Kurt Elling stopped by our performance studio on April 15th. Check out the audio and video from the performance below. In the studio with Kurt Elling—The complete jazz singer By Justin Steyer, Nick ...

“I keep moving all the time,” jazz singer and lyricist Kurt Elling said last week. Elling, the winner of two Grammy Awards and dozens more honors, was in Alexandria, Virginia, filming performances ...

Kurt Elling first appeared on The Third Story podcast in 2016—nearly ten years ago now. In some ways, it feels like a lifetime ago. Back then, he had moved from his native Chicago to New York and was ...

On “Passion World,” jazz singer Kurt Elling expands his musical horizons way beyond his previous CD, “1619 Broadway-the Brill Building Project,” which focused on classic pop tunes by the songwriting ...

Elling’s jazz reputation was partly built on extensive use of scat in great early recordings like Close Your Eyes, and his muscular vocal control is better suited to that kind of quasi-instrumental ...

Kurt Elling, the owner of a remarkable four-octave voice and astounding improvisational chops, is regarded by his peers as the ultimate jazz vocalist. This week he shares his talents in two Kennedy ...

Possessing a flexible, octave-skating baritone, Kurt Elling is among today’s most-talented jazz singers. The Chicago native consistently tops the jazz-mag polls and has earned Grammy nods for damned ...

The Chicago jazz musician has joined the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical “Hadestown” as Hermes. “It's rejuvenating, and it can also be terrifying." The life of an artist can take many ...

I don’t know what kind of vitamins Kurt Elling is taking, but I want some. With “Steppin’ Out,” he stepped up to the stage to start his set at Birdland on a high with this number which is a favorite ...