Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. His latest release delves deep into the American psyche with a collection of blank verse narratives that twist, ...

Vocalist and poet Kurt Elling brings his rich baritone to Piano Jazz for a set of tunes and spoken improvisations with host Marian McPartland. As a child, Elling sang regularly in church and ...

When recording songs written by other artists, the jazz musician faces a dilemma: how to pay homage to, and show respect for, the composer's vision, while at the same time bringing to the tune a fresh ...

Highly regarded as a jazz singer, composer and lyricist, Kurt Elling takes the spotlight for the next entry in the Bates College Concert Series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Olin Arts Center ...

Kurt Elling, the rare singer-songwriter in this genre whose long hair and soul patch make him look more appropriate for the blues, hails from the mannered side that emphasizes the cool and beautiful, ...

Elling and Kjell Bjarne are roommates in a mental ward, until they are both released to live together in the “real world.” Can two crazy men share an apartment without driving each other crazier? The ...

Set in the current day, Elling is a comedy about a wildly mismatched pair of roommates trying to embrace life, love, friendship, pizza, poetry and women. Both Elling and Kjell are patients in a mental ...

It's often said of particular jazz singers: "He's (she's) really got a good set of pipes." And the compliment seems meant to denote the sheer God-given beauty of the vocal instument. The thirty-five ...