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Kurt Elling
Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time. ~ Jazz Review
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July 2013: Cool Jazz & Summer Fun
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Kurt swings through summer
Then the Kurt Elling Quintet plays FREE concerts at JAZZ™ in Timisoara, Romania and at Giugno in Jazz in Caserta, Italy on 6 and 7 July.JAZZ™ is a free outdoor festival (for the standing audience), but you can reserve a place on a chair in front of the stage for only 50 lei. Giugno in Jazz in Caserta is free and indoors.Next the KEQ heads to Casa del Jazz in Rome for the Casa del Jazz Festival on 8 July.
Then they travel to Germany to perform at Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich on 10 July and at Schoss Elmau in the Bavarian Alps on 11 July.
This short swing through Europe culminates at the Ghent Jazz Festival in Belgium on 13 July. Then in August, Kurt and the band head south of the border to Mexico for the Tónica Jazz Festival in Guadalajara.
And they finish August at the Rockport Jazz Festival in the beautiful Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, MA on the stage with a floor-to-ceiling window that looks out over the water.
For all the details, please see JULY-AUGUST Gigs below.
Kurt's taking some time this summer to write his next recording and work on several other projects that had to wait while he was touring so intensively during the first half of 2013. He's been hitting the road very hard, and it's time to be home for awhile.
Kurt's touring schedule picks up again later in the fall, after he's finished prepping for the next round. Come on out and see him whenever you can. As always, thanks for your support.
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Kurt Elling:
Male Vocalist of the Year
61st Annual DownBeat Critics Poll
Once again, the critics have chosen Kurt Elling as the top male vocalist in the 61th Annual DownBeat Critics Poll!
Kurt has been named the DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist of the Year for fourteen consecutive years, from 2000 through 2013, and he was also awarded Talent Deserving Wider Recognition the preceding four years, from 1997 to 2000. DownBeat publisher Frank Alkyer remarked,
The DownBeat Critics Poll represents a dedication to the improvised music community that you will find nowhere else in print or online. We have 165 critics taking considerable time and effort to vote in the poll, and we thank each and every one for those contributions. The results are not just about the winners; they're also about recognizing established and up-and-coming artists from all over the globe. We're very proud to publish the names of more than 1,000 artists in this year's poll results. It's a list that offers a very comprehensive snapshot of what's happening musically in 2013. The complete 2013 DownBeat Critics Poll results are here. They will be also published in the August issue of DownBeat, available on newsstands on July 16.
Congratulations to all of the 2013 winners, and especially to Kurt!
Coming up later in July:
Cast your jazz votes in the 78th DownBeat Readers Poll! Information and polling dates will be posted on the DownBeat website and in Kurt's Forum. Tell your jazz-loving friends, and let's get out the vote!
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Kurt Elling Quintet
* Gala Release Concert *
The Allen Room, Lincoln Center, New York City
October 13, 2012
on
Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
July 20, 2013 from 8:00-9:30 pm EDT / 5:00-6:30 pm PDT
July 25, 2013 from 12:00-1:30 am EDT / July 24, 9:00-10:30 pm PDT
This broadcast available only in the 48 contiguous US states, DC and Puerto Rico
If you're not a subscriber, you can try Sirius SM Internet Radio free for 30 days. Details here.
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 Kurt Elling Encore Presentations
In addition to the July 20th Sirius XM broadcast of the Kurt Elling Quintet Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center, you can enjoy these audio and video treats at your leisure. And please share these links with other Kurt fans and friends who'll become fans after hearing him sing!
Kurt Elling with the Big Band & Symphony Orchestra RTV Slovenija
Conducted by Michael Abene
Laurence Hobgood, piano
Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 27, 2013
Watch the video on RTV Slovenia here.
It's 46:58 long, after a 15-second commercial.
This concert marked a triple anniversary: the birth and death of singer Johnny Hartman (1923-83) and the release of the legendary jazz record John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman (1963), reimagined in Kurt's 2009 Grammy-winning album, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman. Michael Abene wrote a new arrangement of You Are Too Beautiful just for this concert.
That Obscure Hurt
Featuring Kurt Elling & Janie Dee
Composed by Guy Barker
Lyrics and narration by Robert Ryan
Inspired by Benjamin Britten
June 12, 2013
Benjamin Britten wrote two operas based on ghost stories by Henry James. In a BBC Radio 3 and Aldeburgh music co-commission in Britten's centenary year, jazz trumpeter and composer Guy Barker worked with author Robert Ryan to complete this trilogy with this new work, That Obscure Hurt. Adapting the Henry James short story The Jolly Corner, Barker's work for orchestra and jazz orchestra incorporates both jazz and echoes of Britten's operas to create a 70-minute-long suite.
Louise Fryer presents BBC 3's live concert from Snape Maltings at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival where the BBC Concert Orchestra join forces with the Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, and actress Janie Dee in the premiere of That Obscure Hurt.
Robert Ryan's Programme Guide for That Obscure Hurt is here.
Kurt Elling & Richard Galliano
Passion World
Jazz at Lincoln Center
May 15, 2010
Vocalist Kurt Elling and French accordionist Richard Galliano transport us from the Allen Room to the cafés of Paris and the plazas of Buenos Aires. Don't miss this heartfelt collaboration exploring the art of the ballad. Program introduced by Wendell Pierce.
Kurt's performance of Rosa Morena is a perfect summer song from the beaches of Brazil - light, happy, and fun!
Je Tire Ma Révérence
Billie/Love's A Tangled Road
Nicht Wandle, Mein Licht
Sí Te Contara
Estate
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Grammy-nominated!
1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling with Laurence Hobgood, and featuring John McLean, Clark Sommers, Kendrick Scott, Christian McBride, Ernie Watts, Joel Frahm, Tom Luer, and Kye Palmer Watch Kurt's 1619 Broadway video and share it with your friends!  | |
Kurt Elling | 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
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 Short Takes
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra was in New York in June to record a new album.  Kurt joined them in the studio to record "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" (by Charles Mingus, arranged by Tommy Smith). Kurt tours with the SNJO in Scotland in February 2014.
Kurt's travel is climate-friendly. He buys carbon offsets from Carbon Fund
to reduce the carbon footprint from his air travel on tours.
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| JULY-AUGUST Gigs |
July 3, 2013
Kurt Elling S(w)ings Frank Sinatra
with the Jazz Orchestra of Concertgebouw
Concertgebouwplein 10
1071 LN Amsterdam
THE NETHERLANDS
July 6, 2013
FREE CONCERT!
Kurt Elling Quintet
Piata Victoriei
Timisoara, ROMANIA
Free - standing only, but seats can be reserved in a special area in front of the stage with 50 lei / festival.
July 7, 2013
FREE CONCERT!
Kurt Elling Quintet
Centro Commerciale Campania
SS 87, Localitŕ Aurno
Caserta, ITALY
July 8, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55
00154 Rome
ITALY
July 10, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Einsteinstraße 42
81675 Munich
GERMANY
July 11, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Elmau, GERMANY
July 13, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
De Bijloke
Ghent, BELGIUM
August 5, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Teatro Degollado
Belén s/n esq. Morelos
Centro Historico
44100 Guadalajara,
Jalisco, MEXICO
August 16, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Rockport Jazz Festival
37 Main St
Rockport, MA
All of Kurt's upcoming gigs in 2013 and into 2014 are on the Touring page on his website. That's where you'll always find the most current information. Check there often, as new dates are always being added.
To bring the KEQ to a stage near you Kurt is on the road upwards of 180 nights a year. He only performs where he's been invited (by people who write checks!) and he doesn't get to set his own itinerary. To hear Kurt and the band play in your city, region, or country, please ask your favorite jazz clubs or festivals to book them through Kurt's booking agency, IMN (International Music Network). Thank you!
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Your Moment of Elling . . .
I always want to be surprising the audience
and giving them something
that they won't have had the chance to hear
on any of my records.
I really want to reward them
and give them a reason or two for coming out.
I want people to come out of my shows
overwhelmed -- emotionally, intellectually --
because I want to keep doing this.
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