Join us for a special evening of love songs interpreted by Elden Kelly. Beautiful fingerstyle arrangements of love songs from renaissance, jazz to contemporary, along with some features of Elden's beloved vocals. Not to be missed this Valentine's Day weekend.
Ticket link:
https://givebutter.com/EKlovesongs
General admission presale: $20
Day of show: $25
VIP Song Dedication ($50)
Elden will dedicate a special song (chosen from his planned repertoire for Feb 12), to you, your date or both of you, with any special message to be announced live. This will be arranged by emailing elden.kelly@gmail.com no less than 1 week before the show.
VIP Special Request Song ($75)
Elden will include any love song of your choosing, announce a special dedication you specify, and perform it live at the show! Email elden.kelly@gmail.com to arrange details. (Must be requested no later than 1 week prior to show)
VIP Song Dedication (private green room performance) ($125)
Create a truly memorable and one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day memory gift! Elden will perform any 1 song of your choosing (special request beyond any planned repertoire) for you, your date or both of you, privately in the green room of Urban Beat either prior to show (4-5p) or at the intermission (approximately 6pm).
Email elden.kelly@gmail.com to arrange details! (Must be requested no later than 1 week prior to show)
VIP Ultimate Custom Creation Love Song Dedication(private green room performance or during show) ($185)
An ultimate and unmatched one-of-a-kind musical Valentine's Gift. I will write an original love song dedicated to your special someone or commemorating your story. I will draw on stories and/or text you provide (or original lyrics and poetry) to music to create the piece. Performed live in the green room prior to the show at 5p, at intermission (6p) or during the show (your choice). Email elden.kelly@gmail.com to work out details.
Doors at 4:30pm | Dinner menu available (not included in ticket price) | All ages welcome
Elden Kelly is known as a master improviser, thoughtful and original composer. With a devoted cult following, Mr. Kelly is one of a select few employing the nylon string guitar in jazz, as well as incorporating classical and world music techniques in new and novel ways. As an instrumentalist, his work is characterized by virtuosic playing which sometimes draws as much on classical and baroque techniques as it does from contemporary jazz. He impresses audiences with engaging extemporization, sometimes the primary focus of the concert, yet often sounding pre-composed. In ensemble work, his voice is distinctive, interactive and complimentary.
Elden is bringing the guitar into new directions; namely by incorporating world, jazz and classical guitar techniques into a varied and diverse modern repertoire. He is also on the leading edge of technological innovations of the instrument through guitar synthesis and sustainers, as well as fretless guitar sounds, bringing an entirely fresh palette to the instrument.
He is also a composer for solo guitar and ensemble, as well as a singer/songwriter.
As a solo performer he has toured and performed across the country and has performed or recorded with Regina Carter, Bakithi Kumalo, Jamey Haddad, Marion Hayden, Dwight Adams, Ralphe Armstrong and many of Detroit’s most notable musicians.
Elden grew up near Burlington, Vermont.
“You are gifted. Where did you learn all those runs? I need to take lessons from you” –Larry McCray (blues guitar legend)
“Nobody sounds like Elden on guitar” –Ralphe Armstrong (bassist for Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jean-Luc Ponty, Aretha Franklin) “A brilliant guitarist with phenomenal technique” –Joe Morris, free jazz guitar pioneer “Elden, you are a bad cat, a great player” –Lionel Loueke (guitarist for Herbie Hancock)