Eric Byrd Interviews Grammy-Award Winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling
Eric Byrd sat down with Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling at the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival.
Watch all three parts of the interview below:
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