With a rich, supple baritone that roams multiple octaves and negotiates jazz's nuances with sparkling originality and finesse, Chicago's Kurt Elling is arguably the finest contemporary male jazz vocalist. Soulful, intense, and classically hip, Elling is a scat and vocalese master, can swing with the best of them, and is a particularly poetic lyricist and idiosyncratic interpreter of widely eclectic material.... More >>>