Kurt Elling November 11, 2010

Kurt Elling is a multi-Grammy award-winning Jazz artist. He has spent the past nine consecutive years at the top of the Down Beat Critics poll and the last four consecutive years winning the Jazz Times Readers poll. He has won five Jazz Journalists Association Awards for Best Male Vocalist and the Prix Billie Holliday from the Academie du Jazz in Paris. He will be performing with Western Michigan Universitys Award-winning University Jazz Orchestra. The 17-member ensemble has received international acclaim for its high performance standards and creative approach to big band Jazz. Western Michigan University's Gold Company will make a special appearance.