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 KURT ELLING's Profile |
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The Official Kurt Elling MySpace Page |
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| Location: | CHICAGO, Illinois |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 9, 2007 (333 days back) |
About Me |
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| Kurt will be doing a PERFORMANCE and SIGNING of his new publication, LYRICS in LONDON on October 20. See the web site for address details. Please note, this site is maintained by friends of Kurt's and moderators from the forum at Kurt Elling's official home page and not by Kurt Elling himself. However, Kurt often stops by the forum and posts there, so if you have something to say to Kurt, why not come by and say it there? Kurt's New Book "Lyrics" now available! In addition to working with his own quartet, Kurt Elling has spent recording and/or performing time with an array of artists that includes Terrence Blanchard, Dave Brubeck, The Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra, Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks, Fred Hersch, Charlie Hunter, Al Jarreau, David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Marian McPartland, The Bob Mintzer Big Band, Mark Murphy, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and The Yellowjackets. He has written multidisciplinary works of art for The Steppenwolf Theater and for the City Of Chicago. Moreover, Kurt Elling is a former National Trustee and National Vice Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (The GRAMMYS) and was artist-in-residence for the Monterey Jazz Festival's 2006 season. Kurt Elling's rich baritone voice spans four octaves and displays an astonishing technical facility and emotional depth. Elling has an awesome command of rhythm, texture, phrasing, and dynamics, often sounding more like a virtuoso jazz musician than a mere singer. His repertoire ranges from his own compositions to modern interpretations of standards, both of which can be the springboard for free form improvisation, scatting, spoken word and poetry. As composer and lyricist, Elling has written scores of his own compositions and set lyrics to the songs and improvised solos of many jazz masters. In addition to the compositional work he has done with collaborator-in-chief, Laurence Hobgood, Elling has collaborated in the creation of new pieces with Jon Clayton, Fred Hersch, Bob Mintzer, Charlie Hunter and Orbert Davis, among others. One of Kurt Elling's major contributions is as a writer and performer of vocalese, the art of putting words to improvised solos of jazz artists. The natural heir to jazz pioneers Eddie Jefferson, King Pleasure, and Jon Hendricks, Elling is the contemporary voice in vocalese, setting the solos of Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, Dexter Gordon, Pat Metheny, and others to his own deeply spiritual and compelling lyrics, an approach that reminds us of the beauty of the original music and opens us up to a fresh vision. Elling infuses his lyrics with passion, humor, and a startling intellectual depth, often incorporating images and references from writers such as Rilke, Proust, Kerouac, Rumi, Neruda and Kenneth Rexroth into his work. Kurt Elling has been featured in profiles for CBS Sunday Morning, for CNN, and in hundreds of newspaper and magazine reviews and articles. The New York Times called his shows at Birdland "good, battering entertainment."(1/99) Said the Chicago Tribune, "Kurt Elling is going to change many listeners' minds on the meaning and purpose of Jazz singing."(1/96) Playboy Magazine named Elling "the male Jazz vocalist of the Nineties." (10/98) More recently, The Guardian (UK) declared, "Elling is an omnicompetent artist of almost ruthless efficiency ... (He) is truly a musical phenomenon." (2/02) And Jazz Review (UK) raised the possibility that "Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time." (1/02) In responding to such critical adulation, Kurt Elling says, "I know the places where I need to work to get better. What's really working for me is the fact that I have tried to learn from the great masters of jazz singing. If I can digest what people like Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Betty Carter, Joe Williams and Eddie Jefferson have done and can contribute something valuable to the tradition then that will be reward enough." -Gordon Drummond January 15, 2007 |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 11/10/2005Band Website: kurtelling.com Band Members: THE BAND Kurt Elling - Vocals Laurence Hobgood - Piano Rob Amster - Acoustic Bass Willie Jones - Drums Kobie Watkins - Drums Sounds Like: THE ALBUMS BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY Record Label: Concord Records Type of Label: Major |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Experimental / Swing) |
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My Blog |
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Downbeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year? Guess who... |
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| It is of course Kurt Elling, and well deserved we might add.Check out the post by our our friend (and Mill regular) Gabriel at the KE forum:http://www.kurtelling.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=418Ind
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The Jazz Journalists Association honors Kurt with its highest award |
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| For the fourth time since 2000, Kurt Elling has garnered the best male jazz singer award from the prestigious Jazz Journalists Association. Congratulations, Kurt!!!! He's in excellent company once ag... Posted by KURT ELLING on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:19:00 PST |
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Kurt's new book |
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| From the "Projects" section of the Official Kurt Elling Website:
I am very proud to announce the publication of LYRICS. I have had many requests over the years from fans who know full well that they c... Posted by KURT ELLING on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:50:00 PST |
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Win Nightmoves and an autographed KE photo! |
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| Great chances to win a Kurt Elling cd and autographed photo! Check out these links for details and act now as deadllines are fast approaching. The Celebrity Cafe: Three Grand Prize Winners w... Posted by KURT ELLING on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:56:00 PST |
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Kurt Elling's new album 'Nightmoves' goes from #37 - #1 at Jazzweek |
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| The Jazz vocalist's new album and Concord Records debut, has shot up the weekly Jazz album chart landing itself at #1 since being released just 3 weeks ago (4.3.07). Kurt Elling has attained elite st... Posted by KURT ELLING on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:53:00 PST |
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Nightmoves Exceeds All Expectations |
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| by Thom Jurek, for AllMusic When Kurt Elling issued Man In The Air on the Blue Note label in 20... Posted by KURT ELLING on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:02:00 PST |
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FAQ |
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| If you want to know more about KE visit his FAQ page here. Posted by KURT ELLING on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:03:00 PST |
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KE in Jazz Times |
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| by Christopher Loudon, in the May 2007 issue of JazzTimes If there is a royal bloodline of male... Posted by KURT ELLING on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:00:00 PST |
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Downbeat rates Nightmoves ****1/2 |
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| The following review is by Ted Panken, in the May 2007 issue of Downbeat)The references range far and wide on Kurt Elling's Concord debut. The Chicago-based singer-- framed by nuanced charts from Laur... Posted by KURT ELLING on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:40:00 PST |
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Kurt Recommends... |
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| This was originally posted by Kurt on the Forum at the Kurt Elling Homepage. Please come by and check it out! We'd like to remind you that the myspace page is run under Kurt's supervision by membe... Posted by KURT ELLING on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:19:00 PST |
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