We're also going to have Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, who's a Chicago hometown guy and we're pleased to have him.

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Next, singer Kurt Elling offers a tribute to McPartland with Bob Mintzer's "All is Quiet, " to which Elling has added lyrics.

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Beyond the chamber circuit, the group has also appeared in nightclubs and with pop and jazz singers such as Luke Temple and Kurt Elling.

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