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Kelle Jolly & The Will Boyd Project

Kelle Jolly is a graduate of South Carolina State University, where she earned a B.S. in Music Education with concentrations in Voice. Kelle is the co-host of "What's Going On with Robert Minter", a community television show and "Jazz Jam with Kelle Jolly", a radio show on WUOT 91.9. She is a member of TN Jazz & Blues Society. Kelle Jolly was the 2011 Mountain Soul Vocal Competition Winner. She is also 2013 Community Shares- Artist of Change Award recipient.

Kelle is a visual and musical artist who currently lives in Knoxville with her saxophonist husband, Will Boyd. Will Boyd is a native of Orangeburg, SC and a graduate of South Carolina State University. Will received his Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. Will is a multi-instrumentalist who teaches private lessons and leads clinics for jazz learners.

In 2006, the musical couple represented the city of Knoxville at its sister city's jazz festival in Muroran, Japan. In 2008 they were married there. And as a gift to the city of Muroran, Japan, Kelle and Will recorded the album, Dreams of Muroran. Their wedding song ALL THAT MATTERS is included on the Knoxville Jazz compilation CD produced by Donald Brown, Tenors & Satin. Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd received the MLK Commission Art Award in 2015.