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Kurt Elling.
Jazz singing at its virtuosic, life-affirming, risk-taking best ~ The Arts Desk
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April 2016: Jazz at the White House &
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)
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Kurt's Upcoming Gigs & News
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April 30
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May 3
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May 7
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Kurt Elling-Charlie Hunter Trio performs in the Jazz All-Stars concert, GRAMMY Park 2016, LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY - FREE!
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May 15-16
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May 28
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May 31-June 2
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The Kurt Elling Quintet performs six shows at Bird's Basement, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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June 3
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June 10
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Upward Spiral, the brand new recording by the Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling, will be released on OKeh Records!
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June 11
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June 25
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Summer tour for Upward Spiral with the Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling begins in Europe. Please see Touring or Bandsintown for details.
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Jazz at the White House
All-Star Global Concert
International Jazz Day
30 April 2016
President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama will host Jazz Day's 5th anniversary All-Star Global Concert the White House!
This spectacular event will be broadcast on International Jazz Day as a one-hour primetime ABC television special, "Jazz at the White House," on Saturday, April 30th at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT and streamed on the Jazz Day, United Nations, UNESCO, U.S. State Department and White House websites.
The All-Star Global Concert at the White House will feature an extraordinary array of artists from around the world paying tribute to the truly American art form of jazz:
Joey Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Kris Bowers, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Till Brönner, Terri Lyne Carrington, Chick Corea, Jamie Cullum, Kurt Elling, Aretha Franklin, Robert Glasper, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, Zakir Hussain, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Lionel Loueke, Hugh Masekela, Christian McBride, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Marcus Miller, James Morrison, Danilo Pérez, Rebirth Brass Band, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour, David Sánchez, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Sting, Trombone Shorty, Chucho Valdés, Bobby Watson, Ben Williams and others, with further details to be announced shortly. John Beasley will serve as the evening's Musical Director.
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The Branford Marsalis Quartet
& Special Guest Kurt Elling
Soar on Upward Spiral
Available June 10 on OKeh Records
Summer Tour Starts June 25!
Upward Spiral, Branford Marsalis' new album with special guest Kurt Elling, is his first leader project since In My Solitude, and it reunites the pioneering saxophonist with his brilliant longtime Quartet, pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner.
Marsalis explained that the goal from the outset of this project was to create a true feeling of partnership. "The goal here, even though he sings lyrics, is to highlight Kurt's voice as an instrument."
Elling welcomed the opportunity to record with Marsalis' Quartet.
"I love singing with a hard-hitting band," he said. "To be welcomed into the quartet's circle, which is all about new challenges and hard blowing, was very important to me. When I asked Branford what to bring about a week before the date, he said 'Don't worry, you've got the thing.' So I brought 'the thing.'" Recorded during a weeklong session in New Orleans, Upward Spiral is a collection that blends Great American Songbook staples, modern jazz standards and popular music mainstays from a diverse array of composers.
Pre-order now on:
Get the track "The Return (Upward Spiral)" before the June 10th release - only on iTunes. | |
GRAMMY Park, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience, premieres May 5-8, 2016 in Brooklyn, NY.
Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling & the Charlie Hunter Trio will perform during the Jazz All-Stars concert on Saturday, May 7, at 6:00 pm at LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park.
The FREE! Jazz-All Stars concert runs from 2:00-10:00 pm with a new group of musicians each hour.
Over the course of four days and nine live concert performances, more than 30 artists, collectively honored with 40-plus GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Awards, will converge in Brooklyn to celebrate the rich musical diversity of various genres, including jazz, R&B, gospel, pop, and Latin. Live music performances will take place in two of Brooklyn's most iconic locations, LeFrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park and the historic Kings Theatre.
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Your Moment of Elling . . .
I grew up with music being tied
to the consciousness
of moving people
to a higher plane of experience.
I learned the sense
of the joy of music,
the way the spirit can be lifted up
by music,
the way people can be healed
by music,
and that's what I hope
to continue to bring
and share with audiences
wherever we go.
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Kurt's website is rich with music & lyrics, audios & videos, photos, projects, a fan Forum, and Kurt's Store. Come visit us often!
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