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Juliet Kelly

Juliet Kelly is one of UK jazz’s hidden treasures. Gifted with a beautiful, expressive voice and a dynamic stage presence, she is also a talented, highly original songwriter.

Juliet has released 4 albums to critical acclaim with several tracks receiving widespread radio airplay. She has appeared at clubs and festivals throughout the UK with sold out concerts in Europe and beyond.

Whether she's appearing at intimate clubs or on grand stages, Juliet has a natural ability to connect with her audience and make every show an unforgettable experience. With her distinctive, velvety voice and engaging performances, Juliet is sure to leave a lasting impression that will make you fall in love with jazz all over again.

When everything shut down during the pandemic, Juliet discovered that she was one of a small percentage of people with something called synesthesia - when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously.

Deciding to explore this through music, she began writing some songs while thinking about various colours. Her latest track, Here With You is a ballad that represents the colour yellow. Romantic and uplifting, it’s an enchanting blend of gentle guitar and tender vocals - a celebration of love.


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Album Review

Juliet Kelly: Spellbound Stories

Read "Spellbound Stories" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


Eleven songs, all inspired by favorite novels, form Spellbound Stories, vocalist and songwriter Juliet Kelly's fourth album. It's a stylistically disparate collection, centered on Kelly's light and welcoming vocal. Exactly which novels gave Kelly her inspiration isn't made clear by the songs (except for one) or the CD notes, so the literary listener might enjoy a game of “What Book?." Kelly's website does give the game away, though, for those who might rather enjoy these songs as they ...

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Juliet Kelly: Delicious Chemistry

Read "Delicious Chemistry" reviewed by Jim Santella


Contemporary jazz vocalist Juliet Kelly remains accessible in her quest to interpret original material that members from all factions of the jazz world can enjoy. Convincing in her interpretations, yet laid-back with a comfortable groove, she delivers each original song with subtle passion.

The extensive range of Kelly's contralto voice lets her reach out with open arms and a genuine, heartfelt demeanor. She surrounds herself with a fine band of like-minded jazz artists who deliver original concepts on ...

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Juliet Kelly: Aphrodite

Read "Aphrodite" reviewed by J. Robert Bragonier


Juliet Kelly was an unlikely prospect for jazz singer and composer. She was raised in London in a strict, religious household where only music of a specifically religious nature was allowed! She knew nothing about jazz, and she had never sung in public. Studying for a degree in economics, she enrolled in an a cappella jazz vocal class at a local music workshop.

Thus serendipitously did she discover her talent for singing and her love of jazz. ...

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Glam Goes Rustic: Juliet Kelly Celebrates Jazz Divas With Rural Tour

Glam Goes Rustic: Juliet Kelly Celebrates Jazz Divas With Rural Tour

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Following a successful UK tour at the beginning of the year, jazz singer and songwriter, Juliet Kelly, hits the road once again, this time taking her acclaimed “Celebrating the Divas of Jazz" project to rural venues in Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland. Juliet's tribute to the jazz singers that have inspired and influenced her, has delighted audiences around the UK and attracted sell out audiences. The London-based vocalist who has taken the jazz scene by storm with her distinctive velvety voice, ...

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From Nina to Norma – British Singer, Juliet Kelly, Thanks the Divas for Inspiration

From Nina to Norma – British Singer, Juliet Kelly, Thanks the Divas for Inspiration

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UK jazz singer and songwriter, Juliet Kelly, unveils her new project with a 12-date tour to arts centres and jazz clubs around the UK in February and March next year. “Inspired: Celebrating the Jazz Divas" is Juliet's tribute to the jazz singers past and present that have inspired and influenced her. The London-based vocalist who has taken the jazz scene by storm with her distinctive velvety voice, mesmerising songs and Glam Jazz style has collaborated with up-and-coming arranger George Moore ...

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Jazz Singer & Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Puts the Glam Back into Jazz with Licorice Kiss UK Tour

Jazz Singer & Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Puts the Glam Back into Jazz with Licorice Kiss UK Tour

Source: All About Jazz

“With her honey-tone vocals, insightful, personal lyrics, savvy original songs and intelligent choice of covers, she effortlessly mixes jazz, soul, pop and funk... one of the UK's finest singers in any genre." --TIME OUT Acclaimed jazz singer & songwriter, Juliet Kelly, tours her own brand of “glam jazz" around the UK to promote her new album, Licorice Kiss. Juliet has supported the likes of Take 6 and Georgie Fame and performed with Courtney Pine, Talvin Singh and Carleen Anderson. With ...

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UK Jazz Singer & Songwriter Juliet Kelly Presents "Glam Jazz"

UK Jazz Singer & Songwriter Juliet Kelly Presents "Glam Jazz"

Source: All About Jazz

With two critically acclaimed albums of original material under her belt - Aphrodite's Child (2003) and Delicious Chemistry (2005) - Juliet now presents her third and most ambitious album, Licorice Kiss (May 2009). Referencing influences as diverse as Soul II Soul, the Eurythmics and Soft Cell, she offers up her own take on some 80's classics alongside her own creations that range from toe-tapping grooves to latin-inflected ballads. Juliet says, “Jazz often gets labelled unfairly as an elitist type of ...

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UK Jazz Singer and Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Offers Sweet Caress with Licorice Kiss

UK Jazz Singer and Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Offers Sweet Caress with Licorice Kiss

Source: All About Jazz

Sophisticated but never complicated. Intelligent but never intellectual. Juliet's sound perfectly encapsulates the glamour of the jazz divas of a bygone age adding a modern, sassy twist. Her music has been described as a cross between India.Arie and Peggy Lee with a hint of Amy Winehouse. Juliet just likes to describe it as sophisticated music for stylish people… or Glam Jazz!

With two critically acclaimed albums of original material under her belt - Aphrodite's Child (2003) and Delicious Chemistry (2005) ...

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British Jazz Singer & Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Returns With A Luscious New Album

British Jazz Singer & Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, Returns With A Luscious New Album

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"Soulful, dignified, somewhat Cleo Laine-like..." THE GUARDIAN (UK)

“a real jazz sensibility, depth in the writing, a band that doesn't mind stretching out and a little intensity; rare and welcome weapons in today's jazz vocalists' often limited armoury."JAZZ AT RONNIE SCOTT'S MAGAZINE (UK)

“A young Londoner with film star looks, Juliet Kelly serves up a good first recording that begs for listening by adherents of jazz and pop-jazz." DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE (US)

After the very well received release of ...

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Angelic Appeal from Rising UK Jazz Singer Juliet Kelly

Angelic Appeal from Rising UK Jazz Singer Juliet Kelly

Source: All About Jazz

Growing up in a strictly religious family that banned her from listening to any kind of music apart from the religious variety, London- born, Juliet Kelly has already overcome the odds to become a jazz singer and songwriter, releasing a debut album to critical acclaim that has led many to tip her as "one to watch". Now she is attempting what she has labelled "either an excellent or disastrous idea" to raise money from the jazz community to help release ...

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Juliet Kelly's Tribute to Nina Simone - Final Tour Dates

Juliet Kelly's Tribute to Nina Simone - Final Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz

Rising Singer & Songwriter, Juliet Kelly, follows the success of her critically acclaimed debut album with a UK tour this spring that will pay special tribute to the late Nina Simone.

Her album, Aphrodite's Child, released on independent jazz label 33 Records, has attracted a host of admirers including the saxophonist Courtney Pine and television actress Diane Parish (from ITV's The Bill). It showcases her Acoustic Groove sound that has been likened to Sade, Cassandra Wilson and Erykha Badu. However, ...

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Jazz Singer & Songwriter Juliet Kelly's Jan-Feb UK Appearance Schedule

Jazz Singer & Songwriter Juliet Kelly's Jan-Feb UK Appearance Schedule

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Vocalist Juliet Kelly Releases 'Aphrodite

Vocalist Juliet Kelly Releases 'Aphrodite

Source: All About Jazz


“Kelly has been a well-kept secret of the UK scene for some time, but the honesty and charm of Spellbound Stories might change that.” John Fordham, THE GUARDIAN

"This fourth album from vocalist Juliet Kelly completely seduces the senses... Kelly's wordless vocalese in Ghosts (mixed by Seb Rochford) is a standout, while "All He'll Ever Need" illustrates the singer's facility for penning the catchiest of vocal hooks... nothing quite prepares you for the wonderfully strange take on "Wuthering Heights", the album's sole cover." (Spellbound Stories) Peter Quinn, JAZZWISE MAGAZINE

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Primary Instrument

Vocals

Location

London

Willing to teach

Beginner to advanced

Credentials/Background

Singing lessons for beginners by Skype

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Spellbound Stories

Purple Stiletto
2015

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Licorice Kiss

Purple Stiletto
2009

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Tainted Love

From: Licorice Kiss
By Juliet Kelly

Secret

From: Delicious Chemistry
By Juliet Kelly

Parallel Universe

From: Delicious Chemistry
By Juliet Kelly

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