Lisa Kelly and JB Scott met in 1997 through the jazz program at the University of North Florida and began a partnership after appearing together at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. They now perform nationally and abroad as soloists, with their groups, the KELLY-SCOTTJAZZ 5TET (Mainstream Jazz), JB SCOTT'S SWINGIN ALLSTARS (New Orleans style), as co-founders of FLORIDA JAZZ PLUS (big bands), and as guest artists/clinicians with secondary, college, and professional jazz ensembles. Their many appearances have included the Monterey Jazz Festival, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Elkhart Jazz Festival, Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival, Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, with Ed Calle at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic, Jazz By The Bay Jazz Festival, Jazz In The Grove Festival, Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island Jazz Club, with Arturo Sandoval at FIU, The Kravis Center, Duke's Jazz Bar (Switzerland), The Jazz Corner, The Brick, Simons Wine/Jazz Bar, numerous other festivals, jazz clubs, jazz societies, and jazz music programs-high school to collegiate.

Kelly and Scott's instrumental sections have included such well respected musicians as: Richard Drexler, Danny Gottlieb, Ed Metz, Jr, Mike Orta, Per Danielsson, Dennis Marks, Rick Kirkland, Bob Burns, Clyde Conner, Mark McKee, Barry Greene, Mike Bocchicchio, Jeff Phillips, Doug Matthews, Rick Ravelo, Von Barlow, Kevin Bales and Dr. Bill Prince.

Their Musical Style. The incentive for the pairing of these two artists is clear. Kelly's stage presence is one of sophisticated ease. Her voice has a smooth, clear tone, and a sultry, rich timbre reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan and Julie London, with the soulfulness of Nancy Wilson. Kelly has incredible pitch and a natural sense of swing. Her instrumental approach to singing allows her the freedom to explore the music as a horn player, with a sensitive delivery of lyric that will captivate you, and an "Ella" like scat that will surely impress you. The delicacies of Kelly's voice are tastefully balanced by the swinging, sassy, fiery lines of trumpeter JB Scott, a la Freddie Hubbard meets Clark Terry meets Dizzy Gillespie. Scott skillfully produces a clean, singing trumpet tone, conveyed through warm, flowing, "Chet Baker'ish" melodies and high gliding, intricate passages. His versatile style enables him to deliver anything from sensitive ballads to hard driving bebop with masterful technical agility and stylistic prowess. Scott often articulates his trumpet lines through engaging vocal scatting. Kelly and Scott were profiled as artists deserving wider recognition on the June 2003 Southern Arts Federation CD, "JazzSouth" distributed to 100's of radio stations throughout the U.S. and other countries.

With their groups or as a duo, Lisa Kelly & JB Scott are a winning combination-educating, entertaining, and delighting jazz audiences everywhere. CDs available include their award winning CD, "Memories of Tomorrow," and "Live At Simons" and their brand new JB Scott's Swingin' Allstars CD, "Just Swingin'!"