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STYLE: jazz, pop, folk
Kelsey Jillette sings wide-ranging straight ahead jazz, from Gershwin to Latin traditional, pop to folk. Rooted in classic jazz and spanning three languages, the music is lyrical, soulful and groovy.
Born in Washington, D.C., Kelsey Jillette holds degrees in Theater Arts (Brown University) and Jazz Performance (New School University). Based in NYC, she leads The Kelsey Jillette Group, an organ quintet, and fronts the 10-piece Big Bang Big Band, a creative, classic dance band under the direction of Tom Abbott. Her most recent record, The Water is Wide released on Consolidated Artists Productions in January, 2009 (CAP 1016).
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Hi, thanks for dropping by my site! My name is Kelsey Jillette and I sing jazz and jazz-infused folk and funk music steeped in the classic American jazz tradition. Get a free song from my new album, The Water is Wide above. If you like it, join the fan base and spread the word! Warmly, Kelsey
Here is a list of some of the venues I have headlined:
In Manhattan: Sardi's, 55 Bar, Cachaca, Mbar, Sugar Bar, Sweet Rhythm, Charlie O's, The Garage, St. Peter's, The Triad Theater, Mo Pitkin's, Swing 46, Carnegie Club, Big Apple Jazz, Harvest in the Square Festival, Detour, Blue Water Grill
In Brooklyn: Galapagos, Perch, Cafe Julliette, Jalopy, Puppets, 360, Pane e Vino, Atlantic Antic Festival, BWAC arts festival, Tini, Sur, Five Front
Elsewhere: Soundwaters series, Mediterranean Bar &Grill, FHRP events in NYC, First Congregational Church of Greenwich Series, GRTA Hunt Ball, Beach Ball, Nova Jazz Cava de Terrassa, Bel Luna, Sunset Jazz Club, Bebop Jazz Club, XII Mostra de Jazz de San Boi



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