 29, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Million is a professional jazz pianist and composer. Jazz has been in his blood ever since he saw his first live performance at the age of seven. Million has since recorded three CDs featuring his writing, arranging and playing on Palmetto records: “Million to One,” “Thanks a Million,” and “Truth Is.”

Before settling in Chicago, Million lived in Kansas City and New York City. But he loves the city of Chicago, citing is as a place where one can balance making a living with being creative.

Today, in addition to performing, Million teaches jazz piano both privately and at the Merit School of Music in Chicago.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Summer Jazz Festival: Jeremy Kahn Trio with Eric Schneider

Monday Night Concert series will feature the Jeremy Kahn Trio and Eric Schneider at the Oak Park Arms retirement community.The Monday Night Concert Series continues with The Jeremy Kahn Trio, featuring Eric Schneider at 7 p.m. Monday, July 15, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Kahn and his group will perform some of the best songs of the 20th century. Referred to by Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich as “a rare and gifted pianist,” Kahn has played in jazz venues around the world and pit orchestras for theatrical events such as “Wicked.” He has also performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Joni Mitchell, Phil Woods, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Aretha Franklin.

After over a decade living in New York, this Chicago native now lives in Oak Park with his family.

Eric Schneider has had an extensive and successful career as a saxophonist and clarinetist participating in concerts, festivals and studio work. After graduation from the University of Illinois, Schneider recorded and toured extensively with Earl Fatha’ Hines for four years and Count Basie and his Orchestra for another two years.

Most recently Schneider performed in the Ravinia 2013 lineup playing clarinet with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra in the Tribute to Benny Goodman, which celebrated the 75th anniversary of Goodman’s Ravinia debut.

Schneider is in high demand by small groups and big bands alike. When not performing, he enjoys golf and skiing.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Monday Night Concert Series: Bobby Schiff’s Tribute to Bill Evans

Pianist Bobby Schiff will pay tribute to Bill Evans as part of the Monday Night Concert Series at the Oak Park Arms retirement community. The Monday Night Concert Series continues with “Bobby Schiff’s Tribute to Bill Evans,” at 7 p.m. Monday, June 24 at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

William John Evans, known as Bill Evans (Aug. 16, 1929–Sept. 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, “singing” melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists. He is considered by some to be the most influential post-World War II jazz pianist.

Schiff is a composer, arranger, conductor, pianist and producer. On the Chicago and Los Angeles music scenes for more 45 years, he has led orchestras and bands, performed on piano and keyboards, directed, composed and arranged for and with the best – Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, Johnny Hartman, Frank D’Rone, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara McNair, The Arbors and Bobby Rydell.

In 2001, he played Wayne Newton’s overseas Thanksgiving USO tour, accompanying Ruth Pointer. Locally, he performs with Ron Hawking and the show “His Way” and is the pianist and arranger for Claudia Hommel’s “Faure Jazz Project.”

Schiff has been playing piano and keyboards professionally since he was in high school. His classical training in piano performance and composition began at age five. As a youngster, he worked several years at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, honing his skills in the music production and publishing business.

His award winning commercial music business served such clients as Kimberly-Clark, Sesame Street, McDonald’s, John Deere, Sears, Kraft and Hallmark.

A true music professional, Schiff served for many years as a national trustee and national vice-president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The Grammy’s). He served as vice president of the Association of Professional Orchestra Leaders. He also maintains his memberships in ASCAP and ASMA.

On a day to day basis, Schiff is working primarily in Chicago as a vocal arranger and accompanist. Playing, arranging and producing albums for numerous independent artists, he also performs with his own jazz trio at several Chicago venues.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Monday Night Concert: Rick Shandling

Monday Night Concert series will feature Rick Shandling at the Oak Park Arms retirement community. The Monday Night Concert Series continues its summer jazz festival with composer Rick Shandling at 7 p.m. Monday, June 3, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. He will be performing original jazz compositions.

Rick Shandling’s Jazz Coalition is a music group that performs the full spectrum of contemporary acoustic-based jazz in special arrangements of jazz standards and original compositions by Shandling who features an unusual lineup of French horn, trumpet, sax, vibraphone, bass and drums.

Shandling, a drummer and composer, is regularly featured in the Chicago area jazz circuit and has presented his own original music and arrangements in multiple concerts. Also, he has participated in educational school programs focusing on progressive jazz forms.

In fact, Shandling and his jazz group – the Jazz Coalition – have received grants for educational performances from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council and the Lake County Arts Council, in addition to a variety of suburban cultural arts commissions.

Shandling is a professional piano technician, tuning and repairing pianos in homes, libraries, studios and concert venues. In addition, he is a drum set teacher for beginning, intermediate and professional-level students.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Monday Night Concert Series: Henry Berry and The Lost Highway

The Monday Night Concert Series continues with Henry Berry and The Lost Highway at the Oak Park Arms retirement community. The Monday Night Concert Series continues with folk artist Henry Berry and group, The Lost Highway, at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The public is invited to this free evening of American roots music.

The Lost Highway is a group comprised of Berry, Charlie Rossiter (on rhythm guitar, vocals and occasional harmonica) and Jack Rossiter-Munley (on lead guitar and vocals).

Berry’s repertoire includes country, bluegrass, and gospel. Backed by his well-honed slide guitar, Berry delivers country blues rooted in the Mississippi Delta with a raw edge seldom heard in today’s world of highly polished studio music.

Berry and his group perform together around the greater Chicago area at places like the Heartland Café in Chicago, Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn and the Unity Temple in Oak Park.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Rick Shandling kicks off Summer Jazz Festival

Rick Shandling will kick off the Summer Jazz Festival at the Oak Park Arns retirement community. The Monday Night Concert Series starts its summer jazz festival with composer Rick Shandling at 7 p.m. Monday, May 27, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Rick Shandling’s Jazz Coalition is a music group that performs the full spectrum of contemporary acoustic-based jazz in special arrangements of jazz standards and original compositions by Shandling who features an unusual lineup of French horn, trumpet, sax, vibraphone, bass and drums.

Shandling, a drummer and composer, is regularly featured in the Chicago area jazz circuit and has presented his own original music and arrangements in multiple concerts. Also, he has participated in educational school programs focusing on progressive jazz forms.

In fact, Shandling and his jazz group – the Jazz Coalition – have received grants for educational performances from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council and the Lake County Arts Council, in addition to a variety of suburban cultural arts commissions.

Shandling is a professional piano technician, tuning and repairing pianos in homes, libraries, studios and concert venues. In addition, he is a drum set teacher for beginning, intermediate and professional-level students.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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OPRF Alumni Chorus sings the “Sounds of Spring”

The OPRF Alumni Chorus will perform a "Sounds of Spring" concert at the Oak Park Arms retirement communityMembers of the Oak Park River Forest (OPRF) Alumni Chorus will perform a concert titled “Sounds of Spring” at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Michael Colin Reed will conduct the OPRF Alumni Chorus in a special spring concert for residents and the public at the Arms.

The OPRF Alumni Association was founded in 2002. Through newsletters, reunion support and special events, OPRF alumni strive to maintain and enhance connections with their classmates and the Oak Park River Forest High School (OPRFHS) community.

In addition, the group offers Summer Enrichment Grants to provide financial support for current OPRFHS students to participate in academic-related summer programs.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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Monday Night Concert with Shandling & Coyle

Monday Night Concert with Shandling & Coyle at the Oak Park Arms retirement community.The Monday Night Concert Series continues with composers Shandling and Coyle at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Rick Shandling and Ray Coyle have put together original jazz compositions and arrangements for residents and the public, featuring an unusual lineup of French horn, trumpet, sax, vibraphone, bass and drums.

Shandling, a drummer and composer, is regularly featured in the Chicago area jazz circuit and has presented his own original music and arrangements in multiple concerts. He has also participated in educational school programs focusing on progressive jazz forms. In fact, Shandling and his jazz group have received grants for educational performances from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council and the Lake County Arts Council, in addition to a variety of suburban cultural arts commissions.

Raised in England, Coyle has wide musical experience having worked in Europe and the United States both as a drummer and mallet player. He started playing the drums at an early age and began his career working in clubs backing singers. Coyle later gained degrees in jazz and classical percussion from Newcastle College of Arts and Technology and Trinity College London.  He immigrated to the Netherlands where he earned a masters degree specializing in mallets and composition. In addition, he has experience teaching music at a collegiate level.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay – a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. Call Jill Wagner at 708-386-4040.

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