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“Out in L.A., things relax even further than they do in Chicago. There's such a looseness to it, and there's a potentially refreshing advantage to that.” quote by Kurt Elling — Download Open image

“Out in L.A., things relax even further than they do in Chicago. There's such a looseness to it, and there's a potentially refreshing advantage to that.”

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Man, I just feel so fortunate to be a jazz musician at all. I have a hard time thinking of it any other way.…

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You work very hard on the lyrics. Getting them to fit the contours of improvised melodies.

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There's a wide spectrum of possibilities in how to deliver a song.

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