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Jul 11, 2014
Kurt Elling honored with the 2014 Edison Jazz Oeuvreprijs!
At the start of this year's North Sea Jazz Festival, the Edison Foundation announced that Kurt Elling is the 2014 winner of the prestigious Edison Jazz Oeuvreprijs, the Edison's Lifetime Achievement Award for Jazz! The Edison is the...
Feb 01, 2014
An Evening with Kurt Elling: SYNTOPICON
2014 begins in bold style for The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) with yet another adventurous collaboration – this time with the world's foremost jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling Together they present Syntopicon, a concert...
Jan 16, 2014
Grammy Winner Kurt Elling returns to the College of DuPage on February 16
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling returns to the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage for a Valentine's Concert at 4 pm Sunday, Feb 16, following the dedication of the new Cleve Carney Art Gallery at the College's Glen Ellyn campus, 425...
Dec 31, 2013
Kurt Elling in 2013: Another very good year indeed!
For the fourteenth year in a row, Kurt was named Male Vocalist of the Year in the 61st DownBeat Critics Poll, and he got his eighth win in the 78th DownBeat Readers Poll this year! Kurt received several international awards as well: Jazz FM -...
Nov 12, 2013
Kurt Elling’s New Directions
Look for fresh faces and sounds from the piano chair in the Kurt Elling Quintet as Kurt and the band reach out for new ideas and fresh perspectives Gary Versace, Xavier Davis and Gerald Clayton have all been tapped for upcoming gigs New charts,...
Oct 30, 2013
Kurt Elling: 2013 DownBeat Readers Poll Male Vocalist of the Year!
Kurt Elling has been named Male Vocalist of the Year in both the 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll and its Readers Poll It's a clean sweep! The 78th Annual Readers Poll results were just announced and will be featured in the December 2013 issue...
Jun 25, 2013
Kurt Elling: 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year!
Once again, the critics have chosen Kurt Elling as the top male vocalist in the 61th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll! Kurt has been named the DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year for fourteen consecutive years, from 2000 through 2013,...
Jun 12, 2013
That Obscure Hurt, by Guy Barker & Robert Ryan, featuring Kurt Elling, Janie Dee, BBC Concert Orchestra, & the Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra
On 12 June at the Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk, England, Kurt Elling is featured in the world premiere of That Obscure Hurt, composed by arranger and jazz trumpeter Guy Barker in his new role as associate composer for the BBC Concert...
Mar 06, 2013
Kurt Elling Honored with 2013 Blue Note Milano Award
Each year in March, the Blue Note Milano in Milan, Italy honors an outstanding artist for the importance of his/her work & efforts in spreading jazz The 2013 Blue Note Milano Award goes to Kurt Elling! Previous Blue Note Milano Award winners...
Feb 01, 2013
Kurt Elling: International Jazz Artist of the Year 2013, first Jazz FM Awards (UK)
At the first-ever Jazz FM Awards ceremony in London on Thursday, January 31, Kurt Elling was named International Jazz Artist of the Year for 2013! Other nominees for the international honor were Sonny Rollins and Brad Mehldau The Jazz FM...
Jan 10, 2013
JazzTimes Readers’ Poll: Kurt is Best Male Vocalist & 1619 Broadway is Best New Release for 2012
Once again, Kurt Elling has been named Best Male Vocalist in the JazzTimes Readers' Poll, and 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project was voted Best New Release! Kurt was also a runner-up for Best Artist of the Year In addition, 1619...