The John Pizzarelli Trio, performing with the Elmhurst University Jazz Band, will headline the University’s June Jazz concert on June 20 as the popular summer event celebrates its 30th anniversary.

John Pizzarelli is a world-renowned guitarist and vocalist whose jazz guitar interpretations of the Great American Songbook have been credited with renewing the popularity of jazz. Beyond the standards of Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mercer and Nat King Cole, Pizzarelli’s expansive repertoire includes the music of Paul McCartney, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Joni Mitchell. The New York Times calls Pizzarelli “one of the foremost interpreters of Jobim’s bossa nova classics.” With his trio and as a solo artist, he has recorded more than 20 albums and toured North America, South America, Asia and Europe. His most recent album, Dear Mr. Bennett (2026), is a heartfelt tribute to the late Tony Bennett.

The Elmhurst University Jazz Band has performed across the country and around the world, and has appeared at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival and many others. The band regularly appears with some of the top musicians in professional jazz. Recent guest artists have included The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, the Yellowjackets, Bobby Shew, Patti Austin, Denis DiBlasio, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Watrous, Patrick Williams and Doc Severinsen.

June Jazz is free and open to the public. All are invited to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets to the concert, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on the mall of Elmhurst University’s beautiful arboretum campus. Guests are welcome to come early and enjoy this musical celebration of summer. For more information, call (630) 617-6186.