Fairfield University 2023
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour Visits Fairfield University
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The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour will visit Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 16, for an evening of jazz and American Songbook favorites. — an announcement from the Quick Center at Fairfield University
The Monterey Jazz Festival is celebrating its 65th year with an ensemble featuring Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling, whose career exploded in 2006 when he signed with Concord Jazz and began winning multiple awards and nominations. Elling performs alongside Monterey Jazz Festival singer Veronica Swift, and saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin. The band is directed by pianist (and Connecticut native) Christian Sands, whose third album won a Grammy for the best instrumental composition. Sands is anchored by his longtime rhythm section, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.