Kelly Green

Steinway Artist, Kelly Green is a triple threat, mesmerizing audiences as a pianist, vocalist, and composer.

Kelly’s remarkable talent has led her to share the stage with jazz legends such as Christian McBride, George Coleman, and many others showcasing her exceptional skill, empathy, and musicality. She has performed at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Dizzy's Jazz Club, Birdland, and Blue Note and has toured with her band all over the US, Europe, and South America making stops at many notable festivals, clubs, and performing arts centers.

“She is no mere songwriter, but an artist and performer in toto…Green’s composing skills are more than impressive.” -Michael Bailey (All About Jazz)

“Kelly Green is one of the most talented & spirited people I know. Everything about her is joyous and swingin’!” -Christian McBride

Kelly Green continues to leave an indelible mark on the jazz world, enchanting listeners with every note.

www.kellygreenpiano.com

Awards

Winner of the Generation Next Youth Talent Competition at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival

Gear

Kelly Green is a Steinway Artist.

Take Five With Pianist And Vocalist Kelly Green

by AAJ Staff
August 26, 2024

Meet Kelly Green Kelly Green is a renowned pianist and vocalist based in Queens, New York. A Florida native, she began her musical journey early, studying piano from age seven and diving into jazz at eleven. She earned her Bachelor in Jazz Studies from the University of North Florida, where she was awarded the Outstanding Musician's Award, and her Masters in Jazz Piano Performance from William Paterson University, studying under jazz and classical greats. Kelly has made a ...

Radio & Podcasts

Bob Mover, Bill Evans, Grover Washington, Jr. & Kelly Green

by Joe Dimino
April 28, 2024

We begin the 852nd Episode of Neon Jazz with the talents of Kelly Green and music from her 2024 release Seems. From there, we hear from her mentor in the late Harold Mabern. Continuing on, we run down a bevy of new music from Martin Buddy, Scott Marshall, David Schumacher and the Jazz Saxophone Quartet. In between, we hear classic tunes from Grover Washington, Jr., Bob Mover and Walter Davis Jr. Finally, we cap this hour off with music from ...

Album Review

Kelly Green: Volume One

Read "Volume One" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
December 12, 2018

If we were talking baseball, pianist, vocalist, and composer Kelly Green would be highly touted as a three tool player. And she deserves to be. From every angle she hears breaks and stops, harmonic and melodic whoops, swoops and vocal dips and dives that the rest of us maybe don't until the artist makes them as present and immediate as breathing. Stepping away from the larger sound that powered 2017's critically accepted, self produced debut, for the bracingly ...

Year in Review

C. Michael Bailey's Best Releases of 2018

by C. Michael Bailey
December 7, 2018

The Pocket Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Stangel Beethoven Revisited Symphonies 1-9 One thing that can be bragged on regarding Beethoven's nine symphonies is their artistic durability and persistence. As the pinnacle of Western Musical thought, we might not expect any less of this music, seemingly forged in humanity's collective unconscious, as well as possibly encoded in our spiritual genome... continue. Tiffany Austin Unbroken One of the greatest talents ...

"Kelly Green is one of the most talented & spirited people I know. Everything about her is joyous and swingin'!"

-Christian McBride

“Kelly Green is a triple threat as pianist, vocalist and composer”

-Jazz Weekly, George Harris

“Her piano playing is sophisticated and modern while also being connected to the tradition. Her vocals are subtle, quietly expressive and full of insight.”

- Scott Yanow, LA Jazz Scene

“Her love of music-making and of her audience is as warmly undeniable as it is rare in this hypercompetitive digital age.”