Pianist and composer, Daniel Kelly, displays his kaleidoscopic musical abilities which range from solo piano to richly cinematic electronic textures. As equally at home with avant garde composition and improvisation as he is with jazz, Daniel is constantly taking whatever he hears as new input for his latest compositions.

MySpace Page
Keep up to date with performances, music, videos and more.
www.myspace.com/danielkellymusic

The Daniel Kelly Quartet has been awarded a CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming
This prestigious award was presented to Daniel at the annual Chamber Music Ameria Conference.

Connection Works
Rob Garcia launched this not-for-profit organization last fall with Michel Gentile and Daniel as assistant artistic directors.
"Connection Works was formed to engage the Brooklyn community with a cultural center featuring the performance, presentation, development, and education of music and art. Our programs increase awareness and appreciation for various traditional and cutting edge forms of music, all of which contribute to our rich Brooklyn culture. We at Connection Works believe in and support the practice of creativity as a means to nourish the mind, body, and spirit."
www.connectionworks.org

Connection Works presents: Brooklyn Music Wide Open
An ongoing series of daylong events consisting of music presentations, workshops and performances open to all. The afternoon session will engage young people, families, and aspiring musicians in the experience of making music. The evening concerts will bring together a variety of Brooklyn-based groups to share their diverse musical styles through performance and discussion.

Duets with Ghosts CD released on 3x9 Records
This long-awaited CD has been released with stunning artwork by the Seeing with Photography Collective.

New Noir CD
Fresh from their tour in Kenya, NOIR returned to the studio to record their second CD. It features one of Daniel's original compositions and will be released this spring.
Derek Sivers. president of CDBaby.com called NOIR's debut CD "one of the best I've heard."
NOIR Myspace.com page

Solo Piano Performance at Mythic Journeys Conference
Daniel performed a solo piano improvisation and received a standing ovation from the one thousand participants of the Mythic Journeys conference.
See the Video

Composing and Recording Film Score to Feature Film
Daniel composed original music for a feature-length film titled The Legend of Johnson Roebling.
The Legend Of Johnson Roebling

Canon
A short documentary about Daniel is featured in a promotional DVD for the new Canon XL2 Digital Video camera. View the video

New Harvie S CD
The most recent CD by
Harvie S, Texas Rumba, has garnered Daniel rave reviews. Daniel recorded a new CD with Harvie's group titled Funky Cha, featuring one of his original compositions. Look for it on ZOHO records.

New Sangha CD released on Connection Works
Daniel has recorded a new CD with the talented drummer,composer and bandleader, Rob Garcia
. This CD of beautifully arranged songs all penned by Garcia is performed by his septet, Sangha, and features vocalist, Yoon Sun Choi.

Lauryn Hill Tour
Daniel performed a three week European tour with hip-hop/R&B star Lauryn Hill, performing hits from her Grammy Award-winning CD, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and new songs from her upcoming CD.


 


(Last updated 1.8.08)

February 2-7, 2008 w/ Bang on a Can All-Stars
Muzik3 Festival, La Jolla, California

February 9, 2008 Connection Works presents Brooklyn Music Wide Open
Belarusian Church
Atlantic Ave @ Hoyt St, Brooklyn

2-5:30PM
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High School Jazz Jam Session
7-10:30PM
- $15

7PM - Michel Gentile & Tony Romano Duo
8:15PM - Dafnis Prieto Quartet
9:30PM - Daniel Kelly Quartet w/ Matt Shulman, Chris Tarry & Rob Garcia


February 13, 2008 w/ Bang on a Can All-Stars & Iva Bittova
People's Commissioning Fund concert at Merkin Hall

February 24 & 25, 2008 w/ David Gonzalez
Memphis, Tennesse

February 28, 2008 w/ Bang on a Can All-Stars w/ Don Byron & Iva Bittova
Marathon concert at LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

March 2, 2008 w/ David Gonzalez's The Frog Bride
Staller Center, Stony Brook, New York

A multi-media production of a classic Russian folk tale. Set to the music of classical composer, Prokofiev with video projections and manipulations of artwork by Russian abstract-expressionist painter, Kandinsky.

March 10-13, 2008 Human Forum w/ David Gonzalez, Fred Johnson, Nestor Torres, Lorin Hollander, Annie Lennox, John Cleese, Deepak Chopra
San Jose, Costa Rica

March 18, 2008 w/ David Gonzalez's The Frog Bride
New Hampshire

FOR FUTURE PERFORMANCES VISIT:
www.myspace.com/danielkellymusic