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Celebrity jazz concerts are often dreary affairs—museums of dusty music where real jazz goes to die. Think of beige nights at Lincoln Center, the players wearing stiff suits, anxious to showcase their cool virtuosity while neglecting to tell a story with their music. By comparison, Thursdayâ?...
Carter and Elling produced the most interesting sound of the night as they practically interchanged positions, Carter channeling Billie Holiday’s mournfulness with her violin, Elling mimicking the sound of a trumpet. This was obvious on “When I Grow Too Old To Dream,â?...
Elling, a lounge lizard with a pink pocket handkerchief and slicked-back hair, unquestionably played the role of entertainer and host throughout the night. He makes a point of arranging poems to transcribed musical improvisations, and he did not disappoint with a version of Robert Pinsky’s ?...
But if you really can’t make it in time, you can always head to the Scullers Jazz Club (400 Soldiers Field) tonight to hear Kurt Elling sing the music of Johnny Coltrane and John Hartman. Tickets are $28, and there are shows at 8 and 10 p.m...
I was thinking this wasn't a bad life until veteran flight attendant Elaine Elling put it in perspective. "It's very glamorous," she said. "There's no other job where you thank people for their trash." I don't think I made her feel better by reminding her about...