Nov 19, 2006
DownBeat Readers Poll Male Vocalist of the Year
In the midst of what was a nonstop weekend for him at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Kurt Elling only had a few spare minutes But this was long enough for him to talk about his current musical life while he dove into a huge plate of greasy BBQ,...
Nov 19, 2006
Kurt is DownBeat’s Male Vocalist of the Year
DownBeat's readers have spoken, and once again Kurt is their choice for Male Vocalist of the Year In July, the DownBeat Critics poll awarded him the same high honor This is the third time he's won top spot in both polls Critics Poll...
Nov 17, 2006
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Nov 15, 2006
The Gospel of Kurt Elling
I hadn't even wanted to go It was March 17 – St Patrick's Day, 2006 Kurt Elling, a jazz singer, was playing at the Strathmore Center, a resplendent new $100-million concert hall near my house in Maryland I didn't know much about Elling...
Nov 15, 2006
Concord Records announces KE’s new contract
Concord Records is proud to announce that Grammy-nominated singer Kurt Elling has signed an exclusive recording contract with the company His Concord debut is scheduled to be released in early 2007 Elling has risen to international acclaim as a...
Nov 05, 2006
Kurt and Special Guests at Carnegie Hall Nov. 8th
Mr Elling's sure-footed musicality and literary sensibility have made him one of the premier vocalists of our time He comes with a flexible rhythm section — the pianist Laurence Hobgood, the bassist Robert Amster and the drummer Willie...
Oct 23, 2006
New Album In the Works
Kurt Elling has announced that a new recording is in progress Speaking from London, where he is on tour with his band, Mr Elling said that the first full week of October was taken up with tracking at Avatar Studios in New York City Mixing and...
Oct 20, 2006
Sholto Byrnes: Talking Jazz
for The Independent This column has not always been noted for its friendliness towards jazz vocalists That, I would contend, is only because many who call themselves such have not proved themselves worthy to bear the mantle of the jazz...
Oct 20, 2006
Sholto Byrnes: Talking Jazz
This column has not always been noted for its friendliness towards jazz vocalists That, I would contend, is only because many who call themselves such have not proved themselves worthy to bear the mantle of the jazz tradition But praise will be...
Sep 09, 2006
KE everywhere at the Monterey Jazz Festival
The 49th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, presented by Verizon, will provide a weekend of R&R Sept 15, 16 and 17 to soothe and excite fans The weekend of sizzling singers on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Monterey County fairgrounds' main arena...
Sep 01, 2006
Kurt Elling: Being Fully in the Moment
Watching and listening to Kurt Elling on the "Jazz Singers†session in PBS's "Legends of Jazz†I remembered what Cecil Taylor said of his life's vocation: "This music is about magic and capturing spirits†And Duke Ellington...
Aug 19, 2006
KE Signs New Recording Contract
This week Kurt Elling signed a new multi-disc recording contract with Concord Records Elling joins a Concord family that includes Al Jarreau, George Benson, Benny Golson, Chick Corea, Clark Terry, Karryn Alison and many, many other vital Jazz...