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ARTICLES

PERFECT PRESENT — KURT ELLING ON BEING IN THE MOMENT

INTERVIEW Drawcard: Kurt Elling KURT Elling is a hard taskmaster — hard on himself and on his audiences. The Grammy award-winning vocalist has made a rigorous study of the great jazz singers and strives for total engagement with music through improvisation and spontaneity. He has mastered scatting, singing and writing vocalese lyrics for jazz standards and current repertoire. He can sing a beautiful ballad and … Continue reading PERFECT PRESENT — KURT ELLING ON BEING IN THE MOMENT

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CD REVIEWS

Resurgence — Mark Isaacs

(ABC Jazz) PIANIST composer Isaacs says a good standard is “like a circle with a gap” because “there’s some way to mess it around a bit”. The breadth of his musical experience is evident whether he is messing with jazz standards or, as in this case, revelling in his original compositions. Here Isaacs lives out his dream of a perfect band playing his music as … Continue reading Resurgence — Mark Isaacs

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