Come and enjoy a leisurely casual New Year’s Eve hanging out with friends and friendly strangers at the Carpe, continuing the hygge of this past month here.  This will be a food/music package deal, and it’ll be a great and fun night of music with this quintet.

Seating is limited. There is still some room. Make reservations at 920-563-9391.  Should you want to come just for the show, the ticket price of $30 will include choice of either a drink or the dessert offering.

Doors open at 6:30, we’ll be serving dinner from 7:00 on. Music will start after 9:30.

THE FOOD:

Dinner consist of a salad followed by chicken tchoupitoulas- a delicious concoction of potatoes, mushrooms, chicken and bernaise sauce.  (Those with any special food issues should notify us when placing reservations, and we will do our best to accommodate.)  A dessert course will be served during the set break.

THE MUSIC:

ROBIN PLUER is an amazing chanteuse, a sultry diva with pizzazz and jazzy style-  a multi-faceted songstress who elegantly but playfully delivers a mélange of vintage French ballads with a distinctive twist, as well as some R & B gems and non-French ballads. Robin is a perennial WAMI Award winner as well as the Shepherd Express’ Best Female Vocalist. With Juli Wood, Connie Grauer and Kim Zick (Mrs.Fun) she created The Rhythm Club to perform an eclectic array of jazz, pop, R&B and French songs. Robin collaborated with Peter Buffett, recording a song for his album, Songs from an East Side Attic. Robin combines vintage French chansons from the 20s, 30s and 40s with contemporary songs which she performs each year at Bastille Days in Milwaukee. She was a member of the R&B Cadets and Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans.

Joining her will be saxophonist (and singer) JULI WOOD (also once of the R&B Cadets),  guitarist CHRIS HANSON, rhythm guitarist John Parrott, and bass player John Babbitt.

“Last year’s treat was Juli Wood, a gutsy tenor and baritone saxophonist who also sings with the earthy gusto of an R&B diva filtered through a hard bop sensibility.” Jazz Times

CHRIS HANSON – If you’ve ever watched TV you’ve heard Chris’s music.If you’ve ever watched TV you’ve listened to Chris Hanson’s music. From hit shows like The Apprentice, Desperate Housewives and 20/20 to Emmy Award winning series such as HBO’s Sex In The City and Deadwood. Chris’s music has been used extensively on every major network, their affiliates, cable stations worldwide, radio, advertizing agencies and post houses including placement in the Super Bowl. Chris helped build and produce several production music libraries on both coasts and has brought his production and composing expertise to MidCoast Music. has been a Producer/Composer for TV and Film for the past 20 years, including  Sex And The City, 20/20, The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives. Chris has been tearing up guitar riffs for 35 years with Wisconsin’s best.

JOHN PARROTT–  They don’t make them like this any more. John is the rock of the band and the very definition of rhythm guitar. Playing an 18” Epiphone Emperor John is a drumset that plays chords. In the spirit of the great rhythm players from the big band era John doesn’t need an amp. Having played for years with Jethro Burns (Homer and Jethro), Chet Atkins and Chuck Hedges, John brings the authority of a player who has gigged with the best.

JOHN BABBITT – John is one of Milwaukee’s most active jazz bass performers having worked with Chuck Hedges, David Hazeltine and Manty Ellis. John has worked numerous Midwest Symphonic Orchestras including Rockford, Oshkosh, Green Bay and Milwaukee’s own MSO.