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Kurt Elling.
Elling may be the greatest male Jazz singer of all time.
~ Jazz Review
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Fall 2016: Kurt Elling on Tour in the US & Europe,
plus The Beautiful Day
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Kurt's Upcoming Gigs & News
The Branford Marsalis Quartet
with special guest Kurt Elling
brings Upward Spiral to Curaçao
and the US in September & October.
They'll tour together again in 2017.
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The Quartet features Branford Marsalis, saxophones,
Joey Calderazzo, piano; Eric Revis, bass; and Justin Faulkner, drums.
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Sept 2
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Sept 8
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Sept 14
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Sept 15
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Sept 17
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Sept 27-28
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Jon Hendricks' 95th Birthday Celebration, with special guests Kevin Mahogany, Janis Siegel, & Kurt Elling, Iridium, NY, NY
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Sept 30
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Oct 1
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Oct 2
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Oct 3
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Oct 4
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Oct 6
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Oct 7
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Oct 19
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Kurt Elling Quintet, Benefit Concert for TUCCA, Sala São Paulo, São Paulo, BRAZIL
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Oct 26-29
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Kurt Elling Quintet, Birdland, NY, NY - 8 shows! - The Beautiful Day CD Release Celebration
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In November & December, the Kurt Elling Quintet presents The Beautiful Day
Please see Kurt's Touring page or Bandsintown for all of his confirmed gigs through mid-May 2017.
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His forthcoming album, The Beautiful Day, is set to release on October 28, 2016. It will be Elling's first release on OKeh, as well as his first holiday album.
Of the signing Kurt says, "I am very excited about starting a new relationship with OKeh. OKeh A&R head, Wulf Müller, reminds me of the late Bruce Lundvall in his enthusiasm for the music and his love for his artists. Wulf has been a friend of mine for years and I know that I will have his full support moving forward - both as an artist and a business partner."
The new album will be supported by a tour across Europe and the US East Coast.
Kurt joins other jazz stars on the OKeh Records label, including Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Till Brönner, Dave Holland, Bob James, David Sanborn, The Bad Plus, and more.
Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait, Masterworks Broadway and Flying Buddha imprints.
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Kurt's First Holiday Album
Coming October 28th!
Kurt Elling & his outstanding band - Stu Mindeman, piano; Clark Sommers, bass; John McLean, guitar; and Kendrick Scott, drums - went into the studio in Chicago to record The Beautiful Day, Kurt's first holiday album and his first for OKeh Records. It will be released on October 28th.
The Beautiful Day is Kurt's hand-picked selection of Christmas music, just in time for the winter holidays! Stay tuned for previews, videos, ordering information, and other news about this great new album.
The Kurt Elling Quintet will perform 8 shows at Birdland in New York City from October 26-29 for the CD Release Celebration of The Beautiful Day.
Then they'll tour Europe in November, performing in Stockholm, Sweden; Pordenone, Italy; London, England; Paris, France; Fontainebleau, France; & Cenon, France.
In December, they'll play four shows at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston and then a holiday show at The Hamilton, Washington, DC.
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A Video Delight for Early Autumn
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Time to Say Goodbye,
Kurt Elling with the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Vince Mendoza, arranged by Erica Sequine, Rotterdam, March 2012
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Your Moment of Elling . . .
Any music that jazz encounters,
it absorbs and transforms.
It takes it into itself and transfigures that art form.
It's true when jazz musicians
go after classical music,
Afro-Cuban music, Brazilian music.
It's what jazz does.
It encounters unforeheard propositions,
and it absorbs and transforms those sounds
into something new and amazing.
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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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