Victoria and Her Sisters (mp3)

Names and Spaces (mp3)

Dada (mp3)

Victoria - Live in Germany
New Release on BJU Records!

A new CD, Victoria and Her Sisters, is now available! It was recorded live in Cologne and Karlsruhe (Germany) in May 2008 and it features Loren Stillman (alto sax), Brad Shepik (guitar) and Joe Smith (drums).

"This excellent set...is everything that modern jazz should be: vibrant, challenging music from a band so tight within its group dynamic and so confident in its individualistic chops that every movement is a lively step forward. Anchored by Arthur Kell's deep, spongy bass and Joe Smith's relentless, crashing attack, guitarist, Brad Shepik and saxophonist Loren Stillman...fashion...brash yet complementary statements of electric joy. The recording retains all the energy of a kick-ass live event and should receive serious album-of-the-year consideration." - Jazz Improv Magazine, July 2009

Traveller

Traveller is Arthur’s 2005 release on Fresh Sound Records. Co-produced with Steve Cardenas, it features Gorka Benitez on tenor saxophone and flute, Steve Cardenas on guitar, Arthur Kell on bass and Joe Smith on drums. It was recorded in Barcelona in November 2004.

"The disc features nine Kell originals, and every track is a winner...Kell and Smith lay down a stellar groove, and Cardenas and Benitez are way in the pocket with their solos." - Billboard

song for lj (mp3)

pisciotta blue (mp3)

see you in zanzibar (at the blue ocean) (mp3)

See You in Zanzibar

"See You in Zanzibar" is the first CD release of Arthur's music. It features three outstanding players: Steve Cardenas (guitar), Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone) and Allison Miller (drums). The cd is dedicated to Arthur's longtime-friend, Thomas Chapin.

"This well-conceived album has many sparkling moments and is a credit to Kell's guidance and execution...the title cut rings with sensitivity and beauty, and Kell's soulful solo is heartfelt and from the heart...[he] does some exciting things when interacting with Cardenas to propel the program into high gear, and his patterns behind the soloists are inventive." - Cadence Magazine, Oct. 2001