Kurt Elling Electrifies San Francisco.
The man currently regarded as "the outstanding male vocalist in jazz today," DownBeat Critics Poll Male Vocalist for thirteen years 2000 - 2012 , and Grammy-award winner, Kurt Elling (Dedicated To You: 2009 ), made a one-night appearance at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco on Wednesday 10th October, 2012 for two shows. Jazbuzz.com was on hand for the late show at 10:00PM. And what a show it was! Now, I am no longer incredulous at that thirteen-year string of DownBeat Critics Poll Awards . As far as I am concerned, Elling is the 21st Century 'jazz' incarnation of the original "Thin Man," Francis Albert Sinatra ; the 'kid from Hoboken.' This time the 'kid' is from Chicago; or more poetically, 'the Windy City.' This is no crass comparison of the two men. But there are striking similarities in their artistry and professional miens. For starters, like Sinatra, Elling eschews singing 'silly' songs; he keeps audience...