Nov 20, 2010
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling brings ‘The Gate’ to Kennedy Center
Kurt Elling, the owner of a remarkable four-octave voice and astounding improvisational chops, is regarded by his peers as the ultimate jazz vocalist This week he shares his talents in two Kennedy Center shows Saturday evening and a master...
Nov 12, 2010
Grammy winner, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling keeps them guessing
Summoning such great jazz spirits as Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and John Coltrane, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling hit Miller Auditorium Thursday night like a fireball Elling has performed in Kalamazoo several times before, but never with a big band...
Nov 03, 2010
Kurt Elling at the Sydney Opera House
Although the touchstone for Kurt Elling's one-off Sydney concert was the landmark album John Coltrane and vocalist Johnny Hartman made in one afternoon in March 1963, the Chicago-born singer made sure it was much more than a warm and fuzzy...
Nov 02, 2010
Kurt Elling headlines Wangaratta Jazz: Three Reviews
Kurt Elling, probably jazz's most exciting and engaging current singer, unleashed the best band he has brought here It retained the brilliant pianist Laurence Hobgood, teamed with the tenor saxophonist Bob Sheppard, bassist Harish Raghavan and...
Oct 27, 2010
Vocal adventurer wants to make friends for jazz
The death two months ago of the majestic Abbey Lincoln was one of the last nails in the coffin of the generation of great jazz singers that included Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan Their legacy, however, is still alive and...
Oct 27, 2010
Perfect Present — Kurt Elling on Being in the Moment
Kurt Elling is a hard taskmaster — hard on himself and on his audiences The Grammy award-winning vocalist has made a rigorous study of the great jazz singers and strives for total engagement with music through improvisation and...
Oct 04, 2010
Kurt Elling: la voix à tout faire
Les amateurs de jazz vocal s'étaient donné rendez-vous au Palais Montcalm, hier, où se produisait le chanteur de l'heure en la matière: Kurt Elling L'Américain, qui a raflé un prix Grammy plus tôt cette année, a...
Sep 15, 2010
Kurt Elling and Laurence Hobgood…in their own words
Kurt and Laurence sat down recently to talk with Chicago Jazz Magazine about winning the Grammy, their forthcoming album The Gate, and their various special projects Of special interest is their discussion of the great musicians on The Gate --...
Sep 15, 2010
LIVE: Kurt Elling Quartet + 1 @ Tanglewood Jazz Festival
Kurt Elling and Laurence Hobgood have been a team for sixteen years In that time, Elling has given us some of the best vocal jazz in a generation, all of it backed by Hobgood's brilliant musical direction and sterling piano work Elling and...
Sep 10, 2010
Kurt Elling at Tanglewood
Last night Kurt Elling returned to the Tanglewood Jazz Festival delivering a stunning set demonstrating why at 42 he is considered the greatest pure jazz singer of his generation He won a Grammy for his 2009 CD Dedicated to You It is inadequate...
Sep 03, 2010
Pianist with Kurt Elling takes center stage at Tanglewood
Jazz pianist Laurence Hobgood travels under the radar He's known as the marvelous collaborator with singer Kurt Elling, a pairing that continues to make a deep imprint with Elling's sophisticated, hip inventions over Hobgood's luscious and...
Jul 07, 2010
Kurt is the 58th DownBeat Critics Poll winner
Once again, the critics have spoken Kurt is the top male vocalist in the 58th DownBeat Critics Poll! He has been named the DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year for eleven consecutive years, from 2000 through 2010, and was awarded...