1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project

Legendary jazz artist Kurt Elling returns with his 9th album 1619 Broadway ? The Brill Building Project. Elling honors the legendary location that the London Telegraph called “the most important generator of popular songs in the Western world.”

Even for the ceaselessly inventive GRAMMY®-winning singer-lyricist, it’s a hugely unexpected step, and one guaranteed to further solidify his reputation for bold innovation and superb craftsmanship.

The 11-track collection features renditions of classic songs that came out of the Brill Building. A honeycomb of offices and claustrophobic studios at 1619 Broadway, in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the fabled Brill Building at its peak served as the creative home for more than 160 tenants associated with the pop music industry.