Apr 25, 2007
Best vocal release of the millennium
More than any other kind of music, jazz, to be great or even good, requires a fierce individualism, whether the players are solo or in groups Rules are acknowledged, and then they must be broken, trounced Jazz titans---Ellington, Armstrong,...
Apr 24, 2007
Kurt Elling’s new album ‘Nightmoves’ goes from #37 – #1 at Jazzweek
The Jazz vocalist's new album and Concord Records debut, has shot up the weekly Jazz album chart landing itself at #1 since being released just 3 weeks ago (4307) Kurt Elling has attained elite status in the jazz world before reaching the age...
Apr 12, 2007
Nightmoves rivals Man in the Air in magnificence
If there is a royal bloodline of male jazz singers, I'd suggest it progresses from Satchmo to Mel Torme to Jon Hendricks to Mark Murphy to Kurt Elling After Elling (who, still a few months shy of his 40th birthday, may long reign), a cyclonic...
Apr 12, 2007
Downbeat: Nightmoves ****1/2
The references range far and wide on Kurt Elling's Concord debut The Chicago-based singer-- framed by nuanced charts from Laurence Hobgood, his longtime pianist/arranger, and guests Rob Mounsey and Christian McBride -- puts his idiosyncratic...
Apr 01, 2007
Nightmoves Exceeds All Expectations
When Kurt Elling issued Man In The Air on the Blue Note label in 2003, it showcased his expansive, dream weaving stage persona though the album was recorded in the studio Night Moves arrives at a time when Elling has left Blue note for the...
Mar 30, 2007
Kurt on NPR’s Morning Edition
Here is the interview with Liane Hansen that ran nationwide on March...
Mar 29, 2007
Renewal and Redemption
Everyone deserves a fresh start What's more, everyone gets a fresh start, every day: It's called "sunrise†That sounds like a bad joke, but it's true Every day is a clean slate, if we just commit ourselves to that concept This theme of...
Mar 15, 2007
Kurt Wins 2007 Bistro Award
Backstagecom has awarded Kurt Elling its 2007 Bistro award as major jazz vocalist for his Birdland performances last year The gala awards ceremony is in April The Back Stage Bistro Awards recognize achievement in a wide variety of categories...
Mar 10, 2007
Variety: Kurt is smiling!
Jazz singer Kurt Elling has taken the brazen step of composing lyrics to fit Dexter Gordon's solo on his 1976 version of "Body and Soul" The lyric wisely mentions that the experiment could be a train wreck or an insult to the memory of the...
Mar 08, 2007
NIGHTMOVES INTO CHICAGO – ONE NIGHT ONLY
Fans attending Kurt Elling's Chicago Park West March 18th performance will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase Nightmoves prior to the April 3rd release date For this very special homecoming event, we are offering the compact disc...
Mar 03, 2007
Kurt’s Electronic Press Kit
(this is the YouTube version of the EPK; for other formats, please check out the Bios/Photos section on this...