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Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling plays The Acorn on July 1

Tribune Staff Report
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will perform July 1, 2022, at The Acorn in Three Oaks.

THREE OAKS — Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling performs at 8 p.m. July 1 at The Acorn, 107 Generations Drive.

A baritone with a four-octave range, Elling and pianist Laurence Hobgood had a longtime collaboration as leaders of a quartet.

He also has toured as part of the UNESCO-sponsored “International Jazz Day” performances in Havana, Cuba; in St. Petersburg, Russia; in Melbourne, Australia; and in Washington D.C., and has twice performed at the White House, including a performance in collaboration with the late Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony Orchestra for President Obama’s first State Dinner.

His 16 albums as a leader include 1995’s “Close Your Eyes,” 2009’s “Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman” and 2020’s “Secrets Are the Best Stories.”

In 2021, Elling released “SuperBlue,” a new recording in collaboration with Charlie Hunter and members of the future groove band Butcher Brown.

Tickets are $80-$55.

For more information, call 269-756-3879 or visit acornlive.org.