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Kurt Elling

Born: November 2, 1967

GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He won the DownBeat Critics Poll for fourteen consecutive years and was named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association on eight occasions. An international jazz award winner, he has also been GRAMMY nominated a dozen times.

Elling's rich baritone spans four octaves and features both astonishing technical mastery and emotional depth. His repertoire includes original compositions and modern interpretations of standards, all of which are springboards for inspired improvisation, scatting, spoken word and poetry.

In the Brass Palace

By Kurt Elling

Label: Big Shoulders
Released: 2026

Afro Blue (10th Anniversary Edition)

By Harold Mabern

Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: The Chief; Afro Blue (feat. Gregory Porter); Don't Misunderstand (feat. Norah Jones); My One and Only Love (feat. Jane Monheit); Portrait of Jennie (feat. Kurt Elling); Do It Again (feat. Peter Bernstein).

Bridges

By Orquestra Jazz de Leiria

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: 1 – Groovid (10:31) 2 – O Cacilheiro (6:48) 3 – Drown In My Own Tears (3:11) 4 – Darkest Hour (4:29) 5 – Não Arrastes o Meu Caixão (5:59) 6 – Where To Find It (6:10) 7 – Mente (7:21) 8 – Bye Bye Love (2:04) 9 – Mãos (3:30) 10 – Flor Sem Tempo (5:11) 11 – I Fall In Love To Easily (6:12) 12 – Woody’n You (live) (3:45) 13 – Over The Rainbow (live) (7:12)

Royalty: The Music of Duke Ellington & Count Basie

By Todd Stoll

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Second Line; Sepia Panorama; No Moon at All; Easin’ It; My Little Brown Book; Chinoiserie; You Turned the Tables on Me; Shiny Stockings; Flight of the Foo Birds; Every Day I Have the Blues; Banquet Scene; Who Me.

Interpretations of Thelonious Monk by Max Roach, Leon Thomas, Wynton Marsalis, Others

by David W. Daniels
October 27, 2026

In addition to the musicians named, new music is featured by Vanisha Gould, Steve Davis, and a Charles Tolliver reissue. Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Monk In Wonderland" from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 Thelonious Monk “Bye-Ya (Live)" from Monk (Live) (Gearbox) 8:40 Sonny Rollins “Autumn Nocturne" from The Standard Sonny Rollins (RCA Victor) 18:18 Dinah Washington ...

Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra: Royalty: The Music of Duke Ellington & Count Basie

by Jack Bowers
October 23, 2026

According to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, there are at least 33 cities, towns and other populated areas in the U.S. that answer to the name “Springfield." Only five boast populations of more than 20,000, and one (Illinois) is a state capital. Springfields can be found in Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and ...

Jimetta Rose, Emile Parisien, Carla Marciano, Julieta Eugenio, Punkt.Vrt.Plastik, Kurt Elling

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 20, 2026

After a few weeks during which we've delved into the legacies of Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Dave Holland, a huge pile of new releases has built up on our virtual desks and hard drives. And so we're back to our usual format: plentiful of new releases, where the borders between jazz, global music, electronics and ...

Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Jon Hendricks, Ekep Nkwelle And More

by Jua Howard
October 12, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I want to begin by noting the recent passing of an artist with depth and endless creativity, Cassandra Wilson. Her contributions to the world of music will be greatly ...

Preview of John Coltrane special; Birthday recognition for Jon Hendricks, Oliver Lake, and others

by David W. Daniels
September 22, 2026

In addition to previewing next week's John Coltrane special and the named birthday recognitions, this episode of Exploration includes classics from Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, and others. New music from Terje Gewalt, Branford Marsalis with Dianne Reeves, and Ross Valory are also included. Playlist John Coltrane “A Love Supreme Pt. 1: Acknowledgement" from A ...