Kurt Elling

Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time
~ Jazz Review


July 2010

Fifteen starry nights in Europe ~ June 30 through July 18

 
Europe at nightThe 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.


Jazz Journalists Association Male Singer of the Year

KE at Jazz Journalists Association AwardsThe 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!

Seventh Inning Stretch
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!

Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman

2010 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

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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:
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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