Kurt Elling with The Swingles to Bring Jazz & Harmony to the McCullough Theatre

Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling is joined by a cappella group The Swingles for an exquisite evening of jazz and harmony!

Revered as one of the world's foremost jazz vocalists, Kurt Elling's rich baritone spans four octaves and features both astonishing technical mastery and emotional depth. The Washington Post declared, "Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt Elling. He has come to embody the creative spirit in jazz."

For more than half a century, The Swingles have pushed the boundaries of vocal music. Formed in 1963 by Ward Swingle, the seven young singers that make up today's London-based group are driven by the same innovative spirit that has defined the five-time Grammy winners since their inception.

In addition to $10 tickets for primary, secondary, and college students, Texas Performing Arts is now offering a limited number of $12 tickets to active and retired military personnel for all 2017-2018 Essential Series performances (excludes Broadway and special engagements). A military ID is required. For a schedule of upcoming 2017-2018 season performances, visit texasperformingarts.org.

Fun Facts:

· Elling won the DownBeat Critics Poll fourteen years in a row.

· Elling performed at the first state dinner of the Obama administration.

· Elling has been nominated for over ten Grammy awards.

· Elling attended University of Chicago Divinity School studying towards a master's degree in philosophy of religion. He left one credit short to pursue a career as a jazz vocalist.

· Elling was a special guest on the Branford Marsalis Quartet's album, "Upward Spiral."

· The Swingles have won five Grammy awards and appeared on numerous film and TV soundtracks, including Sex and the City, Milk, Grey's Anatomy and Glee.

· The Swingles present their own London A Cappella Festival at Kings Place each January.

The concerts will take place on Friday, December 1, 2017, 7:00 pm & Saturday, December 2, 2017, 8:00 pm - Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin presents Kurt Elling with The Swingles at McCullough Theatre (2375 Robert Deadman Dr.). A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions.

Tickets ($40 / Limited $10 student tickets / Limited $12 active & retired Military tickets /discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, and seniors) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Ticket Office and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at texasperformingarts.org, or by calling 512.477.6060 or 800.982.BEVO.

For more information on this performance, visit texasperformingarts.org/season/kurt-elling-swingles-mccullough-theatre-2017.