May 25, 2009
Kurt Elling: At the Core a Great Singer
YOU get a bunch of Kurt Ellings when the jazz singer takes the stage - multiple musicalities, if you will There's the straight ahead singer; the scatter; the master of vocalese; and the hipster, the man with the clothes, mannerisms and voice...
May 11, 2009
Kurt Elling a scatting cool cat worth catching
Expect Kurt Elling to swing back and forth when he hits the stage here later this month The critically and popularly acclaimed singer will swing back to 1963 with material from his upcoming release, based on the classic recording John Coltrane...
Apr 27, 2009
Coming June 23: Dedicated to You
With his soaring vocal flights, his edgy lyrics and sense of being on a musical mission, he has come to embody the creative spirit in jazz – Washington Post On June 23rd, Grammy nominated and critically-acclaimed vocalist Kurt Elling...
Apr 24, 2009
KE & LH Celebrate Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz 30th Anniversary
A radio show—a public radio show—celebrating its 30th Anniversary is always important news But this birthday happened in grand (piano) style at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, where the festivities honored Marian...
Apr 12, 2009
Kurt Elling: A Three-Dimensional Artist
Kurt Elling can't remember when he first heard "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman," the iconic 1963 album in which the exploratory saxophonist and bedroom balladeer created some of the sultriest jazz performances ever recorded The sound of...
Apr 02, 2009
When The Heart Dances
Laurence Hobgood's long-awaited duet album with bassist Charlie Haden, When the Heart Dances, will be released on The Naim Label on April 20 in Europe and in the US this summer! A two-record vinyl version will also be released in May When...
Mar 26, 2009
Dazzling at the Denver Jazz Festival
Kurt Elling has been stealing songs from the hearts of jazz fans for decades His lustrous sound combined with witty banter is more than a winning combination, it's what keeps audiences coming to him from all over the world Elling definitely...
Mar 21, 2009
Live in Montreal DVD now in Kurt’s Store
A limited number of copies of the fabulous Live in Montreal DVD are now available in Kurt's Store For all you fans in the US who weren't able to get one from a European outlet, here's your golden opportunity Get yours while they...
Mar 03, 2009
First Mother-In-Law Digs Kurt!
Hey, Isn't That Marian Robinson at Kurt Elling's concert Saturday at the Kennedy Center The first mother-in-law and three friends came to hear the Chicago jazz singer, who bought his Chicago condo from Barack and Michelle Obama in 2005 Robinson...
Mar 02, 2009
Elling concert displays music and great style
Kurt Elling is nearly as good a showman as he is a singer -- and that is saying plenty At his concerts at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Friday, Elling rolled through music that displayed his great style, range and incredible ability at...
Mar 02, 2009
A Salute to Coltrane and Hartman
"John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman," the classic 1963 collection of romantic ballads, is so beloved by jazz and pop fans alike that a concert salute to the recording is an easy sell The hard part comes in creating a performance that sounds...
Feb 27, 2009
A Tribute Supreme
Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt Elling The onetime theology student from Chicago has found a fresh musical territory by channeling, in equal parts, Frank Sinatra, bebop hipster Mark...