About

Hailing from the lush vineyards of Napa Valley, Kellie Fuller is a jazz and R&B vocalist with a passion for The Great American Songbook. Her current shows include “A Night at the Dream Bowl:1940s,” “Lady Sings the Rat Pack” and “For the Love of Ella” which is a collaboration with fellow vocalist, Joyce Grant.

Though she has performed in various genres from musical theater to R&B bands, her passion is for The Great American Songbook and is her primary focus. She was inspired at a young age after discovering sheet music in her grandparents’ music room and learning the melodies by plunking them out on the piano. Her musical influences are Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, Karen Carpenter and Barbra Streisand among others since she enjoyed growing up listening to music from many decades.

As a young child in a large family with a small income, Kellie took every music opportunity that presented itself and sometimes created them, such as when she asked the band leader at her middle school if she might be loaned an instrument and be allowed to play in the band for free. He agreed and handed her a trumpet! She was in every choir from then through high school where she also participated in competitive music groups that required auditions. Upon graduating high school, she was awarded “Most likely to succeed as a professional vocalist” by her teachers.

With a performing arts degree from Napa Valley College and extensive training in Classical, Opera, Musical Theater and Jazz singing, she has been described by music critics as having a soulful voice with tremendous range who brings the audience in with her style and passion.

She is a regular favorite at the iconic Blue Note Napa Jazz Club and is frequently booked for Wine Country events and private parties. Kellie has appeared at several other esteemed venues in the California Wine Country including The Napa Valley Opera House, Chef Thomas Keller’s Regiis Ova Lounge, Lincoln Theater, Uptown Theatre, Robert Mondavi’s Copia Ampitheater and more.

Notable work includes opening for Manhattan Transfer, headlining the grand re-opening of Blue Note Napa, singing with the Napa Valley Symphony and sharing the stage with several accomplished artists such as David Pack (Grammy-award winning co-founder and original frontman of Ambrosia), Terry Bradford (Celine Dion’s duet tour partner) and Alto Reed (Bob Seger’s saxophone player).