Grammy Award-winning singer Patti Austin and the acclaimed Elmhurst College Jazz Band will perform the music of Ella Fitzgerald during the annual June Jazz concert on Saturday, June 18, on the Elmhurst College mall.

Guests to this free outdoor concert are encouraged to arrive early, bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, and enjoy this celebration of summer. Food and beverages also will be available for purchase.

Patti Austin has been a prominent jazz and pop performer for the last six decades, with such mainstream hits as the Grammy-nominated “Baby, Come To Me,” and the Oscar-nominated “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” Her albums "For Ella" and the Grammy-winning "Avant Gershwin" firmly established her as a standout in the jazz world.

Under the direction of Doug Beach, the Elmhurst College Jazz Band has earned worldwide acclaim, with performances across Western and Eastern Europe, as well as in Indonesia, the Bahamas, Canada, and in festivals across the United States. In 2014, the Downbeat Magazine Student Music Awards named the Jazz Band the winning undergraduate college in the Large Jazz Ensemble category. June Jazz will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, on the Elmhurst College mall (190 Prospect Ave., www.elmhurst.edu/campusmap). Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, please call 630-617-6186 or visit www.elmhurst.edu/calendar. This event is sponsored in part by BMO Harris Bank.

Elmhurst College is a leading four-year college that seamlessly blends liberal learning and professional preparation to educate students for life in a global society and help them to reach their potential. Elmhurst College is the one of the Top 10 Colleges in the Midwest, according to U.S. News & World Report; and U.S. News, Money and Forbes magazines consistently rank Elmhurst as one of the Midwest’s best values in higher education.