Julie Kelly has established a reputation over the past 30 years as one of the most respected jazz vocalists on the West Coast. She’s known as a singer who knows her way around a lyric and puts that knowledge into every performance.
Barbara produced Julie’s most recent outing which received wide critical acclaim.
Happy to Be
“Great tone, magnificent phrasing and the innate ability to sing with the band and not around them has Happy to Be one of the more entertaining vocal releases this year.” Brent Black, Critical Jazz
Happy to Be
“This is smart sounding music; Jazz with a presence, a purpose and a punch. Julie puts over a lyric because she is a musician whose horn is her voice.” Steve Cerra, Jazz Profiles