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Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling
American Musician
Born: Nov 2, 1967
Jazz Me Musicians People Work You
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If you're going to be transparent, you're going to have to let the music come that wants to come. Kurt Elling
Music You Come Going Wants Transparent
I like the power and versatility of a big band and how an orchestra can vary the dynamics from very loud to very quiet, and SNJO covers those bases. Kurt Elling
Power Big Band Those Vary Like Big Band How Covers Versatility Loud Very Quiet Orchestra Dynamics Bases
You learn as much as you can from the people that you work with. That's why you want to surround yourself with the heaviest people that you can possibly get to. Kurt Elling
Work You Yourself People Surround Yourself Possibly Learn Surround Get Heaviest Want Much Why
Grammy nominations are certainly pleasant, but you can forget about them and lead a perfectly happy life - provided you have the approval of the musicians you work with. Kurt Elling
Life Work You Musicians Happy Happy Life Pleasant Approval About Lead Perfectly Provided Forget Grammy Them Certainly
It must be a hellish thing to know what's possible in music, to be hearing things all the time and not have an appropriate outlet for them. Kurt Elling
Music Time Appropriate Possible Must Outlet Know Hearing Them Hellish Thing Things
I consider myself very fortunate. I have a beautiful wife who supports my work and is raising our daughter when I'm out on the road. Kurt Elling
Work Beautiful Myself Wife Daughter Consider Our Out Road Supports Beautiful Wife Very Fortunate Who Raising
When improvisation is properly applied, it is compositional thinking, sped way up. Kurt Elling
Thinking Way Properly Up Improvisation Applied
Romance is one of the things that most countries share, and I've noticed how different communities have their own ways of singing about love and heartbreak. Kurt Elling
Love Singing Own Ways One Of The Things About Share Countries Most How Heartbreak Romance Different Noticed Communities Things
With a smaller setting, you have a lot more freedom and flexibility within a given moment, but not necessarily the velocity you have with a big band. Kurt Elling
Freedom You Big Band Setting Given More Smaller Velocity Big Band Within Lot Flexibility Moment Necessarily
I hope that I'm also maturing emotionally as a human being as things go on. Kurt Elling
Hope Human Being Emotionally Also Go Maturing Human Being Things
I listened to a lot of King Crimson back in the day. Kurt Elling
Day King Back Crimson King Crimson Lot Listened
I haven't been afraid of John Coltrane or Miles Davis or Bill Evans or Wayne Shorter or Herbie Hancock. Why would I be afraid of the Beatles? Kurt Elling
Beatles Wayne Would John John Coltrane Davis Coltrane Been Afraid Bill Miles Miles Davis Why
Part of my joy as a singer is to give gifts to people, and one way I try to connect to them is to add something in French or German or whatever. Kurt Elling
People Joy Try Whatever Add Way Gifts One-Way Give Something Part French Singer German Them Connect
As improvisers, we're acting as composers in front of people. Kurt Elling
People Composers Front Acting
There's a spiritual complement to any attempt at transposing a commitment to humanity through music or art. Kurt Elling
Music Art Spiritual Commitment Humanity Complement Through Attempt Any
I really thought I was gonna have a straight gig. But these jazz musicians put their arms around me time and again and said, 'Hey, young fella, you're one of us. Come with us.' That's a big deal when you're young and looking for your way in the world. Kurt Elling
Time Me You Musicians World Thought Looking Big Young Jazz Way Hey Gig Put Come Fella Arms Around Deal Said Big Deal Again Straight Gonna Us Really Your Jazz Musicians
You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies. Kurt Elling
Work You Lyrics Melodies Fit Very Improvised Getting Them Hard
We live in a society where it's cool to be criminal. Kurt Elling
Live Society Criminal Where Cool
In New York, the drummers rush for a reason - because there's so much energy crackling through everything in that city and so many collisions at a highly accelerated rate. Kurt Elling
Energy Everything City Rush Rate Through Highly New Drummers Accelerate Because York So Much Energy New York Much Reason Many
Out in L.A., things relax even further than they do in Chicago. There's such a looseness to it, and there's a potentially refreshing advantage to that. Kurt Elling
Relax Further Out Potentially Advantage Chicago Than Refreshing Even Things
I've tried to learn as much as I can about the great jazz singers to understand what makes them important, vital artists, but there is always something more to learn. Kurt Elling
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The singer is always an ambassador of music. Kurt Elling
Music Singer Always Ambassador
I want to be the jazz singer. Kurt Elling
Jazz Singer Want Jazz Singer
A lot of the commercial world wants to bank in on the cachet that jazz brings. Kurt Elling
World Jazz Lot Commercial Bank Wants Brings
I was very lucky that more experienced musicians allowed me to caterwaul until I figured out what it was really about. Kurt Elling
Me Musicians Out About More Allowed Until Very Experienced Really Figured Lucky
I think my intention was there, and my love for the music was apparent. And there are very few singers who get up and desire to take the kinds of risks that jazz musicians routinely need to be taking. Kurt Elling
Love Music Musicians Risks Few Jazz Think Kinds Take Taking Singers Up Very Get Intention Jazz Musicians Apparent Who Desire Need
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