Kurt Elling live in concert.
ON TOUR

Kurt Elling

25
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

86
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Kurt Elling is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 25 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Kurt Elling is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. Kurt Elling concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dazzling and innovative.

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Latest Release

SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree (August 25, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
Chicago, United States (11/2/1967) (11/2/1967)
Bio
Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist. Elling graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College.
Has Performed With
Sheila Jordan

Critic Concert Reviews

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

August 23, 2023
90
%
Kurt Elling Live In Concert In Australia

Music-News.com (UK)

November 6, 2022
100
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Kurt Elling, widely recognized, at least amongst critics and his colleagues, as one of the greatest jazz vocalists around, is performing at the famous Blue Note on this warm November evening in Milan. Touring his latest recorded project, SuperBlue, with the aid of some superlative musicians

Chicago Tribune (USA)

August 20, 2022
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Kurt Elling at the Green Mill: Old stomping grounds, new vigor with ‘SuperBlue’ band

Jazzwise (UK)

July 27, 2022
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Kurt Elling, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp light up Umbria Jazz 2022

The Herald (Scotland)

July 16, 2018
80
%
Assembly Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland

Scenestr (Australia)

June 13, 2018
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Kurt Elling last performed at Brisbane's The Tivoli Theatre in 2004, launching his 'Man In the Air' album to an enthusiastic fan base that had grown significantly since his first Brisbane appearance in 2000 and justifiably continues to expand.

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

June 10, 2018
80
%
Kurt Elling Flights of fancy now adorned with ring of truth

Past critic reviews published in

KDHX (USA), The Guardian (UK), The Age (Australia), Seattle Music News (USA), The Arts Desk (UK) and more

Image Credit

Simon Bierwald [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons