Some repertoires are not simply performed – they must be lived. Weather Report’s is one of them. Their music mixed rigor and vision, technique and spirituality, transforming fusion into more than just a style: into a language, into a horizon. Decades later, Celebrate Weather Report is not a mere tribute but a bold gamble – to restore those songs to the human voice, to words, to flesh. Kurt Elling, intellectual crooner and acrobat of vocal jazz, takes that risk and places himself at the center of the challenge. Widely regarded as one of the most original voices in contemporary jazz, Elling is renowned for his refined style and mastery of vocalese – the art of writing lyrics to famous instrumental solos, from Wayne Shorter to Pat Metheny (for whom he famously penned the lyrics to “Minuano”). His interpretations weave vocal technique, literary sensibility, and improvisation, with references to poets like […]
Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets: celebrating Weather Report
The great singer joins one of the most celebrated contemporary jazz bands to reinterpret the legendary repertoire of Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul in an unusual vocal dimension. Soon, they will bring the project live to Italy.
