Sunday, October 1, 2023
6 pm Doors // 7 pm Music
$79 Premium Seating
$59 Reserved Seating
$33 Advance General Admission // $43 At The Door
All Ages
Tickets sales are final & non-refundable
Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling joins forces with versatile guitarist Charlie Hunter for this very special Parkway performance,
presenting a captivating night filled with original tracks, unexpected covers, and thrilling reinterpretations that are guaranteed to get you moving.
Acclaimed vocalist and music maker Aby Wolf and her band kick-off this not-to-be-missed evening with an eclectic and engaging set.
Grammy Award-winner Kurt Elling is without question today’s pre-eminent male jazz vocalist, renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original song craft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence.
Where many male jazz vocalists at this stage in a much vaunted career have tended to stick to the tried and true, Elling seems to be growing more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, a tendency evidenced by his stunning new LP, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree. The follow-up to 2021’s remarkable SuperBlue, the album once again sees Elling joining forces with producer/guitarist Charlie Hunter and multi-instrumentalist duo drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison for a kaleidoscope collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions.
Aby Wolf is a Minneapolis-based vocalist, music maker, and passionate collaborator with an elastic skillset. Whether writing vocal arrangements, fulfilling commissions, or performing in clubs, theaters, and schools everywhere from Brainerd to Bratislava to Beijing, Aby brings a palpable element of joy to whatever endeavor she pursues. Her latest EP 'Dream Fruit' explores themes of climate anxiety, interconnectedness, and collective potential. In October 2023, Wolf will celebrate the release of her long-awaited debut LP with 12-player progressive chamber ensemble Champagne Confetti.
Ted Olsen is a Minneapolis musician who plays double bass and bass guitar. As a composer, he focuses on creating bright moments within the framework of spontaneous group interplay. As an instrumentalist, he plays with a bouncy rhythmic vitality and a fiery optimistic spirit.
Composer, collaborator, and multi-instrumentalist Eric Mayson has an insatiable curiosity that pulls him in many directions. He works with theatres and dance companies, bands and orchestras, and loves playing Dungeons and/or Dragons and reading history. In 2019 he began training for a new career in aviation and now works as a flight instructor in Mankato. Music, however, will always be his home.