The IU Vocal Jazz Ensemble and IUnison are thrilled to welcome Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling to their Spring Concert. Under the direction of Duane Davis, the DownBeat Award-winning IU Vocal Jazz Ensembles will perform a variety of standards from the Great American Songbook and then join Kurt Elling in several selections from his recent recordings. The concert will include “April in Paris,” “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Nature Boy,” and many other jazz favorites.

Named Male Singer of the Year eight times by the Jazz Journalists Association, Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He won the DownBeat Critics Poll for 14 consecutive years and has earned 12 Grammy nominations. His rich baritone spans four octaves and features both astonishing technical mastery and emotional depth. His repertoire includes original compositions and modern interpretations of standards, all of which are springboards for inspired improvisation, scatting, spoken word, and poetry.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the show. The performance is expected to last two hours.

Cost: $15 adults; $10 w/ Student ID

For more information contact:

The Jacobs School of Music
812-855-9846
[email protected]