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Kelly Rossum

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About Me

I'm not around myspace as much as I used to be. If you need to reach me, please contact me at krossum(at)aol.com

For a full performance schedule, visit Upcoming Events

For more music, visit FREE Downloads

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Music:

Member Since: 4/4/2008
Band Website: krossum.com
Band Members:
Trumpet: Kelly Rossum

Piano: Bryan Nichols

Bass: Chris Bates

Drums: JT Bates
Sounds Like:

Record Label: 612 Sides
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

FAMILY CD Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday August 4, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Kelly Rossum, lead artist KRossum(at)aol.com www.krossum.com (612) 735-3091 FAMILY - A NEW JAZZ CD BY KELLY ROSSUM Announcing th...
Posted by Kelly Rossum on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:51:00 PST

Gig from hell - Part Two

[Please take the time to read Part One, or "previously on Gig from Hell"]The one thing that can make a bad situation worse is alcohol. Up until now, the band has had only a few drinks during the gig, ...
Posted by Kelly Rossum on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:04:00 PST

Artists Statement from Kelly Rossum

 As a jazz composer, I write music for other composers. All jazz musicians are improvisers, in other words, spontaneous composers. My goal, then, is to design an aural environment that somehow in...
Posted by Kelly Rossum on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:41:00 PST

Gig from hell - Part One

This is the MySpace premier of the best "gig-from-hell" story that I have ever heard; and it happened to me. The story was printed (different from the version to follow) in some mid-west dance ba...
Posted by Kelly Rossum on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

Jazz Education Concept No.1

What is the single most valuable thing you can do with your jazz students? While teaching jazz improvisation you, as a teacher, must play with your students. The foundation of any jazz experience is p...
Posted by Kelly Rossum on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:51:00 PST