About this Event
The Pete Ellman Big Band will present "The 12 Grooves of Christmas" with special guest Angel Spiccia at The Venue on Sunday, December 21st.
DOORS = 2PM | SHOW = 3PM
~ Advance Admission ~
General Admission = $35
~ Day of Show ~
Additional Door Charge = $5
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⭐ PETE ELLMAN BIG BAND ⭐
The Pete Ellman Big Band (PEBB) was formed in 2009 after Pete retired from the Illinois Air National Guard after 20 years of service. They regularly invite student jazz ensembles to join them and will provide guest clinicians. This is a way to get these budding musicians into a real world environment playing the music they love in addition to an auditorium in front of parents or classmates.
Additionally, the PEBB has hosted numerous fundraisers at their events to help raise money (and food / toys) for local non-profits such as Loaves & Fishes, Toys for Tots, Kids Matter, Kidz Cabaret, Youth Symphony of DuPage, Naperville Educational Foundation, Gil Ellman Memorial Fund, and more! To Pete, it is all about giving back to the community to help kids, in general, and also to give kids an opportunity to participate in the arts.
Pete has worked full time at Ellman’s Music Center since 1985, having worked in nearly every position in the company, from repairman to outside sales representative to purchasing agent to janitor. With that kind of overall experience, he has a uniquely complete vision on how to run the business.
Pete continues to play professionally and has performed with nationally known artists such as Wayne Newton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aretha Franklin, Bob Newhart, Chicago Sinfonietta, and many more. Being a trumpet player, Pete’s favorite artist to date has been world renowned trumpeter Wayne Bergeron.
Pete attended DePaul University and majored in Music Performance. Peter attends many industry specific and financial seminars including NASMD, NAPBIRT, and NAMM. He sits on the board of the Naperville Municipal Band.
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⭐ ANGEL SPICCIA ⭐
Possessing a versatile, captivating tone and an extensive vocal range, Angel Spiccia is recognized for adding her own color and style to each song she takes on. That, along with her natural approach to phrasing and time, is truly what invites her audience in at every performance. Wayne Messmer, professional speaker, singer, broadcaster and Chicago jazz WDCB radio host notes "One thing about Angel is her tremendous stage presence, and then she delivers this magnificent talent. It's obvious when people love what they do and I think the important thing about her is that there isn't a song writer on this planet who wouldn't love to have their song sung by Angel."
Having studied and been surrounded by music most of her life within the Chicagoland area, Angel was exposed to various professional live performance opportunities and studio work consisting of commercial advertisement jingles and voice overs at a very young age. After graduating from Millikin University with degrees in Commercial Music and Music Business, Angel spent a year studying and singing throughout Italy, where she built an international network of jazz musicians and fans that she continues to return to nearly each year for various private events and festival dates. She has most recently added Australia to her list of global performance accomplishments after spending a period of three years traveling to Sydney where she became active in the jazz community.
In Chicago, Angel has been spotlighted on numerous morning shows, such as ABC 7's Windy City Live and FOX 32's Good Day Chicago and competed in top 5 standing in several televised vocal competitions. Recently she was featured on WGN-TV performing "God Bless America" and the National Anthem for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Angel currently holds a steady schedule performing in various Chicagoland venues, as well as headlining Chicago's finest jazz establishments such as The Green Mill, Andy's Jazz Club, Winter's Jazz Club, Room 43 and The Jazz Showcase. Her experience and love for big band music has also provided her the opportunity as at the featured vocalist for the Pete Ellman Big Band, The Mulligan Mosacis, British Buddy Alumni Big Band and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Angel is also a partner in her father's social event business, Musicworks LTD, where she is active in planning/managing music entertainment for weddings and corporate parties, as well as singing with signature band, Phase4 (www.phase4music.com).
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~ The Venue is brought to you by Fox Valley Music Foundation, dedicated to local music awareness, education and preservation. Find out more at themusicvenue.org
~ TICKETS: We strongly recommend that you avoid buying tickets for our shows from any third parties. We will be unable to honor tickets purchased anywhere other than our website through Eventbrite or at our Box Office.
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