Pianist and vocalist Kelly Green presents Seems, a musical rallying cry for unity in the face of societal, natural, and spiritual division – out March 29, 2024 Kelly Green is a brilliant pianist, vocalist, and composer who has an inimitable presence on the NYC Jazz scene. Having headlined iconic venues including The Kennedy Center, Dizzy’s … Read More
Suzanne Lorge, New York City Jazz Record Kelly Green brings a fresh understanding of standards to her sophomore album, Volume One. Green’s facile pianism is the optimal showcase for her fluid, expressive vocals. She will be at Mezzrow (Dec. 5th) to play from the newly launched record.
C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz Pianist/composer/vocalist Kelly Green released her debut recording, Life Rearranged (Self Produced, 2017) not so long ago by today’s output standards. On that recording she revealed herself capable of performing in a variety of formats, with a variety of accompanists. Presently, Green provides us the hopefully-entitled Kelly Green Trio, Volume One, tacitly promising more volumes … Read More
Kelly Green debuts her trio on Volume One, due out December 5th! “Her piano playing is sophisticated and modern while also being connected to the tradition. Her vocals are subtle, quietly expressive and full of insight.” – Scott Yanow Pianist, vocalist and composer Kelly Green is excited to release her new record Volume One with … Read More
Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News Vocalist and pianist Kelly Green makes a powerful first impression. Since landing in the New York jazz scene a few years ago she’s earned the admiration of heavyweights like bassist Christian McBride and vibraphonist Steve Nelson, who both perform on her impressive debut album “Life Rearranged.” Accompanying herself with harmonic … Read More
C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz Youthful enthusiasm characterizes New York state-native Kristina Koller‘s debut recording Perception. The specs for this auspicious debut include an even dozen selections: eight standards and four originals. This far, Perception begins like a legion of well-intentioned releases by young artists. But, Koller’s offering takes a hard turn from the conventional wisdom in … Read More
George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Kelly Green is a triple threat here as pianist, vocalist and composer, mixing her own material with standards as she teams up with all stars Jovan Alexandre/ts, Josh Evans/tp, Tamir Shmerling-Matt Dwonszyk-Christian McBride/b, Noam Israeli-Kush Abadey/dr, Mike Troy/as and Steve Nelson/vib. On vocals, her tone can get Billy Holiday flexible … Read More
Leonid Auskern, Jazz Quad Флорида – Нью-Йорк – по этому маршруту проследовали многие джазовые музыканты, впоследствии ставшие знамениитостями, достаточно вспомнить хотя бы Кеннонболла Оддерли. Такое путешествие проделала в 2014 году и молодая пианистка / певица Келли Грин, дебютирующая ныне альбомом Life Rearranged. Не знаю, какое ее ждет будущее в джазовой столице мира, но дебют получился … Read More
Lorens Chuno, Doing Jazz Podcast KELLY GREEN is a pianist/vocalist/composer whose compositions, playing, and singing exhibit a heightened understanding of the jazz tradition. Join Kelly and Lorens as she talks about Jacksonville, recording vocals and piano simultaneously, Shirley Horn, and many other related stuff. (Music credit: ‘I Sing’, ‘Little Daffodil’, ‘Culture Shock’ by Kelly Green). … Read More
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