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Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane/Hartman

Presented by Berklee College of Music at Scullers Jazz Club

September 25, 2009

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Now in its ninth year, the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival—Boston's largest and most popular outdoor festival—has expanded to nine days and nine stages at locations in Boston and Cambridge, and has named world-renowned drummer and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington its new artistic director. From September 18 to 26, superstars and local artists will come together in free and ticketed offerings that have drawn upwards of 70,000 people of all ages from every neighborhood in Boston and all over New England. The festival's largest roster yet will feature performances by more than 20 bands and 130 musicians at the Berklee Performance Center (BPC), Scullers Jazz Club, Regattabar, Wally's Cafe, Berklee's Cafe 939 and David Friend Recital Hall, and outdoor stages along Columbus Avenue. The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival is sponsored by Target and Dunkin' Donuts. Friday,

September 25- Berklee BeanTown Jazz concertgoers get a rare treat this year: four chances to hear a special performance, "Dedicated To You"—Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Hartman, Featuring Joel Frahm and the Laurence Hobgood Trio. Watch as vocalist Kurt Elling takes on an extraordinary challenge: paying homage to the 1963 jazz classic featuring John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. Elling will be joined by his frequent collaborator, pianist Lawrence Hobgood and saxophonist Joel Frahm.