Kurt Elling with Peter Erskine & The Yellowjackets
DESCRIPTION
Presented in partnership with BluePort Jazz
L.A.’s own Yellowjackets, boasting four decades of musical excellence, will headline and open this double-billing featuring two debuts!. Kurt Elling “The standout male vocalist of our time” (-The New York Times), reimagines Weather Report tunes with original band member Peter Erskine. Highlighting compositions by Wayne Shorter, Weather Report stands as the quintessential modern jazz group of the 1970s and 1980s.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Kurt Elling, singer/songwriter
Peter Erskine, drums
Russell Ferrante, piano, synthesizers
Bob Mintzer, woodwinds, electronic wind instruments
Will Kennedy, drums
Dane Alderson, bass
ADDITIONAL INFO
https://www.soka.edu/soka-performing-arts-center/calendar-events/kurt-elling-celebrates-weather-report-special-guest?utm_source=kjazz&utm_medium=organic
DATE
Friday, February 14, 2025
START TIME
8:00pm
END TIME
11:00pm
LOCATION
Soka performing Arts Center
1 University Drive
Aliso Viejo,
CA
92656
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