Grammy Winner Patti Austin to Headline June Jazz

Submitted by Elmhurst College.

Elmhurst, IL — Grammy Award-winning singer Patti Austin and the acclaimed Elmhurst College Jazz Band will perform the music of Ella Fitzgerald during the annual June Jazz concert on Saturday, June 18, on the Elmhurst College mall.

Guests to this free outdoor concert are encouraged to arrive early, bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, and enjoy this celebration of summer. Food and beverages also will be available for purchase.

Patti Austin has been a prominent jazz and pop performer for the last six decades, with such mainstream hits as the Grammy-nominated “Baby, Come To Me,” and the Oscar-nominated “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” Her albums For Ella and the Grammy-winning Avant Gershwin firmly established her as a standout in the jazz world.

Under the direction of Doug Beach, the Elmhurst College Jazz Band has earned worldwide acclaim, with performances across Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Indonesia, the Bahamas, Canada, and in festivals across the United States. In 2014, theDownbeat Magazine Student Music Awards named the Jazz Band the winning undergraduate college in the Large Jazz Ensemble category.

June Jazz will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, on the Elmhurst College mall (190 Prospect Ave., www.elmhurst.edu/campusmap). Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, please call 630-617-6186 or visit elmhurst.edu/calendar. This event is sponsored in part by BMO Harris Bank.