Kurt Elling is a very respected jazz vocalist from the states. He is such a crooner, and delivers such an impressive set this evening, in the form of some of his fantastic arrangements of some of the biggest standards to date, including a stunning version of “Come Fly With Me”, which opens the set in style. From the moment he walks out on stage, he is smiling to the audience, developing such a fantastic rapport with everyone involved. “I Like the Sunrise” is a mid set highlight with each member of the band taking a good sixteen bars to show off some of their best chops. My personal highlight of this set is when he performs the song “House Is Not A Home”, which simply makes the audience listen so tentatively, in appreciation of this jazz great. As a musician, and having majored in jazz piano in my first year of university, I can appreciate the complexities that the band go through literally from the start to the finish of each song, busting out some of the most amazing jazz voicings in each song. It is stunning to watch Kurt Elling do what he does best.
Montreal
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