Bobby McFerrin

THU, JAN 22, 7:30 PM

Overture Hall

What better advice to get you through the Wisconsin winter than “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Ten-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin is one of the world’s best-known vocal innovators and improvisers. His recordings have sold more than 20 million copies, and he has collaborated with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, the Vienna Philharmonic and Herbie Hancock. McFerrin is a vocal explorer who combines jazz, folk and a multitude of other musical influences, employing his amazing four-octave vocal range and vast array of special voice effects in unique and unexpected ways. Whether he’s mimicking a trumpet, providing his own counterpoint, or just doing a standard jazz scat, listening to McFerrin is always a musical revelation.