Kurt Elling: In The Brass Palace with the Strathmore Jazz Orchestra
Fri, Feb 13
|The Music Center at Strathmore
Two-time Grammy Award winner Kurt Elling brings his one-of-a-kind beat lyricism and vocalese-writing ingenuity to Strathmore, joined by the Strathmore Jazz Orchestra
Time & Location
Feb 13, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
About the event
Two-time Grammy Award winner Kurt Elling brings his one-of-a-kind beat lyricism and vocalese-writing ingenuity to Strathmore, joined by the debut of the Strathmore Jazz Orchestra—the institution’s first-ever house big band.
Called “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time” by the New York Times, the Chicago-based musician has expanded the parameters of vocal jazz. Over a 25-year career of touring and recording, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz Vocal (France), two German Echo Awards, two Dutch Edison Awards, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award sixteen times. His fantastic work has only grown more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, including his stunning new LP, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree.
Elling’s work with other leading figures in the jazz world has included important collaborations with Branford Marsalis, Danilo Perez, Fred Hersch, Charlie Hunter and Stefon Harris. He has also performed as a featured soloist with many of the…