Kelley Suttenfield is a vocalist in the neo-classic jazz tradition....

Kelley Suttenfield is a vocalist in the neo-classic jazz tradition, delivering soulful interpretations of lyrics over a smooth, swinging beat.

Her love of music was apparent at an early age. Growing up in Virginia, she performed as a soloist in school and church choirs, and won multiple state classical piano competitions. Before long, she was regularly appearing in community musical theatre productions. She also lent her voice to regional radio advertisements and appeared in the NBC mini-series "The Murder of Mary Phagan." Later, while earning dual degrees in theatre arts and psychology, she garnered leading roles in university productions. But ironically, it was while studying classical voice that she became enamored with jazz.

After relocating to New York City, she studied jazz interpretation with Jimmy Sigler, bebop with the Barry Harris workshop, and vocal technique with Phil Campanella, and Barbara Maier. Lately she has had the opportunity to study with recording jazz vocalists Roseanna Vitro, Tierney Sutton, Kate McGarry, and in workshop settings with Ann Hampton Callaway, Janis Siegel, Laurel Massé, Jay Clayton, Mark Murphy, and Judy Niemack. Kelley has been featured at such venues as Caffe Vivaldi, Greenwich Village Bistro, Kavehaz, Mannahatta Lounge, Maroons, Tagine, Varjak, The Duplex, and Starbucks, as well as guest appearances at 55 Bar, Anyway Café, CB’s Gallery, Charley O's, Cleopatra's Needle, Chez Suzette, Corrado Café 68, Le Biarritz, North Square Lounge, Porter's, Showman's Café of Harlem, Sweet Rhythm, and Spiral Lounge.

She also performs in Virginia at Meriwether's, and has been known to swing by Copenhagen, Denmark where she has appeared at Christiania Jazz Club, the Library Bar at the Sofitel Hotel, La Fontaine Jazz Club, and Jazzhuset Vognporten. She has just returned from a music-filled week in New Orleans where she appeared as a guest at The Bombay Club and her new favorite "home-away-from-home" The Spotted Cat.

Musical Influences
Madeleine Peyroux, Tierney Sutton, Roseanna Vitro, Rene Marie, Norah Jones, Karrin Allyson, Shirley Horn, The Beatles, A.C. Jobim, Chet Baker, Cassandra Wilson.

Calendar
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 6:30-9:30pm
SILVERLEAF TAVERN
Vocal-Guitar Duo
70 Park Avenue (@ 38th St) In the 70 park avenue hotel - New York, NY
Monday March 1, 2010, 6-7pm
BARNES & NOBLE
Mini-CD Release and CD signing!!!
Cool Mondays Series 1972 Broadway (@ 66th Street) - New York, NY
Sunday, May 23, 2010, 3-5pm
HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER
Concert Band Performance 477 Main Street - Beacon, NY
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 8pm & 10pm
KITANO
CD RELEASE CELEBRATION!!! 66 Park Avenue (@ 38th St) - New York, NY
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