Wildflowers, Vol. 3 Kurt Elling & Christian Sands

• 1 The Glow Worm 02:55
• 2 Song of the Rainbow People 06:43
• 3 My Son 04:06
• 4 Blue Monk 07:29
• 5 Emotion 06:50
• Total Runtime 28:03

Info zu Wildflowers, Vol. 3

Die dritte Veröffentlichung von Kurt Ellings Wildflowers-Reihe setzt seine Reise fort, zeitlose Songs mit frischer Energie und emotionaler Tiefe neu zu interpretieren. Jede Veröffentlichung baut auf der vorherigen auf und bietet den Hörern eine einzigartige Mischung aus Jazzkunst, gefühlvollem Geschichtenerzählen und unerwarteten Wendungen, die die Musik lebendig und relevant halten.

Mit Wildflowers Vol. 3 liefert Elling ein weiteres Kapitel dieser sich entwickelnden Sammlung – ein Album, das Tradition und Innovation gleichermaßen feiert. Fans können sich auf die unverwechselbare stimmliche Wärme und lyrische Fantasie freuen, die Elling zu einer der renommiertesten Stimmen des heutigen Jazz gemacht haben.

Kurt Elling gehört unbestreitbar zu den unglaublichsten und einflussreichsten Jazzsängern unserer Zeit. Seine Wildflowers-Aufnahmeprojekte aus dem Jahr 2024, die Auftritte mit Soloklavier – zunächst mit Sullivan Fortner und dann mit Joey Calderazzo – beinhalteten, waren spontane und nahezu augenblickliche Sessions. Diese Aufnahmen bringen Ellings Ausdruckskraft wunderbar zur Geltung. Ein dritter Band von „Wildflowers“ steht kurz bevor, und Elling ist Headliner im Club Hancher mit einem Konzert mit Christian Sands am Klavier zur Unterstützung der Veröffentlichung des dritten Bandes von „Wildflowers“.

„…Kurt Elling setzt seinen Siegeszug als Jazzsänger für den denkenden Mann fort.“ (JazzTimes)

Kurt Elling, Gesang
Christian Sands, Klavier
Marquis Hill, Trompete (Track 2)

Kurt Elling
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, two-time GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. The New York Times proclaimed Elling, “the standout male vocalist of our time”. Over a twenty-five year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz Vocal (France), two German Echo Awards, two Dutch Edison Awards, and has been nominated for a GRAMMY award fifteen times. He has had a 14-year run atop the DownBeat Critics and Readers polls, and has won twelve Jazz Journalists Awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year”.

Kurt Elling’s voice is instantly recognizable, embracing listeners with his warm, rich baritone and navigating the full span of his four-octave range as a virtuoso improvisor and a compelling storyteller. The Guardian (UK) has named Kurt Elling, “a kind of Sinatra with superpowers,” and, “one of jazz’s all-time great vocalists.”

Elling has recorded and toured with Branford Marsalis, Danilo Perez, Stefon Harris, Fred Hersch, James Morrison, and Charlie Hunter. He has performed extensively with larger ensembles like The Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra, The National Youth Orchestra (led by Sean Jones), The Bob Mintzer Big Band, The BBC Concert Symphony (led by Guy Barker) The Metropole Orchestra (Holland), The Irish Radio and Television Orchestra (led by Brian Byrne), The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and The WDR Orchestra and Big Band (Germany).

The Wall Street Journal said, “Elling combines authenticity with stunning originality.” The Washington Post declared that, “since the mid-1990s, no singer in jazz has been as daring, dynamic or interesting as Kurt Elling.”

Elling’s dynamism is enhanced exponentially by the fact that he consistently generates new vocal material by writing and recording signature and definitive lyrics to the compositions of foundational jazz composers like John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Zawinul. Additionally, Kurt Elling has co-created multi-disciplinary performances for Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater and The City of Chicago. Jazz At Lincoln Center saw the world premier of The Big Blind, an entirely new jazz musical-in-progress Elling is co-writing with collaborator Phil Galdston (“Save The Best For Last”). National Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky declared that, “In Kurt Elling’s art, the voice of jazz gives new spiritual presence to the ancient, sweet and powerful bond between poetry and music.”

Elling has toured the world in a variety of contexts, including UNESCO-sponsored “International Jazz Day” performances in Havana, Cuba, in St. Petersburg, Russia, in Melbourne, Australia and in Washington DC. He has twice performed at the White House, including a performance in collaboration with the late Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony Orchestra for President Obama’s first State Dinner. He has served as Artist-In-Residence at the Monterey and Singapore Jazz Festivals. As a music industry leader, Elling spent six years serving as a Trustee and two years as Vice Chairman of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Christian Sands
This young pianist will be exciting to behold perform. His diversity and talent is aptly displayed on his latest record, 2018’s “Facing Dragons,” a beautifully executed song cycle played with his core trio — bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Jerome Jennings — that is a locked and loaded paean to groove and mood. The musicians flow seamlessly. The record is joyful in tone. Christian started his musical education at the age of four and attributes a good deal of his influence to the church, where Sunday services set the tone for the rest of the week. “Church music is key in not just my sound but most jazz musicians I look up to. It’s a culture that most of us have gone through so it’s embedded in what we do,” he says. “Jazz can be a religious experience and for me my playing is my gift to God.” And what a gift it is.

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