Results for "Kurt Elling"

Article: Interview

Tom Warner: Honoring the Legacy

by Victor L. Schermer
May 6, 2009

Tom Warner recently replaced Mervon Mehta as vice-president of programming for the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, when the latter took the head position at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Among his eclectic musical tastes, the accessible, warm and articulate Warner has a strong interest in jazz.

Article: Big Band Report

Bud Shank: A Voice for the Ages

by Jack Bowers
April 29, 2009

I'll always have fond memories of the 2007 Prescott (Arizona) Jazz Summit, as it was the last time I had the great pleasure of seeing and hearing the phenomenal alto saxophonist Bud Shank doing what he did best: enfolding an entire audience in the palm of his hand with a seemingly endless stream of irrepressible notes ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Michele Thomas

by AAJ Staff
April 29, 2009

Meet Michele Thomas: Messenger, the highly anticipated release by jazz vocalist Michele Thomas features bright new arrangements of Stevie Wonder's most spiritually intimate and socially provocative songs. Album includes: “If It's Magic," “Higher Ground," “Jesus People Of America," “They Won't Go When I Go," and much more. Moved by the current relevance ...

News: Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival Announce 2009 Schedule

April 1, 2009

The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival for three days will celebrate the joy of jazz with a variety of legendary performers and visionary new artists in a weekend of jazz, blues, folk, and American song with performances on multiple stages at the Monterey Fairgrounds in bucolic Monterey, California. The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage will be the focal point ...

Album

Blue Note Trip - Birds / Beats

By DJ Maestro

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2008
Track listing: Birds; Filthy McNasty (intro); In The Winelight; Little Angel; Nightwalk; Along Came Betty; Devil May Care; Serenade To A Soul Sister; Ela É Carioca; Dirty Old Bossa Nova; Intimidate; Mira; Kathy; Wanin' Moon; Fertile Field; Perfect Make Out Music; Beats; Joe Sample; You Want Me To Stop Loving You; Stormy; The Dharma Bums; Groovy Sambas; Viola Fora De Moda; Falling In Love With Love; Yeh Yeh; Wack Wack; Hallelujah I Love Her So; Fat Judy; Don't Stop; Samba Do Carioca; Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria); Book's Bossa; A Rã; Dindi; Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good; Doin' The Thing (Outro);

Article: Album Review

Pat Metheny & Anna Maria Jopek: Upojenie

by John Kelman
November 3, 2008

A cult favorite amongst Pat Metheny fans, Upojenie--originally released by “Anna Maria Jopek & Friends with Pat Metheny" in the singer's native country of Poland by Warner Music in 2002--has been long overdue for greater international availability. The Nonesuch edition hasn't been remastered (it doesn't need it), but will still be of interest to Metheny fans ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Kurt Elling

November 2, 2008

All About Jazz is celebrating Kurt Elling's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Kurt EllingKurt Elling is the preeminent young male jazz singer today. NIGHTMOVES, Elling’s first recording for Concord/Universal will propel his career to new heights... more Website | Videos | Articles Join Kurt Elling's ...

News: Performance / Tour

Boston Gears up for Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival

September 18, 2008

Travel to Boston, Massachusetts in September, and you will find that baseball and American football aren't the only games in town. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, non-stop action of the musical kind can be found at the 8th Annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival - September 26-27. By the time the Boston Red Sox get ready ...

Video

Nature Boy

Featuring the music of Kurt Elling
Duration: 9:10
May 6, 2008

Kurt Elling performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in a concert presented on April 17th 2008 at the Opera House, Sydney, Australia. He is accopmanied by Laurence Hobgood on piano, Rob Amster on bass and Kobie Watkins on drums.

Article: Album Review

Chase Utley: Chasin' the Hits

by Edward Zucker
April 1, 2008

Actors want to be singers, singers want to be actors, and athletes want to be both. We have seen Wayman Tisdale and Bernie Williams release jazz albums in recent years. Now, Chase Utley, the Philadelphia Phillies starting second baseman and MVP candidate, has thrown his hat (or CD) into the ring. Utley's debut ...