Nightmoves - Kurt Elling's compelling 2007 Concord Jazz debut has been nominated for the Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy! Extended congratulations to Kurt's producer Joe Chiccarelli for his Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) nomination. More news coming soon!

Grammy Nominations:

• Best Jazz Vocal Performance: Close Your Eyes
  
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance: The Messenger
  
• Best Jazz Vocal Performance: This Time It's Love
  
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: Live in Chicago
  
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: Flirting With Twilight
  
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist:
  "Easy Living" from Flirting With Twilight
  (shared with Laurence Hobgood)
  
• Best Jazz Vocal Album: Man in the Air

Down Beat :

• Critics Poll Winner: Male Vocalist of the Year -- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  
• Critics Poll Winner: Talent Deserving Wider Recognition -- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  
• Readers Poll Winner: Male Vocalist of the Year -- 2002, 2004, 2006

JazzTimes :

• Readers Poll: Male Vocalist of the Year -- 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002

JazzWeek :

• Vocalist of the Year -- 2006

Academie du Jazz de Paris :

• Prix Billie Holiday: The Messenger

Jazz Journalists Association :

• Male Singer of the Year -- 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007

Chicago Music Awards :

• Jazz Record of the Year -- 1997

Rockford Area Music Awards :

• Hall Of Fame Induction -- 2000

Chicago Tribune :

• A Chicagoan of The Year (Arts) -- 1995

Crain's Chicago Business :

• Inductee: 40 under 40 (Who Make a Difference in Chicago Business) -- 1998