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 22, 2014
Kurt Elling concert celebrates music’s creative minds
From the mid 1930s to the early '70s, the Brill Building at 1619 Broadway in midtown Manhattan was a one-stop shop for some of the most creative minds in American popular music, from singers and songwriters to publishers and...
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...
Jan 13, 2014
Kurt Elling: King of jazz singing
Somewhere between a duck and sausage gumbo and a delicious cinnamon roll from Mikey's Donut King in Opelousas Louisiana, I spent 15 delightful minutes talking to Kurt Elling Listening to Elling sing Herbie Hancock's "Come Running to...
Jan 02, 2014
GearHead: Top Vocalists on Their Microphones of Choice
Kurt Elling, Kate McGarry and others weigh in on their favorites It is widely accepted that Bing Crosby set the standard for future generations of jazz singers But Bing had help His meteoric rise in the 1930s was in large part facilitated by...
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 -...
Dec 30, 2013
The Evolution of Kurt Elling
Since 1995 Kurt Elling has been the gold standard in male jazz vocalists, with one Grammy win and 10 nominations (literally every CD he has put out has been nominated for best jazz vocalist), he sets the tone for guys singing jazz But he not...
Dec 23, 2013
Singer Kurt Elling at a crossroads
When singer Kurt Elling returns to Chicago next week, he will be dealing with two profound changes in his art and life: Pianist Laurence Hobgood, who has been Elling's primary accompanist and arranger since they joined forces two decades...
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 31, 2013
Kurt Elling: ‘You Can Feel When It Works’
Kurt Elling sat at the bar of a favored bistro near his Upper West Side apartment, sipping a beer, cool and relaxed in an untucked shirt, shorts and sandals He hadn't shaved Labor Day weekend was over, fall season looming, so, between...
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...
Aug 10, 2013
Singer Kurt Elling voices his love for taking chances
Kurt Elling strikes an uncanny balance, enjoying widespread mainstream acceptance while retaining a sense of risk in the pursuit of his own idiosyncratic artistic impulse The highly decorated jazz singer shook things up in his own life a few...