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October 2013: Falling leaves & autumn serenades
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Kurt's Fall Preview
October & November
Morning mists. Shorter days.
Golden leaves. Brisk chill air.
Crisp ripe apples.
And bright orange pumpkins.
The abundance of autumn
blesses us again.
On the 19th, the evening of October's full moon (Hunter's Moon or Moon of the Changing Season) , the Kurt Elling Quintet performs at Dominican University in River Forest, IL.Then they travel to the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts for a show at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA on October 23.
On October 24-26, Kurt and the band return to Birdland, "The Jazz Corner of the World," his home club in New York, in the heart of Manhattan. They play six shows - two each night at 8:30 and 11:00 pm.
November finds the Kurt Elling Quintet in Ontario, Canada for two shows. On November 14, they play at The Rose Theatre in Brampton, Ontario. Then on November 15 they perform at the Brock University Centre for the Arts in St. Catharines, Ontario. This show is one of Brock University's Hot Ticket events this season.
On November 23, Kurt performs with the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in legendary soprano Renée Fleming's American Voices.
This very special program features guest vocalists from a variety of musical genres, including jazz veterans Kurt Elling and Dianne Reeves, Broadway sensations Sutton Foster and Norm Lewis, gospel diva Kim Burrell, pop star Josh Groban, country/bluegrass star Alison Krauss, and opera singer Eric Owens.
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Kurt on RTÉ lyric fm Radio
 In May Kurt performed in Dublin with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Big Band, conducted by composer and arranger Brian Byrne, the RTÉ Orchestra's first Artist in Residence. Laurence Hobgood, Clark Sommers, and John McLean also joined Kurt for this concert.
Recently, RTÉ lyric fm's "Jazz Alley" broadcast the one-hour abridged concert, and it's now available for listening on demand in their programme archives throughout the month of October.
Set list: Molly Malonokee (instrumental mash-up of Molly Malone & Cherokee!), Nightmoves, Tight, Tutti for Cootie, Steppin' Out, Nature Boy, and the encore that brought the audience to their feet, Raglan Road.
 Check it out here. Please be aware that when you click the Listen button, it will seem like nothing is happening for at least 30 seconds. The RTÉ Radio Player takes awhile to load. Be patient! It's well worth the wait.
Also on RTÉ lyric fm, Kurt was Aedín Gormley's guest on "The Lyric Feature - My Tunes" on April 19, 2013. She asked him to select, listen to, and discuss a number of music pieces that hold a special meaning for him. You can listen to their excellent, in-depth conversation here.
For details about both of these archived programmes, please see this topic in the KE Forum.
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Have you visited Kurt's website lately?
 Features include kPod, Kurt's online Radio, now with 24 tracks in the playlist for your listening pleasure, selected from Kurt's recordings.
To celebrate October, here's Autumn Serenade on kPod, from Kurt's Grammy-winning album, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman.
For delightful hours of viewing in the Gallery, visit the V-D-O section and check out its four sets of videos - Live Music, Interviews, EPKs, and the intriguing Curiosa.
Now we'd like your help in selecting the very best videos to delight Kurt's fans.What are you favorite KE videos? Which videos do you share with your friends? What's a must-see that's missing from these collections? Please join the video conversation in the Forum and share your picks!
And of course, all the old favorites are there, too - the Touring page with all of Kurt's confirmed gigs through May 2014, Music with Kurt's recordings, lyrics, and collaborations, Projects, Kurt's Store, and more. And please tell your friends so they can discover the many dimensions of Kurt's artistry, too!
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Remembering Marian McPartland (1918-2013)
Jazz pianist and long-time host of NPR's "Piano Jazz," Marian McPartland died peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday, August 20, surrounded by family and friends. She was 95.
Marian was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2000, received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 2004, was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2007, and was made a member of the Order of the British Empire in 2010. She had an amazing life and career, spanning styles from Dixieland to post-bop, and she continued playing almost to the end.
Jazz critic Nat Hentoff wrote in a 2008 article for the Wall Street Journal, "Her music...portrays a fullness of piano mastery that gives her a secure scope for her improvising...she shows that the jazz pulse and luminous beauty are not antithetical."
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz began in 1978. Over the years, she hosted almost 800 of the world's top musicians for improvisation and informal conversation on NPR's longest-running jazz program.
 Kurt was Marian's guest on Piano Jazz in 2002. You can listen to it here.Kurt says, "I am very proud to have had some small time with this jazz giant. Marian was an example to everyone when it came to both professional musicianship and personal kindness."
Laurence Hobgood joined Marian at the twin pianos for his 2007 Piano Jazz session, which you can listen to here. Laurence reflects, "Marian was amazing in so many ways -- a great, swinging player; a living embodiment of jazz history; and a truly wonderful character with the kind of spirit that survives the body's tenure. She'll be missed indeed."
Kurt and Laurence also performed "All Is Quiet," in a soaring performance that ends in a whisper, at the Piano Jazz 30th anniversary concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola in Lincoln Center. Requiescat in pace et in amore, Marian!
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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 Laurence Hobgood Quintet, featuring the great Ernie Watts on saxophone, tours from October 4-13, including two nights at the Green Mill in Chicago on October 11-12. For details on their Midwestern tour, check out Laurence's new website!
For Kurt's latest from the road and snaps of the quirky, intriguing stuff that catches his eye, like this cool found art, follow kurtelling on Instagram, or try a web viewer, Statigram or Webstagram.
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| OCTOBER-DECEMBER Gigs |
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 November 14, 2013 Kurt Elling Quintet The Rose Theatre 1 Theatre Lane Brampton, Ontario CANADA November 15, 2013
Kurt Elling Quintet Sean O'Sullivan Theatre Brock University Centre for the Arts 500 Glenridge Ave St. Catharines, Ontario CANADA November 23, 2013 Renée Fleming: American Voices The National Symphony Orchestra with Kurt Elling & other special guest vocalists The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC December 4, 2013 Special guest Kurt Elling With Vojtěch Dyk & the B-Side Band Led by Josef Buchta Janáček Theatre Rooseveltova 31/7 602 00 Brno, CZECH REPUBLIC
December 5-6, 2013 TWO SHOWS Special guest Kurt Elling With Vojtěch Dyk & the B-Side Band Led by Josef Buchta Congress Centre Prague Nad Obci I/24 Prague 4, 140 00 CZECH REPUBLIC
December 7, 2013
Special guest Kurt Elling
With Vojtěch Dyk & the B-Side Band
Led by Josef Buchta
Porgy and Bess
Riemergasse 11
1010 Vienna
AUSTRIADecember 31, 2013 New Year's Eve with the Kurt Elling Quintet Northlight Theatre 9501 Skokie Blvd Skokie, IL January 3-4, 2014Kurt Elling Quintet The Green Mill4802 N. Broadway Avenue
Chicago, IL
All of Kurt's gigs for the rest of 2013 and into May of 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 . . .
The daily discipline
that it takes
to see the world
with fresh eyes
and to try to apprehend
everything
that's coming to you
as a potential gift:
there's poetry in that.
Poetry invites us
to dream ourselves awake -
to share a vision.
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