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Dec 05, 2012
2013 GRAMMY Nomination for 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project!
On December 5 when the 55th annual Grammy nominations were announced in Nashville and Los Angeles, renowned jazz vocalist Kurt Elling was honored with his tenth Grammy nomination for 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project in the Best Jazz...
Nov 01, 2012
DownBeat’s Male Vocalist of the Year for 2012
Once again, Kurt Elling has been named Male Vocalist of the Year in both the DownBeat Critics Poll and in its Readers Poll It's a clean sweep! The 77th Annual Readers Poll results were just announced and will be featured in the December...
Oct 22, 2012
Kurt Elling: Nominee for International Jazz Artist in the first Jazz FM Awards (UK)
With three months to go until the first Jazz FM Awards Powered by Klipsch, the nominations were announced on October 22, 2012 The 34 nominations recognise and commend those who have made exceptional contributions to jazz this year The awards...
Oct 16, 2012
1619 Broadway: Behind the Songs
Our good friends at Concord Jazz have put together a very cool Spotify playlist with Kurt's songs from 1619 BROADWAY - THE BRILL BUILDING PROJECT, alongside the early versions that inspired them Compare and contrast Kurt's versions...
Sep 25, 2012
Kurt Elling: 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project
Concord Jazz is proud to announce the release of 1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project, the newest album from the foremost jazz male vocalist, Kurt Elling This eleven-track collection features renditions of classic songs that came...
Aug 08, 2012
Kurt Elling Live at the Newport Jazz Festival 2012
On Sunday, August 5, 2012 the Kurt Elling Quintet performed on the Quad Stage at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival This was Kurt and Laurence Hobgood's second time at Newport They first performed there in 2001 Fans in the audience said,...
Jul 19, 2012
Kurt Elling wins the 2012 Scottish Jazz Award – International category
On July 19, 2012, The Scottish Jazz Federation and Jazz International presented the third annual Scottish Jazz Awards in a glittering ceremony at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh These awards acknowledge and recognize excellence across all...
Jun 25, 2012
Kurt Elling: DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year
Once again, the critics have chosen Kurt Elling as the top male vocalist in the 60th annual DownBeat Critics Poll! Kurt has been named the DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year for thirteen consecutive years, from 2000 through 2012,...
Jun 20, 2012
Kurt Elling: Jazz Journalists Association 2012 Male Singer of the Year
Once again the Jazz Journalists Association has named Kurt Elling its Male Singer of the Year! The sixteenth annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards ceremony was held June 20, 2012 at the Blue Note in New York This is Kurt's eighth JJA...
May 20, 2012
Kurt Elling: Silesian Jazz Ambassador 2012
This was the seventh year of the Silesian Jazz Festival, produced by the Institute of Jazz, Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, and held in the Krystyna Bochenek Katowice Cultural Centre, Katowice, Poland The purpose of the Festival is music...
Apr 22, 2012
Kurt Elling Swings Sinatra
The year was 1962 In April, Frank Sinatra embarked on a two-month World Tour for Children, performing in 30 shows in 12 countries, with the Bill Miller Sextet His June 7, 1962 concert in Paris was recorded but not released until 1994 as Sinatra...
Apr 17, 2012
Kurt Elling wins the 2012 ECHO Jazz Prize for International Male Singer of the Year
Kurt Elling has been awarded the ECHO Jazz Prize 2012 as International Male Singer of the Year for his 2011 album, The Gate! The ECHO Jazz Prize is the German equivalent of the Grammy The ECHO Jazz Prizes are awarded in 30 categories for...