By TREVOR WENDZONKA
Marketing Manager, The Lerner Theatre

ELKHART — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is coming back to Elkhart, this time for a swingin’ Christmas party at the Lerner Theatre.

The concert in downtown Elkhart, presented by Friends of The Lerner, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and prices will range from $27.50 to $67.50.

For more information, go to TheLerner.com, call (574) 293-4469, or visit the box office at 410 S. Main St.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was the 2015 Elkhart Jazz Festival headliner, and returns by popular demand after performing to a packed house in June.

The California-based band has played a Super Bowl halftime show and achieved fame for bringing about the swing revival. Scotty Morris and Kurt Sodergren founded the group in the early 1990s, and they’ve produced nine studio albums, provided the theme song for TV’s “3rd Rock from the Sun,” and perform frequently on late-night shows and at Disney World.

The jazz group takes inspiration from the creators of this uniquely American art form and showcases its original music in high-energy shows. Voodoo Daddy’s December date at The Lerner will feature cuts from their acclaimed Christmas album, as well.

Friends of The Lerner, the promoter of the event, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to expanding entertainment options at the theatre and throughout downtown Elkhart.