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Welcome to Teresa Kelly And The Swing Upstarts - we are a Toronto-based, "old-timey" jazz quintet, that play a variety of ballads and swing standards from the 30's and 40's.


Teresa Kelly and the Swing Upstarts - posing in front of a marquee that, until just moments ago, had contained their namesake: "The Swing Upstarts". Yes, an unfortunate piece of timing - in keeping with the bass players time during the gig that night...

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Teresa Kelly and the Swing Upstarts are...
(photos taken at Gate 403, February 26, 2003)


Teresa Kelly
(vocals):


Rizaldo Padilla (guitar):


Tom Melville (piano):


Bernie Blue (soprano saxophone):


Richard Powrie (double bass):

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Teresa Kelly and the Swing Upstarts perform regularly around Toronto, Ontario, usually at:

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Of note, the CD "Work Songs" has now been released, this is a recording with "59 new songs about work by 59 different artists", compiled by Drog Records cofounder Lewis Melville, for Drog Records. Teresa Kelly and The Swing Upstarts are featured on this compilation with their original song "That Last Day" (on Side C, song 8).

That Last Day (original)

For a copy of the "Work Songs" CD, please contact Drog Records, or visit their website - and be aware that proceeds from the sale of this recording are donated to: Developing Countries Farm Radio Network, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Red Cross.

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