(1967-11-02) November 2, 1967 (age 56) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Singer, composer
Years active
1995–present
Labels
Blue Note, Naim, Concord Jazz, Cuneiform, Okeh, Edition Records
Website
kurtelling.com
Musical artist
Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling became interested in music through his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church. He sang in choirs and played musical instruments. He encountered jazz while a student at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. After college, he enrolled in the University of Chicago Divinity School, but he left one credit short of a degree to pursue a career as a jazz vocalist.
Elling began to perform around Chicago, scat singing and improvising his lyrics. He recorded a demo in the early 1990s and was signed by Blue Note. He has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards, winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for Dedicated to You (2009) and Secrets Are the Best Stories (2021). Elling often leads the Down Beat magazine Critics' Poll. He had a longtime collaboration with pianist Laurence Hobgood, leading a quartet that toured throughout the world.[1]
^"Kurt Elling Biography" (PDF) (Press release). Depth of Field Management. June 17, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
KurtElling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling became interested...
album by jazz vocalist KurtElling, recorded and released in 2003 by Blue Note Records. As for all the previous albums Elling is accompanied by a piano...
vocalists for the first time, ranging from labelmates Norah Jones and KurtElling to Mos Def. 2003 found Hunter with a new label (Ropeadope) and two new...
percussionist. He was the drummer on vocalist KurtElling's Grammy-winning album Dedicated to You: KurtElling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, and...
(Decca 29746), Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, Mark Murphy, Chet Baker and KurtElling. Cassandra Wilson turned the song into an up-tempo swing number. Gioia...
Stan Getz, Ray Brown, Rosemary Clooney, Chick Corea, Eliane Elias, and KurtElling. It is owned by Concord. Cannonball Adderley Howard Alden Herb Alpert...
in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five. An excerpt of the poem also appears at the beginning of Dean Koontz's novel Odd Hours. KurtElling sings...
Crows, Augie March, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, Boy & Bear, KurtElling, Saints of Valory, and Big Talk. Other artists include Elton John, Rufus...
album by KurtElling. The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album four stars, and described it as "a worthy statement from Elling, who shows...
Other performers known for vocalese include Bob Dorough, Giacomo Gates, KurtElling, Al Jarreau, Mark Murphy, Roger Miller, New York Voices, The Royal Bopsters...
as "essential for all jazz collections". KurtElling recorded an album in 2009 Dedicated to You: KurtElling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman in...
Nightmoves is a 2007 jazz album by vocalist KurtElling. It was the first Elling album to be released by Concord Records. "Nightmoves" (Michael Franks...
Solitude: Live at Grace Cathedral (Marsalis Music, 2014) Upward Spiral with KurtElling (Marsalis Music, 2016) The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Marsalis...
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