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Kurt Elling
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February 2010
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The Monterey Jazz
Festival is pleased to announce Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour -- a nationwide,
thirty-six show, six-week tour
of the MJF/52 All-Stars in February and April.
Traveling
through thirty-three cities in seventeen
states, the band features Grammy-winning
vocalist Kurt Elling; the nine-time
Grammy-nominated and NEA Jazz Master Kenny
Barron on piano; Grammy-nominated
violinist Regina Carter;
Grammy-winning guitarist Russell
Malone;
bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa, and
Grammy-nominated drummer Johnathan
Blake.
The East Coast run visits eleven states. It began on February
5, 2010 at the University of Connecticut
in Storrs, and will finish on February 28
at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
The second leg of the tour begins on the
West Coast in Bellingham, Washington on April
14, 2010, and continues with an additional
sixteen shows in six states, ending in Detroit,
Michigan, on May 1, 2010.
Get your tickets soon, because these shows will sell out. (Scroll down for dates and ticket links.)
For a preview of Kurt and the All-Stars performing "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," click here.
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The 52nd GRAMMY Awards
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Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman won the GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards, January 31.
Kurt co-hosted the gala Pre-Telecast Awards Ceremony and performed "God Bless the Child" with Lalah Hathaway.
You can watch the podcast of the GRAMMY Pre-Telecast at grammy.com/live. It will be available through February.
Kurt's GRAMMY award and brief acceptance speech is at 1:20. His soulful duet with Lalah Hathaway is at 1:44.
Many congratulations, Kurt!
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Private Lessons with Kurt |
Ever wanted to take a class with Kurt and/or Laurence? Kurt is planning a regular teaching time and place for 2010 and we need to know how many people to plan for. His first available dates are March 8 and/or 9 in New York. The next opportunity is May, with dates to be announced later.
If you have interest in a private lesson with Kurt, please send e-mail to [email protected] for details and to be put on the list of potential students.
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Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman
List Price:
$18.98
Our Price:
$13.99
Buy Now
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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. Smart new t-shirts are coming soon! |
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FEBRUARY Gigs |
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February 2009 Kurt Elling with the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars Feb.5-6 Storrs, CT Feb. 8 Worcester, MA Feb. 10 Portsmouth, NH Feb. 11 Boston, MA Feb. 12 Fairfield, CT Feb. 13 Greenvale, NY Feb. 14 Stony Brook, NY Feb. 16 University Park, PA Feb. 17 Princeton, NJ Feb. 18 Red Bank, NJ Feb. 19 North Bethesda, MD Feb. 20 Bethlehem, PA Feb. 21 Bloomburg, PA Feb. 23 Richmond, VA Feb. 24 Virginia Beach, VA Feb. 25 Durham, NC Feb. 26 Charlotte, NC Feb. 27 Atlanta, GA Feb. 28 Birmingham, AL
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Kurt's official website is chock full of music, lyrics, a great and active Forum, photos, projects, scripts, writing, Kurt's store, and other surprises. Come visit us often!
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