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GRAMMY award-winning Kurt Elling is an American jazz singer and songwriter. He is a baritone with a four-octave range, and a writer and performer of vocalese, writing and performing words over improvised jazz solos.
In 1995, Elling signed with Blue Note, and the songs on the demo became the Grammy-nominated label debut, Close Your Eyes (1995). The album was followed by The Messenger (1997).
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In 1999, he became a National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and in 2003, he was elected vice-chair and served two terms.
In 2006, Elling performed on the television program Legends of Jazz, in the episode “The Jazz Singers“. Elling sang “She’s Funny That Way” and performed a duet with Al Jarreau on “Take Five”. The recording was released on CD and DVD.
In August of the same year, Kurt Elling signed a contract with Concord Jazz, and his first album with the label, Nightmoves, was released in 2007.
On January 31, 2010, he won his first Grammy Award in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Album for the album Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman on the Concord Jazz label.
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In 2016, he was a member of Branford Marsalis‘s quartet. He toured with the band and performed on the album, Upward Spiral, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. Marsalis co-produced Elling’s album, The Questions, and performed on three songs.
In August 2023, Kurt Elling performed at the Newport Jazz Festival along with others, including Jon Batiste, Thundercat, Big Gigantic, Christian McBride, Charles Lloyd Quartet, Keyon Harrold, James Brandon Lewis, and Charlie Hunter.
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