Re: INTRODUCTIONS - Please use this thread to introduce yourself
Hi : Phil Kelly here -former big band and studio drummer here ( until arthritis stopped the playing part of my career ) Since them , I've been a professional composer /arranger and jazz recording producer. Below is a condensed resume:
In addition to more than 40 years as a composer / arranger for film, TV, and other media applications, I've written for bands like Bill Watrous' NY Wildlife Refuge, the Old Tonight show band , Doc Severinsen, Si Zentner, as well as functioning as arranger/ conductor / drummer for vocalists Buddy Greco, Julius LaRosa, Frank D'Rone, Sylvia Syms, John Gary, Jenny Smith, and Al 'TNT' Braggs among others..
Early on in my career, I also logged several years as a jazz drummer with artists such as Terry Gibbs ,Red Garland, and Denny Zeitlin as well as years of work as a studio and recording drummer. In addition to his film and TV writing, I've written music for over 500 national commercials , ESPN, ABC Sports , NFL Films, and industrial films and shows for Cadillac, Chevrolet, Volkswagen, American Airlines and Zales Jewelers.
I also was the primary arranger for the Fort Worth (TX) Symphony Pops series for more than 25 years,and has been commissioned to provide custom pop symphonic scores for Doc Severinsen and Peter Nero. He has had arrangements played by the Houston , Dallas, Detroit, Cincinnati, and North Carolina Symphony orchestras.
Now semi-retired and residing in Bellingham WA, I still writes jazz and pop orchestra arrangements for publication and on commision, and is beginning an auxiliary career in the educational field as a clinician in film scoring and music for the media at various colleges around the USA , as well as a big band coach at the Bud Shank Centrum Jazz camp in Port Townsend WA. in 2002 -2003
My first big band jazz album under his own name, "Convergence Zone" was recorded in 2003 for release on Origin Records. Since then, I've recorded two more Origin CDs:
"My Museum " ( 2005 ) with an LA band and "Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles" in 2008.
Phil Kelly
SELECTED RECORDINGS: ( as arranger and/or composer)
Tis the Season Forth Worth Symp. Orch Radio Shack
Night Dreams Doc Severinsen Mercury (?)
Tiger of San Pedro Bill Watrous Columbia
Manhattan Wildlife Refuge “ “
Bigfoot Lou Fischer Big Band Seabreeze
Constantly John Gary Pye
Prairie Portrait Don Edwards/ FWSO Shanachie
Germaine Bazzle NO Jazz heritage fest. Rounder
Terry Gibbs Sounds of 52nd St Mack Ave
Phil Kelly / NWPW Convergence Zone Origin *
Phil Kelly /SWSAW My Museum Origin **
Phil Kelly / NWPW Ballet of the Bouncing Beagles Origin
* 2004 Grammy nominee -Best Arrangemet
** selected as one of “ Top 50 new jazz releases of 2007
by JazzTimes magazine
Primo Kim "Make it right " ( 2008 )
Stix ( Crusaders ) Hooper " Many Hats ( 2010 )
more info at my website:
http://philkellymusic.com