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Kurt Elling
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GRAMMY News & December 2009 Touring Dates
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Dedicated to You
Garners Two GRAMMY Nominations!
On December 2nd when the 52nd annual GRAMMY nominations were announced in
Los Angeles, Kurt Elling was honored with his eighth GRAMMY nomination for "Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the
Music of Coltrane and Hartman" in the Best Jazz Vocal category.
Laurence Hobgood's arrangement of the title tune also received a
GRAMMY nomination for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist. This is Laurence's second nomination for arranging.
Every one of Kurt's albums has been GRAMMY nominated. Eight albums, ten nominations in all -- that's excellence!
The gala GRAMMY Awards ceremony will be held January 31, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS.
Congratulations to Kurt and Laurence for these well-deserved nominations, this captivating album, and their dedication to the fine art of jazz. Bravo, gentlemen!
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Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman
List Price:
$18.98
Our Price:
$14.99
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Check out the Store page on Kurt's website for his book of lyrics, selected charts in Laurence's very own hand, the "Live in Chicago Out Takes" CD only available here, several signed Blue Note CDs, and more. |
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| DECEMBER Gigs |
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December 2 - 5, 2009
Kurt Elling Sings
Dedicated To You (Coltrane/Hartman)
with special guest, Willie Atkins
Jazz at the Bistro
St. Louis, MO
December 6, 2009
KE Quartet
Murry's Jazz Club
Columbia, MO
December 8, 2009
Kurt Elling
West Coast, Left Coast:
A Night of the Beats
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
Featured Artists:
Charles Lloyd New Quartet
Kurt Elling, poet performer
Michael McClure, poet performer
Exene Cervenka, poet performer
David Meltzer, poet performer
Alan Broadbent, piano
Christian McBride, bass
Peter Erskine, drums
John Handy, alto saxophone
Joshua Redman, saxophone
December 30 - January 3, 2010
KE Quartet with Ernie Watts
Umbria Jazz Winter #17
Orvieto, Italy
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Kurt & Laurence performed
at the White House State Dinner, November 24, 2009.
We'll have White House stories and photos to share soon. Stay tuned!
GQ's Kurt Elling Live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue links to Kurt's earlier GQ interview where he told stories about President Obama and described the art of vocalese.
GQ says, "He also debuted an excerpt of a new song with the working title "Samurai Hee-Haw" that, well... We think is irresistible as hell." Listen to the preview here.
Kurt & Laurence go into the studio in January with
some very special guests to record the next album. Watch for news
about a summer 2010 release (and fans who've been at recent shows really hope it includes "Samurai Hee-Haw").
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