The Art of the Song: Kate Kortum and Ekep Nkwelle: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About The Art of the Song: Kate Kortum and Ekep Nkwelle

The Art of the Song brings vocalist Kate Kortum together with singer Ekep Nkwelle for a program centered on songcraft in a jazz frame. Presented at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the set places Kortum’s writing and performance approach in direct conversation with Nkwelle’s phrasing and interpretive choices. Their work moves between jazz sensibility and more devotional repertoire, reflecting their listening habits as much as their lineages. The evening favors clarity of text and melody over spectacle.