Jun 04, 2017
Goldenhair: Music by Brian Byrne and Poetry by James Joyce, featuring Kurt Elling, Glenn Close, Julian Lennon, and Judith Hill
Goldenhair, a new recording by Golden Globe-nominated and IFTA award-winning composer Brian Byrne, will be released on Bloomsday, June 16, 2017 on Node Records Ranging in style from adult contemporary to jazz, bluegrass, opera, spoken word and...
May 09, 2017
The Branford Marsalis Quartet & Kurt Elling win the 2017 ECHO Jazz Prize for International Ensemble of the Year
The Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling have been awarded the ECHO Jazz Prize 2017 as International Ensemble of the Year for their 2016 album, Upward Spiral (OKeh Records)! The ECHO Jazz Prize is the German equivalent of...
May 05, 2017
The 2017 International Jazz Day Global Concert
Art, people before politics at this all-star show in Havana, Cuba Despite taking place in Havana, Cuba, one of the most inspiring but politically complex nations on the planet, this year's International Jazz Day Global Concert, which...
May 04, 2017
Review: Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling at Troy Savings Bank Hall Gala
Sax-master Branford Marsalis has played so well, for so long, some take him for granted At the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall last Thursday, his artistry in skill and feel, as bandleader and soloist, earned awe at the Hall's 37th Gala He...
May 01, 2017
International Jazz Day 2017 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With Extraordinary All-Star Global Concert, Hosted By Actor Will Smith, In Havana, Cuba
Following thousands of events taking place in over 190 countries, International Jazz Day 2017 culminated in a phenomenal concert streamed worldwide from Havana's historic Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso As the International Jazz Day...
Apr 25, 2017
International Jazz Extravaganza returns to Durban, South Africa in June
The International Jazz Extravaganza (IJE) will be returning to Durban International Convention Centre for the second time on 17 June this year The line-up includes award winning American classic, Monty Alexander, Kurt Elling, Nduduzo Makhatini,...
Apr 25, 2017
Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling: Band, singer teamed for lauded album Upward Spiral
Each year, there seems be a group in the world of music that creates a buzz of anticipation among fans It could be the reuniting of a popular band Sometimes it's a combination of musicians that, because of their own individual popularity,...
Apr 20, 2017
Concert Review: Marsalis, Elling mesh in Kutztown concert
When saxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Kurt Elling discovered each other, the world of jazz received an immense gift - they fit together so well musically they could be siblings The Kutztown University Presents! series finished its...
Apr 10, 2017
Kurt Elling To Perform in the International Jazz Day 2017 All-Star Global Concert in Havana, Cuba on April 30th!
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce the sixth annual International Jazz Day, which will be celebrated...
Mar 11, 2017
Living Legends: Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling
The Branford Marsalis Quartet will join forces with vocalist Kurt Elling for the next installment of JAZZ ROOTS, the concert series of the Adrianne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Florida The event, titled...
Feb 22, 2017
PDX Jazz Festival Review: Branford Marsalis Quartet & Kurt Elling
The Branford Marsalis Quartet and singer Kurt Elling combined in the first major concert of the 2017 Portland, Oregon PDX Jazz Festival A packed audience in the capacious Newmark Theater heard a Thursday might performance that drew upon their...
Feb 20, 2017
Branford and Kurt: Iconic Harmony
It all started at a bar during a jazz competition two years ago That’s when Branford Marsalis – a member of jazz’s royal family, and former leader of Jay Leno’s live band – and Kurt Elling, acclaimed jazz vocalist,...