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Nancy Kelly's performance calendar
To book Nancy Kelly:
For Booking Contact Janet Beaman
585-235-6444
booking@jazz2blues.com
620 Park Ave, #416
Rochester NY 14607
When booking a band directly, you must deal with the band for all negotiations, disputes or complaints. JBMS is not responsible for any agreements made or problems with the band, unless you have booked the band directly through JBMS.
Check out one of Nancy's Blogs:
Friday January 18, 2008
I am old school jazz singer. There are only a handful of us left. I came up in the real East Coast jazz houses swingin, with just enough grit and bop. I learned my craft from cats that couldn't read a note and knew every tune in every key, some drank like fish and other things we don't need to mention and played with a passion, like their life depended on it. The crowds screamed with glee and excitement cheering us on higher and higher. There were jazz clubs like that in every town. Your feet stuck to the rug and Billy and Ella and Dizzy poured from the juke box. Steam rolled out onto the street while the musicians played till dawn. (By the way there is still a jazz club like this in my neck of the woods called Green Pastures in Elmira N.Y.). Things have changed and the music is mostly played in concert and mainstream jazz rooms. The crowd is told to be quiet during the performance. Not because we don't want some feedback but simply because they talk. As a musician I can tell you there's a big difference between a room that is buzzing because they are physically and emoitionally involved with the music and a room of noisy listeners that don't get it. We have come to this and it is necessary at this juncture but man do I ever miss hearing "Yeah Baby" or "Amen" or "You go Girl", pushing the music to higher heights with levels of excitement that have now been forced almost into remission. The environment has become sterile and the lost chord may never be found. The days of spontaneous acknowledgement are all but gone.
POSTED BY NANCY KELLY AT 10:04 AM
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Singer Nancy Kelly is one of only a handful of real jazz singers who truly embody the sometimes forgotten art of true jazz singing. Dick Bogle
Downbeat readers polls voted Nancy one of the top Jazz singers in the country
"Without a doubt Miss Kelly is one of the most exciting singers in the business today. When Jazz players behind a vocalist are in instrumental euphoria, you know something unusual is astir" Bob Agnew L.A. Jazz Scene
"If swing was gold, Nancy Kelly would be the richest woman on earth" JohnGilbert jazzreview.com
"Killin" "You so get it" Dizzy's Jazz Club Lincoln Center New York
"Nancy Kelly is the Anita O'Day of today" Mark Murphy
"Nancy Kelly's refined vocal style is a study in phrasing, style and the ability to swing. Kelly's powerful singing has captured many awards and the ears of many jazz fans around the globe. With a new CD that continues to demonstrate why critics have called Nancy Kelly the real deal, Kelly is back and keeping the jazz world swinging" H Allen Williams Jazzreview.com
"Singer Nancy Kelly's vibrant, rhythm-driven vocals have precisely the right combination of good-time energy, imaginative scatting and take-no-prisoners swing." Don Heckman L.A. Times
"From first perfectly pitched note, she lets the listener know that she's more than just another vocalist...superb control of intonation and time...manages to uncompromisingly establish her own voice. This chanteuse puts a hammer lock on the listener. One thing you can say about Kelly: she is not afraid to lean into space and soar like a bird. She's fashioned her own wings." DeeDee McNeil Cadence
Miss Kelly has paid her dues in the jazz genre and as a result she has developed into one of the major forces in this idiom, perhaps the best off them all. She has honed her craft in jazz clubs the world over. Kelly's range is high wide and handsome, her phrasing is impeccable and she scats joyfully, correctly and gives new meaning to the word hip. Nancy Kelly is the real deal and your ears will bear witness to that. John Gilbert EjazzNews.com
Singer Nancy Kelly adopted a kind of take-no-prisoners approach to scatting and swinging on revved-up renditions of It's Alright with Me and Jeanine. A perennial festival favorite since 1982, Kelly is a world-class jazz singer in the feisty, swinging tradition of Anita O' Day. Throughout her scintillating set she demonstrated superb phrasing, excellent time, great intonation and tons of chops, with a load of charisma to boot. Bill Milkowski JazzTimes M&T Syracuse Jazz Fest 2007
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| Tue. Jul. 14, 2009 | 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Boat Tours 1 N. Franklin St. - Watkins Glen, NY 607-535-4541 cover charge not specified |
| Thu. Jul. 16, 2009 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Concert with Ronnie Leigh Fayetteville Concert Fayetteville Contact Nancy Kelly for details. cover charge not specified |
| Thu. Jul. 23, 2009 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | JB Voice Club Sessions 2009 East Ave Inn 384 East Ave - Rochester, NY 585-325-5010 contact Janet Beaman for details 585-235-6444 cover charge not specified |
| Sat. Aug. 1, 2009 | time not specified | Wolcott CNY Wine & Jazz Fest Wolcott's Northup Park Town of Wolcott - Wolcott, NY cover charge not specified |
| Fri. Aug. 7, 2009 | time not specified | Fulton Jazz Fest Details TBA cover charge not specified |
| Sun. Aug. 9, 2009 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Boat Tours 1 N. Franklin St. - Watkins Glen, NY 607-535-4541 cover charge not specified |
| Sun. Aug. 16, 2009 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Boat Tours 1 N. Franklin St. - Watkins Glen, NY 607-535-4541 cover charge not specified |
| Sun. Aug. 23, 2009 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Boat Tours 1 N. Franklin St. - Watkins Glen, NY 607-535-4541 cover charge not specified |
| Sun. Aug. 30, 2009 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Captain Bill's Seneca Lake Boat Tours 1 N. Franklin St. - Watkins Glen, NY 607-535-4541 cover charge not specified |
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