This event is in the past.It took place on March 21, 2026 at Birdland Jazz Club.


Kurt Elling's honeyed baritone meets a wall of brass in this rare preview of his new album, In the Brass Palace. The Grammy-winning vocalist trades improvisational fireworks with New York's sharpest young big-band players at the legendary Birdland Theater.
Big-band jazz
Legendary jazz club
Vocal virtuoso
Intimate theater setting
Tips
🎺"impressive set" with "amazing jazz voicings" (Lannistaar)
🥁Ulysses Owens Jr. leads on drums, longtime Elling collaborator
🎵Celebrating new album *In the Brass Palace* release
Kurt Elling
Theater District


Kurt Elling's honeyed baritone meets a wall of brass in this rare preview of his new album, In the Brass Palace. The Grammy-winning vocalist trades improvisational fireworks with New York's sharpest young big-band players at the legendary Birdland Theater.
Big-band jazz
Legendary jazz club
Vocal virtuoso
Intimate theater setting
Tips
🎺"impressive set" with "amazing jazz voicings" (Lannistaar)
🥁Ulysses Owens Jr. leads on drums, longtime Elling collaborator
🎵Celebrating new album *In the Brass Palace* release
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