Locally raised jazz prodigy GraceKellyMusic says that she hopes her new song, “We Will Rise,” wakes up the female warrior inside, and can serve as an anthem for those fighting for reproductive rights.
,” with anthemic intent. Nor was it written as a reaction to the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade. That divisive ruling curtailing abortion rights hadn’t yet come down when the Brookline native penned the tune this past April, finishing the music video this week.
Over the years, Kelly built her audience and garnered critical support. In 2016, she joined her longtime friend, keyboardist Jon Batiste — he calls her “an electric talent” — as a side-person with Stay Human, his house band on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” She’d known Batiste for 10 years by then and had played with him at the Blue Note Jazz Festival and at the Newport Jazz Festival.
Kelly is now by no means strictly a jazz artist — she’s covered The Beatles “Come Together,” Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and Van Morrison “Crazy Love,” to name a few.“I think it would be very stagnant to just stay in one place,” says Kelly. “I’ve made some records I’m very proud of with my great mentors in the jazz world, but the main thing I focus on is how do I keep pushing my artistry forward.
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