Sunday, January 31, 2010

Kurt Elling's "Dedicated to You" wins GRAMMY for Best Vocal Jazz Album!

SPECIAL EDITION: 52nd GRAMMY Awards 2010
And the GRAMMY goes to . . .
~ KURT ELLING ~
Best Vocal Jazz Album

"Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman" (Concord Jazz), also voted one of the Top 10 Vocal Jazz Albums of the Year in the 31st Annual Jazz Station Poll, on which Kurt Elling also placed as # 1 Best Jazz Male Singer, with his DVD "Live in Montreal" being voted among the Top 10 Jazz DVDs of 2009. For more details, please check:
http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-jazz-of-2009.html

Bravo & many, many congratulations, Kurt!

Watch the Pre-Telecast Awards Ceremony streaming live 1:00-4:00 pm PST Sunday, January 31.or the archived podcast available
1:00-4:00 pm PST Sunday, January 31.
or the archived podcast available on line through February.
Kurt's GRAMMY Award comes about 1:25 into the show.

Kurt co-hosted this live GRAMMY awards show with Tia Carrere
and performed Billie Holiday's God Bless the Child with Lalah Hathaway.
Their duet comes about 1:48 into the show. Join Kurt's many fans on Facebook & Myspace

Meet the GRAMMY man, John Billings, Sr.,
who lovingly handcrafts the GRAMMY statues, in these two short video interviews: The GRAMMY Man, Part 1 (9:50) The GRAMMY Man, Part 2 (6.22)

Watch Kurt's five-minute video about "Dedicated to You," with clips from the live performance at Lincoln Center where the album was recorded in January 2009. Songs include "Dedicated to You," "Autumn Serenade," "All or Nothing at All," and "Lush Life."
Dedicated to You video
"Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman" is available @ Amazon.
List Price: $18.98
Amazon Price: $14.99 Buy Now

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