Master Class - Kurt Elling

Watch Chicago's great jazz singer, Kurt Elling, as he works with the next generation of jazz vocalists.
Many of the vocalists who were featured at the Chicago Voices Concert took part in panel discussions, master classes, and demonstrations at Columbia College Chicago. Topics discussed and explored included vocal health and pedagogy, music business, self-marketing and promotion, social media, and career planning.

[@juliesings2]

this was one of the best master classes I've witnessed! He is so generous, funny, and an amazing artist, and so articulate. I good go on and on. He was so respectful and helpful to these young singers. He wasn't afraid to totally point out where they needed guidance. Thank you Kurt.

[@dannyrabin8415]

" Heartbreak ...overcoming yourself... Failure, overcoming failure, being broke ...That's the stuff that's not even musical..." Pure gold the sweet spot in the pocket

[@kmtkmtkmt1]

Every word he said needed to be said. Awesome.

[@monicaleon2601]

I literally screamed with joy when this popped up in my suggestions. Thank you 🌟🙏.

[@62chucky]

I am a singer. I am a huge fan of Kurt Elling! This is awesome...and Im taking it all in. I havent found my "scat" yet, lol...but jazz standards, show tunes, cabaret..I love.

[@12keysschoolofmusic84]

Wonderful! This is gold for jazz singers

[@kennydreadfuls861]

12 Keys School of Music for all musicians. I would never have had this exposure. Jazz improv was lost on my primary instrument but vocally I heard enjoyed it. So I thought I hated jazz until Kurt.

[@leighannstarcevich392]

This is great! Kudos to the students for demonstrating the learning process on stage! So valuable!

[@bassmonk2920]

One of the great master class of all time for vocalist......

[@PaulaRaBir]

Excelllent!

[@tabianamoto]

They are ALL SUPER CUTE!!!! Love Kurt Elling for doing this!

[@hcharton5722]

thank you!

[@RodolucoChile]

Kurt just to tell you thanks for this amazing class, from Chile

[@lomeband]

wonderful!

[@cesarcoelho7227]

Thank you !

[@SineadNicGabhannsinger]

Oh how I was I could have seen this 15 years ago, I believe it would have ment a different path for me. Thanks for sharing this, I will pass this on to the students I have so they can profit from it and I will implement these golden tips for myself where I can.

[@umalipamela]

That 19 year old girl - wow!

[@donniewalsh4299]

I’d love to see him teach in person. Super intelligent and kind

[@kennydreadfuls861]

I’m 40. I was classical clarinetist as a major. My heart wasn’t in it. It was in the music. I’m grateful for every chance to create music, or act, or even teach color guard. I always loved Bobby Mcferrin. All time favorite vocalist. Ella, Thornton, Etta, Mel Torme, and of course Frank. Before I walked away from from degree my senior year, I was lucky enough to hear Nature Boy by Kurt. I was immediately obsessed. So I stayed on top of all of his stuff. The Waking is probably my favorite. It just speaks to me. Here I am 40. With that same need to create music, but unsure how to use my training and ear and develop my own style and vocabulary. I kept trying to get a trio together. But I was putting the cart before the workhorse. I can’t move into Trane Changes with pitch accuracy. I can hear them after. But when I go for them I’m off and that just doesn’t work. But it’s because I’m not leading with my ears. I need to build some licks using slower tunes some patterns that get me back to where I need to be eventually. And practice with a piano and a metronome and record it. Same work ethic and heart, so I have the freedom. I need the vocabulary.

[@kennydreadfuls861]

I really can’t thank you enough.

[@kelvinong6549]

@@kennydreadfuls861 What a great self-analysis. I understand because I'm experiencing the exact same issues!

[@cesarcoelho8402]

amazing info. Thanks for sharing

[@florianjaeger6733]

Interesting content for musicians and teachers (I teach languages), delivered in an immensely agreeable way. Thanks, Kurt Elling, thanks, organizers!

[@sharonhendrix7496]

Brilliant.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@romainbertrand253]

Awesome masterclass

[@IvadyLevente]

Genius

[@saxfish]

< ! Priceless Jewel of a class ¡ Kurt just unfolded and exposed my LiFe ¡ Ohh, I can really relate ...and how! jajaja >

[@Briansongman]

Me too. I loved his mentioning that even when yiu are being ignored, you are still working something out. I have played countless gigs like that and never mailed it in. For that exact reason. Very cool to have Kurt say that.

[@bscnyc9948]

@@Briansongman hub very well said.... thanks Kurt... many thanks for sharing Kurt's songs mboy... loving all the songs. his sensible talks ND his style..!!! 😜🤣😂🎼🎶💯👍🏿👍🏿🙋👦🐒🍌💋💞🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bscnyc9948]

Mike Cortina.... agree much... many thanks😂😜🤣💞💋🔥🔥🔥👦🙋🐒🍌🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💯💯💋💋💋💞💞

[@bscnyc9948]

I miss you so much mboy... I love you more day by dY. 💍🙋👦🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💞🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💋💯💯🤣😢🎼🎶🙏🏿

[@bscnyc9948]

love be bk.... pls stay around... adios💋💋💋

[@csjazzalloy]

Great Kurt Elling! Motific Development teached the same way as the great Richie Beirach is doing!

[@kakilong]

The best advice if you wanna be a jazz singer study how Ella and Sarah sang it. Ditch the RnB inflection.

[@margittinell125]

❤

[@Jakecmuir]

So we all heard the lick get quoted right?

[@McZebra]

I randomly skipped through and at 39:40 heard it, scrolled down and here you are 😂

[@sallybowles2781]

what is the name of the song the first student sings? Dizzy?

[@ineseaside]

in walked bud from Monk

[@Michael-Oh]

46:45 THE LICK!! We can't hide from it's presence.

[@diggitydoo3502]

27:54 intuitive vs thinking

[@diggitydoo3502]

30:32 intuitive informed by compositional thinking

[@diggitydoo3502]

30:47 going slow improv, as slow as you need to, until you get the organization right, the perfect pitch pace gestures, everything perfect perfect

[@diggitydoo3502]

33:49 if you don't know, steal it. develop a library in the mind, heart, and throat that can be unconsciously accessed one thing in one song, is in 50 other songs

[@diggitydoo3502]

1:00:08 do not TELEGRAPH confusion.

[@diggitydoo3502]

1:04:04 t-s affirmation

[@ibarlemus9487]

camera man fainted at 1:14:40 :c

[@ngawangsonam6850]

what song is it in 17:56 ???

[@NickMarshallMusic]

Bye bye blackbird, it's a standard

[@ngawangsonam6850]

NickMarshallMusic tq very I searched for black bird instead of bye bye black bird tq anyway

[@nononouh]

7:30 27

[@jsiminski]

39:41 THE LICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111

[@harrymullany3294]

This is a very heavy-handed approach by both pianist and mentor who like to dominate the proceedings. Their lack of sensitivity to the singers is

[@kennydreadfuls861]

Harry Mullany I know I’m late to this post, but can you point me in a direction to perhaps a more appropriate jazz improv masterclass that is less heavy handed? Thanks in advance?

[@acspicer]

He's leading the session. WTF do you expect him to do?

[@dsilkasilkiieharris356]

This is a Masterclass. Just what it means...in college we had alot to go through before even alowed...you have to be tops at your study....so if i ts not for you...you aren't on the level to receive..keep studying ..you will get there...😊

[@franka9584]

Piano is too loud