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VARIOUS ARTISTS / "Wise One Mixtape" Source: Breath of Life - " 03 Wise One Mixtape.mp3 The word is that Trane wrote this one for Naima, his first wife, the one who helped him defeat his drug habit.

Sarajevo Jazz Festival Opens Sarajevo Sarajevo The 13th annual Sarajevo Jazz Festival opened here on Tuesday with a performance by the US singer Kurt Elling, one of the world's most distinctive male vocalists in jazz today.

It is somewhat disconcerting how few new male vocalists inhabiting the jazz idiom practice their craft with the same degree of genius and virtuosity as saxophonists and other instrumentalists.

SOURCE: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of their CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10 at Borders Books and Music , 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood.

Things are looking much better for vinyl releases this week and beyond. It wasn't a bad month either.

I USUALLY dislike the term vocalist when what people really mean is singer, but in the case of Kurt Elling, who's riding a critical wave with his latest recording, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, it fits the man as perfectly as one of his well-tailored suits.

I USUALLY dislike the term vocalist when what people really mean is singer, but in the case of Kurt Elling, who's riding a critical wave with his latest recording, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, it fits the man as perfectly as one of his well-tailored suits.

Inspired by the request of the Chicago Jazz Festival, eight-time Grammy nominee Kurt Elling spun his own style into the music of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, enlisting the help of a string quartet.

Kurt Elling channels his love of jazz into musical innovation. Photograph by: Supplied, Edmonton Journal Concert Preview Kurt Elling Quartet Opener: Nuf Sed Where: Citadel Maclab Theatre When: Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Tickets: $45 from Citadel box office In an era where the landscape of what passes for jazz singers is often very predictable, it's ...

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Jazz : Kurt Elling - It's all about ambiance and dedication on "Dedicated to You," the latest release by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling.

In 2006, Kurt Ellling, who has blossomed into the most striking male vocalist in jazz, created a concert tribute to the one album made by tenor sax legend John Coltrane, his landmark quartet of the early 1960s and the obscure, baritone singer Johnny Hartman.

SOURCE: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St.

I'm not the world's biggest Tony Bennett fan. I always felt that compared with the stylings of Frank Sinatra, Nat "King " Cole or Johnny Hartman, Tony was something of a pop singer cast in a jazz singer's role.