Jacksonville Jazz Stars, the Kelly/Scott Jazztet Coming South to New Smyrna Beach Nov. 14

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EIGHT-TIME DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE AWARD WINNING VOCALIST LISA KELLY, and horn player J.B. Scott lead the Kelly/Scott Jazztet in their return to New Spirit Café at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.. The Jazztet inaugurated the Jazz & More series with a standout performance in June of 2025. Lisa, J.B. and the boys promise another delightful evening of exceptional acoustic jazz. The Kelly/Scott Jazztet features five much regarded jazz artists with careers steeped in years of national and international performances from jazz dinner clubs to major concerts and festivals. This artful evening features a versatile repertoire of songs from the Great American Songbook, traditional favorites, modern jazz, interpretive styles of swing, Bossa Nova, and New Orleans grooves. New Spirit Cafe is an intimate jazz club which appears once quarterly in the Joan Harris Blackbox at ACA.

J.B. Scott is the former leader of the world-famous Dukes of Dixieland and director of jazz studies at the University of North Florida. Pianist Jeff Phillips, acoustic bassist Dennis Marks, and drummer Clyde Connor round out this highly acclaimed group. Lisa Kelly, J.B. Scott, and Dennis Marks are Jacksonville Jazz Festival Hall of Fame Inductees.

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