Kelsey Carlisle

Kelsey Carlisle

Kelsey Carlisle is an award-winning pianist and avid performer of classical, blues, and jazz music on piano. His blues career has allowed him to perform and learn alongside award-winning musicians like Bob Margolin, Victor Wainwright, and Christone Ingram, and he has been praised for his authentic, intricate, loving, and exciting interpretations of 20th-century American music. Kelsey is an undergraduate Piano Performance major at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is Professor of Piano and Jazz Studies at the Maurice Duruflé Academy of Music, where he teaches private lessons and coaches students specifically on jazz, blues, and modern American music.

Articles by Kelsey Carlisle:

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Shadowgrass Pushes Bluegrass Forward and Memorializes a Lizard

Bluegrass, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  August 26, 2023

Festival Continues Through 8/30: SummerFest Pays Tribute to Brubeck's Time Out

Chamber Music, Instrumental Ensemble, Jazz, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  August 4, 2023

THROUGH 5/21: Spirit Gum Theatre Tackles Parenthood in Cry It Out

Theatre Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  May 12, 2023

Warp Trio Fuses Old and New at UNCSA

Chamber Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  April 8, 2023

The Pacifica Quartet and Anthony McGill Bring Dvořák, Lee, and Brahms to UNCSA

Chamber Music, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  February 21, 2023

UNCSA's Piano Weekend Showcases Performers of All Ages

Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  November 12, 2022

THRIO's Debut Album Honors Jazz Tradition with Modern Twists

Jazz, Music Media Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  August 31, 2022

The Music Carolina SummerFest Presents Their Annual "Summer Dances"

Dance, Jazz, Music, World Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  August 11, 2022

The Eastern Music Festival Presents Works by Liebermann and Saint-Saëns

Music, Orchestral Music, Youth Orchestra Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  July 22, 2022

K. Sridhar and Sandeep Hattangady Bring Indian Classical Music to the ArtsCenter

Indian Classical Music and Dance, Music, World Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  June 10, 2022

The North Carolina Brass Band Pays Tribute to the Old West

Brass Band, Brass Ensemble Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  May 20, 2022

The Marinus Ensemble Performs Chamber Works by Schubert and Schumann

Chamber Music, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  May 15, 2022

UNCSA Showcases the Works of Their Student Composers

Contemporary Music, Music, Orchestral Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  April 10, 2022

Anima Vox Performs Works by Underrepresented Composers and Poets

Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  April 2, 2022

Phyllis Pancella Brings Her Favorite Songs to UNCSA

Recital Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  March 22, 2022

Faculty and Students Collaborate to Kick Off UNCSA's Chamber Music Festival

Chamber Music, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  March 15, 2022

UNCSA's nu Ensemble Engages with Today's "Classical" Music

Chamber Orchestra, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  February 20, 2022

Salem Band's Winter Concert Continues their 250th Anniversary Celebration

Band, Music Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  February 13, 2022

UNCSA Organ Students Showcase Their Versatility

Music, Organ Recital Review by Kelsey Carlisle,  January 28, 2022