Kurt Elling COOL SCAT CAT Kurt Elling COOL SCAT CAT

Sometimes he's a beat poet, sometimes he's a mystic, sometimeshe's a romantic crooner but he's always cool. Chicagoan Kurt Ellingis a rarity--a male jazz singer under 40 with a voice that combinesElla's scat with Frank's control, but evolved for this millennium.

He looks the part too, sporting a soul patch, ponytail and dapperthreads. An intellectual hipster, he left the University of Chicago'sDivinity School to sing in jazz clubs. He tours internationally …