Barbican, LondonIn less than a decade of UK appearances, the Chicago jazz vocalist Kurt Elling has ascended from intimate performances for a handful of people to the standing ovation he received at the Barbican. An imaginative bill partnered him with sublime French accordionist Richard Galliano and the powerful Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and the singer hurtled through it all with more heart, musicality and technique than he has probably ever packed into a British gig.The first half partne...
Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonIn less than a decade of UK appearances, the Chicago jazz vocalist Kurt Elling has ascended from intimate performances for a handful of people to the stan... more info