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Kurt Elling

June 14, 2006 by Andy

If you live in New York this week you are a lucky, lucky person. All week long is the New York City Jazz Festival. It’s time to plunk down $40 on some of the best musicians you’ve ever heard – screw your binge-drinking or the down payment on those fancy shoes.

Last night I went to Birdland and saw Kurt Elling. Holy shit. This guy is everything that is right about music. He is hands down one of the best vocalists I have ever heard in my life. He’s doing 2 sets a night (at 9 and 11) for the rest of the week through Saturday night. Tickets are $40 and if you show up early they’ll get you a table right up front. If you’re in the mood to have a drink or two (and you’d better be since there’s a $10 minimum) and hear some AWESOME music, go check it out. They also serve dinner and though I just had some assorted fruits and cheeses they were fantastic.

You can probably show up tonight without making a reservation and just pay at your table, but I wouldn’t recommend it for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You can pre-buy the $40 cover online and check the schedules and performers here. If you’re interested in Kurt Elling, just go check out his website.

Some of the highlights from the set I saw were Nature Boy, Never My Love, the first tune he did was awesome but I don’t know the name of it, and then as a finale he sang a tune that he wrote the lyrics too called Time To Say Goodbye – it was just amazing.

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  1. Betty says

    June 14, 2006 at 6:21 am

    I am a huge jazz VOCALIST fan. I have a great collection from the 40s and 50s. But not so much a fan of the instrumental. I had no idea about this. But I love Nature boy, I even have original sheet music to it.

  2. Andy says

    June 14, 2006 at 8:33 am

    You should definitely go see Kurt. He’ll knock your socks off and then some.

  3. Ashburnite says

    June 14, 2006 at 11:44 am

    I’m not really into jazz, plus I’m in DC. Just wanted to say welcome back. How was Spain?

  4. jazz says

    June 19, 2006 at 5:49 pm

    i’m so mad that i didn’t see this post in time to invite myself with!!!

    damnit!!!

  5. Cee says

    February 21, 2008 at 10:14 pm

    Hey betty u knw how i can get a copy of the sheet music to Nature Boy? Kurt Ellings version? any place i can download it? ru selling? I need it for my college recital…Thanks

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