Kurt Elling with Christian Sands

Wildflowers

A warm and textured voice. The beauty of a lone piano. A musical garden of ‘Wildflowers.’

Kurt Elling is undeniably among the most incredible and influential jazz vocalists of our time. His 2024 Wildflowers recording projects featuring performances with solo piano — first with Sullivan Fortner and then with Joey Calderazzo — were impromptu and near-instantaneous sessions. Those recordings bring Elling’s expressiveness to the fore beautifully. A third Wildflowers volume is in the offing, and Elling headlines Club Hancher for a concert featuring Christian Sands on piano in support of the release of the third volume of Wildflowers.

“.. .Kurt Elling continues his triumphant reign as the thinking man’s jazz vocalist.” – JazzTimes

Kurt Elling website
Christian Sands website

TICKETS
Adults $40
Students & Youth $10

Friday, October 3, 2025 9:00pm

Friday, October 3, 2025 7:00pm

Hancher Auditorium

Strauss Hall / Cabaret Seating

141 Park Road, Iowa City, IA 52242

Paris Young

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