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Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling 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 and Secrets Are the Best Stories. 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Elling) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Albums See All
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Wildflowers, Vol.1
2024
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SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
2023
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SuperBlue: The London Sessions
2022
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SuperBlue
2021
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Secrets Are The Best Stories (feat. Danilo Perez)
2020
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Upward Spiral
2016
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Passion World
2015
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1619 Broadway ‒ The Brill Building Project
2012
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The Gate
2011
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Nightmoves
2007
Singles & EPs
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SuperBlue: Guilty Pleasures Vol.2 (feat. Huntertones)
EP2025
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Steppin' Out
Single2025
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Single2024
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Wildflowers, Vol. 2
EP2024
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Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1 (feat. Nate Smith)
EP2023
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A Happy Thought (feat. Stu Mindeman)
Single2018
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American Tune
Single2018
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Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left, Carry My Pain On The Right)
Single2015
Videos See All
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Where the Streets Have No Name
Kurt Elling219K views
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Manic Panic Epiphanic (feat. Charlie Hunter)
Kurt Elling24K views
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American Tune (Official Video)
Kurt Elling161K views
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SuperBlue (Live at the Pool, London)
Kurt Elling35K views
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SuperBlue: 'The Seed' - Live from The Pool
Kurt Elling28K views
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Bonita Cuba (feat. Arturo Sandoval)
Kurt Elling98K views
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SuperBlue: Sassy - Live from The Pool
Kurt Elling49K views
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After the Storm - Mumford & Sons (Cover)
Kurt Elling13K views
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Late Night Jazz
PlaylistYouTube Music
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Jazz Christmas
PlaylistYouTube Music
Artist-made playlists
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"The Beautiful Day" Yule Log
PlaylistKurt Elling14K views
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Live Performance
PlaylistKurt Elling939 views
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Passion World Videos
PlaylistKurt Elling785 views
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SuperBlue: Live
PlaylistKurt Elling103 views
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SuperBlue - Live at The Pool
PlaylistKurt Elling70 views
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Wildflowers, Vol.1
PlaylistKurt Elling25 views
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