Quotes
Thomas Conrad, Stereophile Magazine
"She has the kind of voice you want to spend time with. It projects vocal qualities that are in short supply, like personality and emotional integrity."
Articles
Nick Mondello, All About Jazz
“Freedom Jazz Dance is a road worth taking as it certainly offers stimulating music from a terrific vocalist and her outstanding first-call L.A. team.”
Reviews
Johnathan Widran, The JW Vibe
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.”