Apr 03, 2013
Kurt Elling gives a shout-out to the old Artists’ Quarter and explains vocalese
In March, Jamie Cullum interviewed Kurt Elling for BBC Radio Cullum began by introducing Kurt as "someone who wanted to make me sing jazz in the first place I can't say it any simpler than that His voice first got hold of me when I heard...
Mar 28, 2013
LIVE: Kurt Elling @ The Egg
As he's proven over the years with area concerts from the Van Dyck to Tanglewood, Kurt Elling is one helluva jazz singer But if you needed a reminder, he was in concert at The Egg in Albany on Sunday, and it may very well have been his...
Mar 28, 2013
Kurt Elling found his calling in jazz
Kurt Elling, whom many consider the best male jazz singer in the world, blazed a peculiar path to his career Elling, who will perform April 6 at Miller Center for the Arts on the campus of Reading Area Community College as part of the Berks...
Mar 24, 2013
Kurt Elling: Sheer talent and boundless imagination
There's no question that Kurt Elling is at the very top of the heap in the world of male jazz vocalists, and if you need proof, just take a look at the numbers He's won the annual Downbeat Critics' Poll in each of the past 13...
Mar 18, 2013
Kurt Elling: One of today’s most creative jazz vocalists
One of today's elite and most creative jazz vocalists, Kurt Elling has amassed an astounding run of 10 Grammy-nominated albums that began with his debut The Chicago native, known for his dynamic baritone and poetic lyricism, has shown his...
Mar 18, 2013
Jazz giant Kurt Elling comes to the Living Arts Centre
Kurt Elling first topped the Downbeat Magazine jazz critics' poll as male vocalist of the year in 2000 Since then, he's won it a dozen times He's also topped the Downbeat Readers Poll seven times and picked up 10 Grammy...
Mar 15, 2013
Kurt Elling: Brill classics and some surprises
On his most recent recording, "1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project," vocalist Kurt Elling rethinks some of the songs that have become standards for the baby boom generation – including Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "So Far...
Mar 14, 2013
Kurt Elling sets a new standard for his tribute album
For the past five years, Chicago-born, Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling has made Manhattan his home And, after years of living there, he decided to record an album that's something of a love letter to his new homestead Thankfully,...
Mar 06, 2013
Kurt Elling Honored with 2013 Blue Note Milano Award
Each year in March, the Blue Note Milano in Milan, Italy honors an outstanding artist for the importance of his/her work & efforts in spreading jazz The 2013 Blue Note Milano Award goes to Kurt Elling! Previous Blue Note Milano Award winners...
Feb 17, 2013
Suave Kurt Elling awes audience at Gem Theater
Kurt Elling, the elite male vocalist in jazz, awed an audience of about 400 on Saturday at the Gem Theater The stellar exhibition of his groundbreaking talent demonstrated that Elling continues to dramatically expand the artistic possibilities...
Feb 14, 2013
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling defies convention with his homage to Brill Building standards
Some purist types might not even consider Kurt Elling's newest release, 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project, a jazz record Elling — perhaps the most honored stylist among contemporary improvising vocalists — deliberately...
Feb 01, 2013
Kurt Elling: International Jazz Artist of the Year 2013, first Jazz FM Awards (UK)
At the first-ever Jazz FM Awards ceremony in London on Thursday, January 31, Kurt Elling was named International Jazz Artist of the Year for 2013! Other nominees for the international honor were Sonny Rollins and Brad Mehldau The Jazz FM...