Jun 13, 2018
Kurt Elling @ The Tivoli Theatre Brisbane: An evening of musical perfection
Kurt Elling last performed at Brisbane's The Tivoli Theatre in 2004, launching his 'Man In the Air' album to an enthusiastic fan base that had grown significantly since his first Brisbane appearance in 2000 and justifiably continues to...
Jun 10, 2018
Kurt Elling review: Flights of fancy now adorned with ring of truth
In 1995 Kurt Elling exploded on to the international jazz scene – an instant star He boasted constellations of vocal and improvisational devices, often cramming these into his music to the point of baroque ornamentalism As he matured he...
Jun 04, 2018
Concert review: Kurt Elling At The Gov, Hindmarsh (Adelaide)
Sunday, May 27, 2018, saw world famous Jazz musician Kurt Elling's return to Adelaide's one and only, the iconic live music venue known as The Gov located just out of the city It was his first appearance there in nineteen years and while as...
Jun 01, 2018
Kurt Elling: Interview with Jazz Australia
"Live the questions now Perhaps you will gradually without noticing it, live the answer" Kurt Elling speaks to Perrie Croshaw for Jazz Australia during his current Australian Tour Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring,...
Jun 01, 2018
The Questions: Enduring musical quality
As on his previous albums, Kurt Elling is not content to just entertain his listeners; he wants us to think about the words that are sung and the relationships between texts His new album, "The Questions" may challenge listeners more than his...
May 30, 2018
Kurt Elling wows, then blows them away with special guest
It's been 20 years since Kurt Elling first performed in Australia Back then, the singer's star was firmly on the rise in the US, but he had yet to develop a profile in this country These days, Elling is as rapturously received here as he is...
May 28, 2018
Elling beyond extraordinary
Describing the American jazz singer Kurt Elling as extraordinary or even truly extraordinary would be a serious understatement A cynical mind might dismiss the New York Times' recent description of Elling as "the standout male vocalist of our...
May 24, 2018
Kurt Elling: Interview with Australian Musician
The New York Times declared jazz singer Kurt Elling to be "the standout male vocalist of our time" Over a dozen Grammy nominations, a Grammy win and topping the DownBeat Critics Poll for fourteen consecutive years would back up the New York...
May 22, 2018
Kurt Elling Brings The Questions To Australia
On his new album 'The Questions', renowned jazz singer and vocalese artist Kurt Elling turns his attention to politics and the state of the world in which we live "First I want to confront, as much as I can, what I feel we're up against and...
May 21, 2018
Kurt Elling: Shoulder to goodwill wheel
"Well man, I'm trying to sing to the moment I'm not a protest singer, but there's a lot to protest I'm not a musician who writes or performs from anger But there's a lot to be angry about" So says Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling,...
May 21, 2018
Jazz CD Review: Vocalist Kurt Elling’s Simple “Questions”
I've always considered Kurt Elling a seeker A number of his songs address the search for meaning; anyone who puts lyrics to an entire section of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme cares about asking important questions According to the CD notes,...
May 17, 2018
Kurt Elling: From Church Choirs to Chicago Clubs
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling cut his teeth in the clubs of Chicago, but his love of music began in infancy and was fostered by a childhood singing in choirs "Since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt...