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Start with The Gate (2011) album, Won JazzWeek Record of the Year (2011); cited on his official site as a signature work
Bio
Kurt Elling, born November 2, 1967 in Chicago, is one of the most acclaimed male jazz vocalists of his generation, praised by The New York Times as "the standout male jazz vocalist of our time." He discovered jazz at Gustavus Adolphus College and left the University of Chicago Divinity School one credit short to pursue singing, signing with Blue Note for his 1995 debut Close Your Eyes. He has received seventeen Grammy nominations, winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for Dedicated to You (2009) and Secrets Are the Best Stories (2021)