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Recession Seven

April 22nd, 2025 at 8:30 PM EDT

At the start of the Great Recession in September 2008, Petra’s Recession Seven, an authentic Chicago-style jazz band was born at Chicago’s legendary Green Mill. The seven piece ensemble is led by Petra van Nuis, a vocalist praised by the Chicago Tribune for her “interpretive savvy…light-and-silvery vocals and, better still, saucy manner of delivery that emphasizes the art of the double entendre.” In their hometown of Chicago, Petra’s Recession Seven is a big hit at the Jazz Showcase, the Green Mill, Andy’s Jazz Club, Winter’s Jazz Club and Fitzgerald’s. Festival performances include the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival, the Juvae Jazz Festival and the American Music Festival.

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