Kurt Elling
Wins
2
Nominations
17
Category
Biography
"You don't know what bravery is until you overcome fear."
- Born Nov. 2, 1967, in Chicago
- Kurt Elling signed to Blue Note Records after catching the label's attention with an early demo that he created with the help of pianist Laurence Hobgood. The tracks on that demo later went on to be included in his GRAMMY-nominated debut, 1995's Close Your Eyes.
- The jazz vocalist won his first career GRAMMY for 2009 for Best Jazz Vocal Album for Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman.
- Elling has cited Tony Bennett and the Woody Herman Band as among his early music influences.
- He was among the performers at the inaugural GRAMMY Park in 2016, the first GRAMMY-branded, multiday live music experience held in New York.
- In 2003 Elling was elected as Vice Chair for The Recording Academy and went on to serve two terms.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Wildflowers Vol. 1
Kurt Elling, Sullivan Fortner
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Best Alternative Jazz Album
SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Corey Fonville, DJ Harrison, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
SuperBlue
Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter
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Best Jazz Vocal Album Winner
Secrets Are The Best Stories
Chris Allen, Kurt Elling, Danilo Perez
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Questions
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Upward Spiral
Kurt Elling, Joey Calderazzo, Branford Marsalis, Eric Revis, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Justin Faulkner
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Gate
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album Winner
Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman
Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood, Rob Macomber, Dave O'Donnell
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Man In The Air
Kurt Elling
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Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Easy Living
Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Flirting With Twilight
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Live in Chicago (Album)
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
This Time It's Love (Album)
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Messenger (Album)
Kurt Elling
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Close Your Eyes (Album)
Kurt Elling
