Kurt Elling Added as Guest on John Pizzarelli's "Radio Deluxe" at Tanglewood

[dawn singh]

Vocalist Kurt Elling will be a special guest artist on “Radio Deluxe” with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at 2 pm in Lenox, Massachusetts. Other guests include Bucky Pizzarelli, Harry Allen and Aaron Weinstein. The program will be taped before a live audience for national broadcast.

Kurt Elling’s rich baritone voice spans four octaves and displays an astonishing technical facility and emotional depth. Elling has an awesome command of rhythm, texture, phrasing, and dynamics, often sounding more like a virtuoso jazz musician than a mere singer. His repertoire ranges from his own compositions to modern interpretations of standards, both of which can be the springboard for free form improvisation, scatting, spoken word and poetry. As composer and lyricist, Elling has written scores of his own compositions and set lyrics to the songs and improvised solos of many jazz masters. In addition to the compositional work he has done with collaborator-in-chief Laurence Hobgood, Elling has collaborated in the creation of new pieces with John Clayton, Fred Hersch, Bob Mintzer, Charlie Hunter and Orbert Davis, among others.

The New York Times says of Elling, “he is the standout male jazz vocalist of our time.” His most recent recording, “Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman,” (Concord/Universal) was recorded live at Lincoln Center and released in June, 2009.

For the complete line-up and ticket information for the Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 4-6, visit tanglewoodjazzfestival.org or call SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200. Tickets are priced from $17 to $75 and all-day lawn passes, priced at $34, are available for performances on Saturday and Sunday. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood grounds maintenance fee.

Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood’s Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, MA. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, personal checks, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office.

The media partner for the Tanglewood Jazz Festival is jazzcorner.com.

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