Jazz artists, vocalist LISA KELLY and trumpeter JB SCOTT, began what has become a long and successful musical
partnership with a performance together in 1997 at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.
They have since appeared nationally and abroad as featured soloists, as leaders of their groups, the KELLY/SCOTT
QUINTET (Classic Mainstream Jazz), JB SCOTT'S SWINGIN’ ALLSTARS (Chicago Swing/New Orleans Style Jazz), as
co-founding leaders of FLORIDA JAZZ PLUS (10/20-piece Big Bands), as featured members of the ST. JOHNS
RIVER CITY BAND (10/20-piece Big Bands), and as guest artists/clinicians with secondary, college, and professional
jazz ensembles and music orchestras.

Highly respected as musical artists, clinicians and mentoring teachers, Kelly and Scott have continued to enjoy an
ever-expanding, multi-generational fan base. Their popularity is a result of consistently presenting high level,
expressively swinging Jazz, with top notch musicians, in an authentic and entertaining delivery. The likable chemistry
between these two artists lies in the balance of sharing their creative strengths: Kelly's sophisticated stage presence
and song styling, Scott’s humor and total command of his instrument. With a smooth, clear toned, richly timbered
signature voice reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, Julie London, and Diana Krall, Lisa Kelly sings with a natural style of
soulfulness and intimacy. Her three octave range, incredible pitch, intuitive sense of swing, and instrumental
approach allows her the freedom to explore the music as a horn player, with a sensitive delivery of lyric and an
skillful "Ella" like scat. The hard swinging, soulful lines of trumpeter JB Scott, a la Freddie Hubbard meets Clark Terry
meets Dizzy Gillespie, skillfully reflect his level of experience and versatility of style. From years spent playing in the
clubs of New Orleans and Miami to stages around the world, on trumpet or on flugelhorn, Scott’s masterful
interpretive style is sassy, grooving, fiery, and beautifully sensitive, frequently articulated through affluent vocal
scatting. Together, Kelly and Scott are wonderfully engaging and appealing to audiences of all ages.  

Kelly and Scott’s many (often repeated) performances have included the Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland),
Festival Vien Jazz Festival (Austria), North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Monterey Jazz Festival, Clearwater Jazz
Holiday, Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Elkhart Jazz Festival, Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial
Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic, Daytona International Music Festival,
Legacy Jazz Festival, Jazz By The Bay Jazz Festival, Lakeside Jazz Festival, Jazz In The Grove Festival, Walt Disney
World's Pleasure Island Jazz Club, Duke's Jazz Bar (Switzerland), The Kravis Center, The Van Weizel Performing
Arts Center, The Jazz Corner, Partners, First Street Grille, Ocean 60, and numerous other festivals and clubs, jazz
cruises, for jazz societies and music programs-high school to collegiate. Kelly and Scott have appeared with such
Jazz luminaries as Bunky Green, Dave Brubeck, Ed Calle, Slide Hampton, Arturo Sandoval, Bill Waltrous, Bill Allred,
Jane Monheit, Alan Vache, Larry Elgart, Carmen Bradford, Mullgrew Miller, Claudio Rodeti, Dave Steinmeyer, Herb
Bruce, Terry Myers, Bill Prince, Ira Sullivan, and Jack Petersen. Their group rhythm sections have included such well
respected musicians as Danny Gottlieb, Richard Drexler, Ed Metz, Jr, Dennis Marks, Mike Orta, Per Danielsson, Rick
Kirkland, Bob Burns, Clyde Conner, Barry Greene, Jeff Phillips, Joshua Bowlus, Rick Ravelo, Doug Matthews, Farris
Nix, Von Barlow, Billy Thorton, Dick Maley, Kevin Bales, and Doug Carns.    

In June 2003, Kelly and Scott were profiled as featured artists “deserving of wider recognition” on the esteemed
Southern Arts Federation CD, "JazzSouth" distributed to 100's of radio stations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Since 1997, they have been featured on numerous TV and radio commercials and recordings, including two
releases by the St. Johns River City Band, “Swingin’ Up The River” (2001) and “Silver Threads, The 25th
Anniversary” (2009), and have co-released five CD’s: “Lisa Kelly, By Request” (1997), “Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now”
(2000), “Memories of Tomorrow” (2001), “Live at Simons” (2003), and “Just Swingin’!” (2008), all available on their
website, KellyScottMusic.com, and CDBaby.com.