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Kurt Elling
Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time ~ Jazz Review
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Fifteen starry nights in Europe ~ June 30 through July 18 The
Kurt Elling Quintet, featuring Laurence Hobgood, Harish Raghavan, and Ulysses Owens, with special guest, Chicago guitar hero John
McLean, tours Europe in July.
Starting at the famed Ronnie Scott's in London, they play six shows in four nights. Then they perform at major jazz
festivals in Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and
Portugal. Other stops include Croatia, Paris, and two shows in Germany.
Kurt says,
"We're previewing charts from our forthcoming album, The
Gate, and some from Passion
World. John McLean has played with us on and off for a number of
years now -- chiefly through guest appearances at the Mill. He'll be
with us through the fall and we're looking forward to exciting gigs with
him."
Jazzwise Magazine reports on opening night:
"A dazzling smorgasbord of scat, vocalese, poetry and stream of consciousness, Kurt Elling's first ever residency at
Ronnie Scott's achieved immediate lift-off last night....A stunning take on 'Norwegian Wood', which enfolded 'Man in Space' (a poem by former US poet laureate, Billy Collins) as its startling centrepiece, offered a tantalising foretaste of Elling's next release The
Gate." See JULY-AUGUST GIGS
below for all the dates and venues, with links for tickets.
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Jazz Journalists Association Male Singer of the Year
The Jazz Journalists Association has named Kurt Elling its Male
Singer of the Year! The fourteenth annual Jazz Journalists Association
Jazz Awards ceremony was held June 14, 2010 at City Winery in New York City. This is Kurt's sixth JJA Jazz Award. He previously won in 2000,
2002, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Other nominees for 2010 Male Singer of the Year were Tony Bennett, Andy
Bey, Freddy Cole, Giacomo Gates, and Bill Henderson. For the first time, the JJA Jazz Awards were streamed live on the
Internet, and satellite parties were held in six cities, all celebrating
those who make and document jazz at the highest levels of excellence. Photographs, video of the awards ceremony, and the full list of this
year's winners are all here. Congratulations to all the winners, and especially to Kurt! |
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Kurt had a fantastic time at the Chicago Cubs-Chicago White Sox baseball game in June.
Watch the video of Kurt's stirring performance of the National Anthem. The crowd cheered throughout to celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team's 2010 Stanley Cup win.
Then sing along with this video of Kurt leading the crowd in a rousing version of Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Root, root, root for the home team, if they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, at the old ball game!
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Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman2010 GRAMMY winner & double nominated! This is a must-have for your collection and listening pleasure. Some of the best ballad singing being
performed today. -- Chicago Tribune
List Price:
$18.98
Our Price:
$14.99 Buy Now
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Short Takes Kurt teaches MASTER CLASSES when he's in New York City. The August spots are nearly filled. If you're interested in participating now or in the future, please e-mail for more information: [email protected] v The 75th DownBeat Readers Poll ballot will be available on the DB website in July. Look for the big 75 in the
upper lefthand corner. Voting usually closes in late August. Anyone anywhere on the planet can vote, but you have to register. Tell your jazzy friends and be sure to cast your votes!
The DownBeat's 58th Critics Poll winners will be announced in the August issue of the magazine, out in mid-July. Stay tuned . . .
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JULY-AUGUST Gigs |
| June 30 - July 3, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Ronnie Scott's London, England
July 4, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2010 Warsaw, Poland
July 7, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Hotel Monte Mulini Rovinj, Croatia
July 8, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Ghent Jazz Festival Ghent, Belgium
July 9, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean North Sea Jazz Festival Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
New! July 10, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean New Morning Paris, France
July 12, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Veneto
Jazz 2010 Castello degli Ezzelini Bassano del Grappa VI, Italy
July 13, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Jazzclub Unterfahrt Munich, Germany
July 14, 2010 KE Quartet with
John McLean Augsburg Botanic Garden Augsburg Jazz Festival Augsburg, Germany
July 16, 2010
KE Quartet with John McLean Port�n del Jazz Alhaur�n de la Torre M�laga, Spain
July 17, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean Allgarve '10 S�o Br�s de Alportel Algarve,
Portugal
July 18, 2010 KE Quartet with John McLean San Marino Jazz Festival San Marino, Italy
August 4, 2010 KE Quartet Animal Crackers Concert Series Racine Zoo Band Shell Racine, WI
August 6, 2010 KE Quartet Benefit concert for St. Paul Lutheran School Coronado Theater Rockford, IL
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