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News
Featured release · 2026
A new voice for Weather Report
Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets
Alive in Europe
Weather Report’s music takes on a new lyrical life. Raw, one-take performances recorded live in Europe, plus three bonus studio recordings featuring Joey Calderazzo.
More from Kurt
New album · 2026
In The Brass Palace
Kurt joins the WDR Big Band, conducted by Bob Mintzer, for six expansive performances that pair the intimacy of a storyteller with the scale and energy of a full jazz orchestra.
New music · July 3, 2026
Sermonette / If It’s True
From Cannonball Adderley to Hadestown: a new vocalese on “Sermonette,” featuring Luther Allison, meets Kurt’s interpretation of “If It’s True,” with John Beasley and Ilusha Tsinadze.
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Reviews
PostGenre · Jim Hynes · October 2, 2026
Weather Report, reimagined
Jim Hynes explores how Kurt’s lyrics and voice become part of the Yellowjackets ensemble on Play Weather Report: Alive in Europe + Bonus Studio Recordings.
AllMusic · Matt Collar · 2026
In The Brass Palace
Matt Collar reviews Kurt’s collaboration with the WDR Big Band, calling the album “lush and swinging.”
The Jazz Word · February 17, 2026
Voice and big band, together
Ferell Aubre reviews In The Brass Palace and the musical partnership between Kurt and the WDR Big Band.
Kurt on Broadway · Hadestown
BroadwayWorld · Interview · October 21, 2025
“My Heart is Wide Open”
Kurt talks with Chloe Rabinowitz about making his Broadway debut as Hermes, working with the cast, and what the story means to him.
BroadwayWorld · Video · March 1, 2026
A final bow in Hadestown
Watch Kurt and fellow cast members take their final curtain call following their March 1 Broadway performance.
Playbill · Cast interview
Meet the Hadestown cast
Kurt joins Jack Wolfe, Morgan Dudley, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Paulo Szot for a conversation about Hadestown.
More stories, interviews and announcements through the years.