Tag archive for ‘Kurt Elling’
Kurt Elling Touring California In July: Find out when and where to see him
Considered by many to be he finest male jazz vocalist of his generation, Kurt Elling has just released a live CD Dedicated to You, Elling’s creative re-imagining of John Coltrane’s collaboration with “romantic balladeer” Johnny Hartman [watch for an upcoming Jazz Police review]. Johnny Hartman was the only singer ever to record [...]
Winners Announced For 13th Annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards
A large group of jazz’s best singers convened at the 13th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards at the Jazz Standard Tuesday afternoon (June 16th) as Kurt Elling, Sheila Jordan, Roberta Gambarini, Giacomo Gates and Venissa Santî gathered around bebop-vocalist Mark Murphy to wish him well. Murphy, age 74, was recipient of the first [...]
Kurt Elling Among Artists Announced For OCPAC’s 2009-2010 Jazz Series
Audiences can enjoy an array of music as interpreted by some of today’s most acclaimed performers in the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s 2009 – 2010 Jazz Series. As always, the Center has scheduled a season of musical events that features the world’s top musicians, singers and renowned ensembles.
The Jazz Series includes Jazz [...]
All Your Jazz Review: Kurt Elling’s new release “Dedicated to You”
Recorded on January 21st, 2009 in Manhattan as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, the album packs the best of the live performance into twelve tracks bursting with a stunning spectrum of music, both vocal and instrumental. It opens with an introductory rendering of the American Songbook classic, “All or Nothing At All,” in [...]
Kurt Elling To Release New Album – Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman
On June 23rd, 2009, Grammy nominated and critically-acclaimed vocalist Kurt Elling will release Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, his eighth overall album and second release on Concord Jazz. The live collection was recorded in January 2009 in Manhattan as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. The 12-track [...]
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