The New York Times is one of numerous publications to declare that Kurt Elling is the "standout male vocalist of our time," and The Gate, Elling's follow-up to his Grammy-winning Dedicated to You, is among his strongest albums – and perhaps the finest of his career…...

Kurt Elling has never hesitated to take on a musical challenge. He has, in fact, reveled in the opportunity to hone his skills while exploring new creative territories…...

It is ultimately this transition – from eros to agape, from a possessive desire to a less calculating and more self-giving kind of love – that forms the essence of Nightmoves. It is a personal story of healing…...

We really tried to plant a flag with this record. We started with a few compositions (the aforementioned "Minuano", "Resolution" and "A Secret I") and a sonic idea – our trio and Stefon Harris…...

The prize for ingenuity on FLIRTING really belongs to Laurence. The side is defined by the arrangements he created — a sound he invented (or at least reinvented)…...

I remember all of us being very excited about making a live recording for Blue Note at The Green Mill. And when I say "all of us", I mean the band, Jennifer, our Wednesday night regulars…...

My good friend Gary Henschke at Blue Note Australia wanted to release a second recording of some of the songs that didn't make it on Live In Chicago. He was very excited about what we'd done…...

The opportunity to record "This Time It's Love" came at a good time for me, emotionally. Jennifer and I were in an especially fresh moment of our groove together. Naturally, that led me to write…...

I really thought we'd open The Messenger with "The Messenger". We had an intense take of the piece, which Ed Petersen had written some time before and to which I had attached…...

The sessions for "Close Your Eyes" were my first as a professional musician. A few years earlier I had quit the University of Chicago's Divinity School one credit shy of my master's degree…...