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Kurt Elling
Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time. ~ Jazz Review
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August 2013: See, Hear, & Vote for Jazz at Its Finest!
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Kurt Swings through August
Kurt Elling canta en
Tónica: Encuentro Internacional de Jazz en Jalisco
On August 5, the Kurt Elling Quintet performs at Tónica: International Meeting of Jazz at 8:30 pm at Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara, México.
Kurt also gives a Keynote talk on Sunday, August 4 at 1:30 pm at Salón Eugenio Toussaint in the Expo GDL in Guadalajara.
This is Kurt's first visit to México since performing in Cabo San Lucas in 2004.
This year Tónica presents a series of concerts, educational events, and professional dialogues from August 2 through 11 throughout Guadalajara.
In the past few years, the Tónica International Jazz Series has gained recognition throughout the country for presenting jazz and popular contemporary music. Tónica has positioned itself as the most complete and important jazz series in Latin America.
With a program that mixes the best exponents of international and national jazz and invites the public to attend showcase concerts with international stars, educational forums and concerts, local jazz and blues shows, and more, the Tónica International Meeting of Jazz promises that August will be an unforgettable month for music lovers. #EncuentroDeJazzJalisco
Then on August 16, the Kurt Elling Quintet returns to the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, MA for an 8:00 pm show as part of the Rockport Jazz Festival.
This intimate concert hall overlooking the Atlantic Ocean opened in June 2010. Its superb acoustics and spectacular views make it a very special place to hear live music.
In September Kurt performs with the Metropole Orkest at Musikfest Bremen in Germany and with the Bundesjazzorchester in Berlin to celebrate their 25th anniversary. He also joins other jazz stars for the Thelonious Monk Institute's International Jazz Saxophone Competition Finals & All-Star Gala Concert in Washington, DC.
For all the details, please see AUGUST-OCTOBER 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 with his family 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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It's time to vote in the 78th Annual DownBeat Readers poll!
You don't even have to subscribe to DownBeat - just love jazz.
Kurt has topped the DownBeat Readers Poll 7 times before, including last year. He was also named Male Vocalist of the Year in the DownBeat Critics Poll again this year - that's 14 straight years!
Let's make it a clean sweep again this year with another KE win in the DownBeat Readers Poll.
DownBeat hasn't announced when voting closes yet, but it will be about mid-August.
For your handy Voter's Guide to all the categories, please click here. Don't delay - cast your jazz vote today!
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LAST CALL for Kurt Elling
Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center
on Sirius XM Internet Radio's Real Jazz
This special program is still available ON DEMAND, but only until Saturday, August 3.Don't miss this concert celebrating the release of Kurt's latest recording, 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project, performed last October in the Allen Room at Lincoln Center in New York. If you're not a Sirius XM subscriber, sign up for a FREE 30-day trial ( no credit card) to listen on the Internet - at your convenience. Full how-to instructions for signing up and finding this special ON DEMAND program are here. Here's an exquisitely beautiful taste of what you'll hear in this concert:  | | Kurt Elling: I Only Have Eyes For You (2012) |
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Newport Jazz Festival
Fort Adams State Park
Newport, Rhode Island
August 2-4, 2013
Kurt will not be performing at Newport this year, but National Public Radio will be there, bringing you the very best in jazz.
Listen live on NPR to Saturday and Sunday's concerts by such jazz greats as the Wayne Shorter Quartet with special guest Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding's Radio Music Society, the Terence Blanchard Quartet, Gregory Porter, Chick Corea & The Vigil, Joshua Redman Quartet, the Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, and many more. #NewportJazz
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Kurt Elling, Nature Boy (2001)
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Kurt first performed at Newport on August 11, 2001 with his Quartet and special guests on horns.
Watch this amazing performance of Nature Boy, which finished the set and brought the audience to their feet!
Then in August 2012, the Kurt Elling Quintet performed again at Newport. Listen to the audio of that fabulous concert on NPR. Again the audience was on their feet, applauding and cheering by the end.
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If you use Gmail, please be aware that some new changes in your inbox may affect whether you get Kurt's monthly newsletter delivered as you expect.
The new Gmail inbox automatically filters your email messages for you and Google decided to categorize e-newsletters like Kurt's as "Promotions." Those are shunted off to a separate "Promotions" box instead your primary inbox, so you may overlook and miss them.
For details on these changes and how to continue receiving Kurt's newsletters in your primary inbox, please click here.
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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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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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| AUGUST-OCTOBER Gigs |
August 4, 2013Kurt Elling Keynote Talk Charlas Tónica Salón Eugenio Toussaint Expo GDL Av Mariano Otero 1499, Verde Valle 44550 Guadalajara Jalisco, MEXICO
August 5, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Tónica Jazz FestivalTeatro Degollado
Belén s/n esq. Morelos
Centro Historico
44100 Guadalajara,
Jalisco, MEXICO
August 16, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet
Rockport Jazz Festival
37 Main Street
Rockport, MA September 7, 2013Kurt Elling with the Metropole Orkest Musikfest Bremen Großer Saal Die Glocke Domsheide 6 28195 Bremen, GERMANY
September 16, 2013
Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Saxophone Competition Finals & All-Star Gala Concert The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC
September 26-27, 2013
Kurt Elling with the Bundesjazzorchester Celebrating the Bundesjazzorchester's 25th anniversary Kleiner Sendesaal Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg Masurenallee 8-14 14057 Berlin, GERMANY
October 19, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet Lund Auditorium Dominican University 7900 W. Division Street
River Forest, IL
October 23, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet Iron Horse Music Hall 20 Center Street Northampton, MA
October 24-26, 2013 SIX SHOWS Kurt Elling Quintet Birdland 315 W. 44th Street New York, NY
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 get to deal as a jazz musician
in a realm of improvisation and interaction --
interaction with the other musicians,
interaction with the tradition of music
that's very demanding and unforgiving
if you don't stay with it and practice all the time.
Those are all things that appeal to me.
A big enough challenge. A high enough mountain.
Something that's so much greater than me
that I will never reach the other side of it,
but that is a worthy thing to attempt nevertheless.
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