The Kelsey Jillette Group at The Triad, 9/29

About Triad:
A classy, intimate theater that seats just over 100, The Triad offers a full bar, stage, lights, baby grand, great acoustics and some of the best jazz and cabaret acts in the city. Located on the second floor of the building, it is a hidden gem on busy 72nd Street.


About The Kelsey Jillette Group: “Totally soulful and rich in taste. She is a major talent! She IS that good. Ya oughta hear her. You have to. I hope you do"--performer, author, educator Tim Price

Led by vocalist Kelsey Jillette, the sextet performs a mix of world music-influenced standards, bebop, originals and contemporary folk music. Singing in English, Spanish and Portuguese, Jillette is as adept at putting across her own lyrics to Coltrane's compositions as rendering her version of Paul Simon's Spirit Voices. Featuring kAZU on piano, Ila Cantor on guitar, Tom Abbott on woodwinds, Chris van Voorst van Beest on bass, and Max Goldman on drums. Listen to tracks from their latest cd, In New York, at the website below.