Performance: Saturday, Jan 24, 7:30 PM

Cost: $45 (includes Zone 1 ticket)

*Please register at least 2 weeks prior to this class so we can order tickets!

Jazz Enthusiasts: Satisfy your appetite for the sublime with an OLLI pre-performance discussion and a sensational evening of Coltrane/Hartman music.

Kurt Elling, “preeminent male jazz singer of our time”(CD Review), boldly revisits and reinterprets songs from John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, the saxophonist’s sole collaboration with a vocalist and one of the most romantic albums ever recorded. Ernie Watts—whose resumé runs the gamut from Monk to Zappa—blows stunning solos in Trane’s stead, while Elling breathes new life into Hartman’s sensual songbook. The Laurence Hobgood Trio (Elling’s regular band) and postclassical string quartet ETHEL provide lush new settings of this classic material. The original is indelible; the homage is inspired.

Enhance your enjoyment of this special performance with an OLLI pre-performance discussion. Robert Naujoks, a local jazz expert will share insights about Kurt Elling’s music and influences, inviting your comments and questions.