Jo Kelsey & Dylan Kay

Jo Kelsey and Dylan Kay are an Auckland based duo performing blues, soul, gospel and jazz. With decades of experience between them, expect high quality performance with a professional attitude, and a personal touch for your event.


Jo Kelsey and Dylan Kay are an Auckland based duo performing blues, soul, gospel and jazz. With decades of experience between them, Jo and Dylan have both studied their instruments at prestigious London institutes, performed on some of the great stages and spent many years specialising in their instruments as recording artists, session musicians and teachers. Expect high quality performance and a professional attitude, whilst maintaining the personal touch that music needs.
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A professional musician since 1996, Dylan has performed extensively in the UK and US with his own bands and others. Alongside this he has developed a successful guitar teaching career (teaching at the UKs leading contemporary music school for many years and running Auckland Guitar School). Dylan grew up playing the blues, studied jazz at Berklee College of Music, and also loves playing gospel and soul music (with a passion for slide guitar and open tunings).
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Jo Kelsey is a professional vocalist with her heart in the blues, soul and rock. After studying at the same contemporary music school Dylan taught at, Jo built a steady career in London as a session vocalist, performer and vocal arranger. Now in New Zealand Jo is a vocal coach, directs numerous choirs and runs a small music school.

Setlist

  • Feeling Good (Nina Simone)
  • Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)
  • Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
  • Blackbird (The Beatles)
  • I Just Wanna Make Love To You (Etta James)
  • Natural Woman (Aretha Franklin)
  • Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
  • Respect (Aretha Franklin)
  • Sweet Home Chicago (Blues Brothers)
  • Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)
  • Aint No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
  • Dont Know Why (Norah Jones)
  • I Feel Good (James Brown)
  • I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
  • I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
  • Isnt She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
  • Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin)
  • Make You Feel My Love (Adele)
  • Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
  • Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
  • Moondance (Van Morrison)
  • Hard Times (Ray Charles)
  • Cry Me A River (Standard)
  • Summertime (Standard)
  • Steamroller Blues (James Taylor)
  • Autumn Leaves (Standard)
  • Fly Me To The Moon (Standard)
  • Tennessee Whisky (Chris Stapleton)
  • At Last (Etta James)
  • Why Dont You Do Right (Peggy Lee)
  • Rather Go Blind (Etta James)
  • Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Standard)
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Dylan Kay and Jo Kelsey's Blues Jazz Soul gig was a sheer delight and a real musical treat. Dylan on guitar and Jo's vocals gave delivered totally blissful interlude of old favourites and fresh interpretations, a perfect combo!
Tony
18/08/2020

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