Sep 16, 2012
Kurt Elling: His Lights are Bright on Broadway
It seems easy to predict that Kurt Elling's new Concord recording --1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project -- will receive at least one Grammy nomination, as that has been the unprecedented fate of his previous nine releases...
Sep 15, 2012
1619 Broadway: Elling delivers
Grammy Award winning vocalist Kurt Elling will release his tenth recording as a leader titled, 1619 Broadway —The Brill Building Project (Concord Jazz), on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Of his ten recordings several of them including Close...
Sep 14, 2012
1619 Broadway: A smart and daring album
As a self-described confrontational artist, Kurt Elling has never lacked confidence in tackling any musical venture Whether it is a re-imagining of the music of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman in Dedicated To You or embarking on an evocative...
Sep 09, 2012
1619 Broadway by Distinguished Jazz Singer Kurt Elling
Grammy-winning singer-lyricist Kurt Elling is getting ready to release his much-anticipated new album 1619 Broadway The title refers to the address of the 81-year-old Brill Building on 49th Street in the heart of midtown Manhattan, in New York...
Sep 03, 2012
Joy of Jazz, Johannesburg: A Review
"The scene is set for dreaming" A wonderful opening line to one of the most sung jazz standards in the jazz universe, and sung by one of its boldest vocalists It was mostly this song that had me hurrying to this year's Joy of Jazz as it...
Sep 01, 2012
1619 Broadway: The Kurt Elling release I have been waiting for
While I have always "liked" Kurt Elling since I first heard him sing with the Bob Mintzer Big Band, I have continued to look for and wait for that special release that would separate Elling from the pack 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building...
Aug 08, 2012
Kurt Elling Live at the Newport Jazz Festival 2012
On Sunday, August 5, 2012 the Kurt Elling Quintet performed on the Quad Stage at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival This was Kurt and Laurence Hobgood's second time at Newport They first performed there in 2001 Fans in the audience said,...
Aug 07, 2012
Kurt Elling on the Jazz Path and His Unique Style
Jazz Journal: What led him down the jazz path "I was always peripherally aware of some main ingredients like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and such, but it wasn't until I was in university that some friends were playing Herbie Hancock,...
Jul 26, 2012
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Trio, Salon Elegance
Jazz is a broad church; that a-z in the middle gives a clue to its inclusivity All the same, and even at a time when jazz musicians are increasingly embracing the music all around them, there can't be too many jazz repertoires that namecheck...
Jul 26, 2012
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival
THE joke first The Charlie Hunter trio consists of drummer Derek Phillips and Hunter, who fills the role of both solo guitarist and bass player on his trademark 8-string guitar From the outset they set up a relentless, virtuoso rhythmic groove...
Jul 19, 2012
Kurt Elling wins the 2012 Scottish Jazz Award – International category
On July 19, 2012, The Scottish Jazz Federation and Jazz International presented the third annual Scottish Jazz Awards in a glittering ceremony at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh These awards acknowledge and recognize excellence across all...
Jun 25, 2012
Kurt Elling: DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year
Once again, the critics have chosen Kurt Elling as the top male vocalist in the 60th annual DownBeat Critics Poll! Kurt has been named the DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year for thirteen consecutive years, from 2000 through 2012,...