Biography
Paul Austin Kelly has sung pop and jazz all his life while making his living as an international operatic and concert tenor. He has sung leading roles and concerts in the finest houses in the world, including The Metropolitan, Covent Garden and La Scala. What makes him different from other classical wannabe crossover artists? He doesn't sound like an opera singer trying to sing jazz or pop. He grew up with pop, rock, soul and jazz. He understands it. It's in the blood. It's his first love and he gets inside a songs and brings you in there with him. The beauty of his voice and his vocal prowess is undeniable but the song always comes first.
He's also played trumpet and cornet since he was 9 years old. His influences are diverse, from Miles Davis to Herb Alpert.
Instrumentation
Paul Austin Kelly, vocals, trumpet & cornet
Andy Rumble, pianist and music director
Paul Morgan, Bass
Frank Osborn, Drums & Percussion
We can also be booked as a duo or a 9-piece swing band.
Discography
Debut CD "The Song is You" released March 1st 2008. Paul Austin Kelly with The Kenny Clayton Trio, distributed in America by Newsound/Allegro and in the UK and Europe through Metronome Distribution.
Links
| http://www.paulaustinkelly.com |
| Paul Austin Kelly MySpace fansite |
| Paul Austin Kelly |