Youth to headline jazz benefit

Young musicians, song writers and vocalists from the area will showcase their talent at the First Annual Jumpstart Jazz concert on Saturday.

The performances will take place at 7 p.m. at the North Shore Unitarian Church, 2100 Half Day Road (Route 22) in Deerfield, just off I-94.

The concert is a benefit for Public Action to Deliver Shelter Crisis Services. The suggested donation is $10, with all funds going to PADS.

The emcee of the show will be Libertyville High School student Tim Heller.

Performers include:

• Vocalist Amanda Nach, a sophomore at Maine West High School

• The Dan Pierson Trio, with Dan Pierson from Libertyville High School (piano), Amalie Smith from DePaul University (bass) and Peter Manheim from Evanston Township High School (drums)

• Jazz quintet Missing Fundamental from Lake Zurich High School with Cary Foxx (tenor saxophone), Tomas Drury (alto saxophone), Nick Fletcher (piano), Colleen McGuckin (bass) and Hannah Ford (drums)

• The John Klaess 5 from Libertyville and New Trier high schools with Cory Richardson (guitar), John Klaess (trumpet), Ben Solomon (tenor saxophone), Lee Starovich (bass) and Ben Paulson (drums)

• Professional singer and songwriter Shelley Orbach.

A raffle featuring donated gift baskets will be held. Hot cider and homemade baked goods will be served.

PADS provides emergency shelter and supportive services to individuals and families with children experiencing homelessness in Lake County. As the only non-restrictive nighttime emergency shelter program in Lake County, PADS shelter sites are housed in 14 different churches every night of the week on a seasonal basis (Oct. 1 through April 30). PADS also has one year-round fixed site emergency shelter in Waukegan. Staff and volunteers provide dinner, breakfast and a bag lunch to these families.

For more information on Jumpstart Jazz, e-mail Libby at socialaction@nsuc.org.