Jazz star Kurt Elling is still finding new ways of doing things

In advance of his visit to Cork for the jazz festival, US star Kurt Elling tells Ed Power why he loves improvising, even while taking on classic songs

Duke Ellington had a saying: “the material is the material”. It’s a philosophy acclaimed jazz vocalist Kurt Elling has taken to heart through his career. When the lights go down and curtain sweeps back, it really is all about the song.