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Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – May - "My ideas have been realised not in a passive manner but in an active manner which has recreated and reinvented what I have done." Read More

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Rochester, NY Kilbourn Hall Wed Jun 26 / 13 Find Tickets
Amsterdam Het Concertgebouw Wed Jul 03 / 13 Find Tickets
Rockport, MA Shalin Liu Performance Center Fri Aug 16 / 13 Find Tickets
St. Catharines Brock University Fri Nov 15 / 13 Find Tickets
Miami, FL Adrienne Arsht Center Fri Jan 24 / 14 Find Tickets
Lake Worth, FL Duncan Theater Sat Jan 25 / 14 Find Tickets
Brookfield, WI Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Fri Feb 14 / 14 Find Tickets
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Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist, composer, lyricist and vocalese performer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling first became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. Growing up, Elling sang in choirs and played various musical instruments, but wasn't exposed to jazz until he attended Gustavus Adolphus College. Elling enrolled in graduate school at the University of Chicago Divinity School, but left school one credit short of a master's degree to pursue a career as a jazz vocalist. Elling began to perform around Chicago, scat singing and improvising his own lyrics. He recorded a demo in the early 1990s and was signed by Blue Note Records, releasing a total of six albums with the label. He has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards, winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for ''Dedicated to You'' (2009) on the Concord Jazz label. Elling often leads the ''Down Beat'' critics poll, and he was awarded the Prix Billie Holiday from the Académie du Jazz. Since 1995, Elling has collaborated with pianist, composer, and arranger Laurence Hobgood, leading a quartet that regularly tours the world.

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Kurt Elling Albums

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1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project Album 2012-10-01 itunes amazon
The Gate Album 2011-03-07 itunes amazon
Dedicated to You Album 2009-06-23 itunes amazon
Nightmoves Album 2007 itunes amazon
Flirting With Twilight Album 2001-09-06 itunes amazon
This Time It's Love Album 1998 itunes amazon
The Messenger Album 1997 itunes amazon
Close Your Eyes Album   itunes amazon
Live in Chicago Live   itunes amazon
Man in the Air Album   itunes amazon
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