Quotes
Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times
Critical acclaim for "Kelly Sings Christy"
Kelly fills Thou Swell with strikingly original renditions of great songs – and isnt’ that precisely how Christy shaped most, if not all, of her brilliant career?
Articles
The Star Ledger February 15, 2007
Julie Kelly (Chase Music Group) -
**** Four Stars L.A.-based Kelly deserves a bump up on the recognition scale. The lustrous-voiced, emotionally penetrating jazz singer is as good as it gets…
Reviews
Johnathan Widran, The JW Vibe
January 28, 2024
It makes perfect sense that the eminently stylish veteran jazz vocalist decided to title her first album in ten years Freedom Jazz Dance.
BIOGRAPHY
Julie Kelly is one of the most acclaimed vocalists on the West Coast jazz scene. The veteran singer just released her ninth album, FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE, an eclectic collection of 11 lesser done tunes including jazz, pop, and Brazilian standards, as well as one original. FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE follows her 2014 release Happy to Be. All About Jazz says, “Her supple and well-trained pipes can match wits with horns, effortlessly traveling the curves and contours of this music, but she never fails to also pay great attention to the meaning of lyrics and the emotional direction of a song.” She has been a favorite with many of the top Los Angeles musicians and has worked with luminaries such as Benny Green, Nat Adderley, Ray Brown, John Clayton, Ross Tompkins, Bobby Ojeda, Gary Foster, Alan Broadbent, among many oth-ers. Leonard Feather included her in his “Encyclopedia of Jazz.”