A quartet of local jazz players – three of whom are KWU faculty – will join with a special guest vocalist to entertain all comers Monday in KWU’s Sams Chapel. 

The event gets underway at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public at no charge.

Known collectively as Sharp Eleven, the group is comprised of James McAllister (tenor saxophone), Steve Lueth (piano), Gus Applequist ’14 (bass) and Dean Kranzler (drums). Together, they will perform a program titled “Jazz for Lovers and Sinners.”

Joining Sharp Eleven as a special guest will be vocalist Michelle Cardinal Dolan, who will delight audiences with her versions of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” Harlen and Mercer’s “Come Rain or Come Shine,” George Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me” and others.

Kansas Wesleyan UniversityA quartet of local jazz players – three of whom are KWU faculty – will join with a special guest vocalist to entertain all comers Monday in KWU’s Sams Chapel. The event gets underway at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public at no charge.Known collectively as Sharp Eleven, the group is comprised of James McAllister (tenor saxophone), Steve Lueth (piano), Gus Applequist ’14 (bass) and Dean Kranzler (drums). Together, they will perform a program titled “Jazz for Lovers and Sinners.”Joining Sharp Eleven as a special guest will be vocalist Michelle Cardinal Dolan, who will delight audiences with her versions of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” Harlen and Mercer’s “Come Rain or Come Shine,” George Gershwin’s “Someone to Watch Over Me” and others.

Jazz quartet, vocalist to perform free concert