Jun 22, 2015
Elling in the Rain
It was more In the Wee Small Hours than Songs for Swinging Lovers It was a rainy, damp, dark night on New Haven Green An orchestra played and a man sang anyway, because that's what they do Over 1,000 hardy souls hung out on the Green...
Jun 19, 2015
Expanding the Jazz Experience: An Interview with Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling grew up the son of a Lutheran church Kapellmeister and learned early on that music is transporting "It can move people's imaginations," says the Chicago-born jazz vocalist and composer in advance of his appearance at the TD...
Jun 17, 2015
Kurt Elling bringing ‘Passion World’ to the Dakota
Gustavus Adolphus grad and Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling released his 11th album last week, "Passion World" It's his broadest, most diverse recording yet, and it offers ways in for all kinds of listeners, jazz fans or not Elling won...
Jun 17, 2015
There’s a world of love and music
Trying to set up an interview with acclaimed jazz singer Kurt Elling is tricky An early-June proposed interview date didn't happen, as Elling had shows in Scotland, and then flew directly to Australia, where he performed with the Melbourne...
Jun 17, 2015
Review: Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration looks to past, but not future
Some of the guests were missing at the Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration They were the musicians who are moving the music further into the 21st century On positive side, the June 16 concert at Heinz Hall, Downtown, was a rich look at...
Jun 17, 2015
Concert review: Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration showcases range of talent
Toward the end of Tuesday's Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration, guest artist Ramsey Lewis asked the rhetorical question, "What would I be without Pittsburgh" Perhaps a better question would be: What would jazz have become without Pittsburgh The...
Jun 17, 2015
Elling With Strings, Including Heart Strings
On tour promoting one of his most challenging recordings, the standout, constantly evolving jazz vocalist Kurt Elling performs with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in a free concert on Saturday, June 20, at 7:00 pm as part of New Haven's...
Jun 16, 2015
Kurt Elling’s View From My Window photo contest – ends July 13, 2015
To celebrate the worldwide release of Kurt's latest album, Passion World, Concord/Universal Music Group is giving one fan the opportunity to win a one-off, custom-made, signed copy of the album! To be eligible to win this unique prize,...
Jun 15, 2015
Kurt Elling: Passion World
In his years on the Concord Jazz label, Kurt Elling has recorded several impressive concept albums, and his latest disc "Passion World" may be his most ambitious project to date It collects love songs from all over the globe, sung by Elling in...
Jun 14, 2015
Kurt Elling: Passion World review – a stirring travelogue in song
The ways in which passion is expressed in song vary from nation to nation, Kurt Elling maintains Melody, language and style of expression are intimately connected and that's why he sings these 12 songs from around the world in their...
Jun 12, 2015
Sense and Sensitivity: Kurt Elling Serves Up Both on Passion World
There are few singers in the world today who work as hard as Kurt Elling to build strong bridges across musical boundaries His latest album is called Passion World, and it lives up to its name as a global span of ardent emotions expressed in...
Jun 12, 2015
Kurt Elling: Passion World | Hard not to be charmed
This collection of songs from around the world are what singer Kurt Elling candidly terms his "charmers" – songs he uses "to extend a hand" to local audiences while on his travels So there are songs here in many languages, each burnished...