Brian Kelly is an American composer, pianist, and recording artist creating instrumental music in a variety of genres, including Contemporary Instrumental, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Smooth Jazz, Neo-Classical, and New Age.
Brian Kelly released his debut album of piano instrumentals, Pools of Light, on his own Skylight Music label in 2005. The album charted #1 for two months on modern instrumental radio in North America and was voted Top 10 Best New Age Albums of 2004 by Kathy Parsons (MainlyPiano.com). Brian was nominated for the NAR (New Age Reporter) Lifestyle Music Artist of the Year award. In 2006 he published Pools of Light: the Solo Piano Songbook, a collection of transkriptions and solo piano arrangements of 11 tracks from his ''Pools of Light'' CD.
Brian’s second CD of piano-based instrumental music, Afterplay (released in 2008), heads into upbeat contemporary jazz territory with strong melodies, fluid chops, and richly detailed arrangements. The album includes the world-renowned talents of Eric Crystal on sax (Boz Scaggs, Omar Sosa), David Rokeach on drums (Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles), Viviana Guzman on flute, James Robinson on guitar, and other fine musicians. Afterplay ranked #3 on the NAR Top 100 Radio Chart for three months in a row (November 2008 thru January 2009) and was chosen as a "Best of 2008" pick by Audiosyncracy.
Brian Kelly is winner of the Keyboard Magazine Soundpage Award for his original composition “Todd Pond” (1990). His music receives national and international airplay from radio stations and satellite music networks around the world. Brian is a graduate of Hampshire College, and a voting member of the Recording Academy. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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