Kurt Elling

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Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) 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 seventeen Grammy Awards, winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for Dedicated to You (2009) and Secrets Are the Best Stories (2021). 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.

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Kurt Elling, né le 2 novembre 1967 à Chicago (Illinois), est un chanteur de jazz américain. Il a sorti sept albums sur le prestigieux label Blue Note. Il a chanté et enregistré avec des musiciens aussi divers que Billy Corgan des Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Mintzer des Yellowjackets, Buddy Guy ou Charlie Hunter, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns.

Elling a remporté 3 années de suite le titre de Meilleur chanteur masculin des magazines spécialisés DownBeat et JazzTimes. Il est également le Vice Chairman de la National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, l'organisation de 17 000 membres qui produit la cérémonie annuelle des Grammy Awards. Son album de 2007, Nightmoves, qui porte le nom d'une chanson de Michael Franks (reprise sur l'album), est paru sur le label Concord Records et a reçu une nomination aux Grammy Awards dans la catégorie Meilleur album de jazz vocal.

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