Growing up in a musical and artistic household, Kelly recalls the sounds of her childhood along with the gigs she attended with her father, a fine bass player himself.
"I grew up hearing John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis and many many legendary musicians in our home. We would go to see live shows whenever a big act was in Florida. My dad took me to see Chick Corea, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Ravi Shankar, Maria Schneider, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner and so many others."