Here are some photos we took on a recent vacation to Mazatlan, Mexico. I then recorded an impromptu piano piece. Enjoy!!

My longtime musical partner, Scott Burnett and I are working on an EP project codenamed "A Glass of Summer". It's something we started last summer, but then we got all kinds of busy, so finally our schedules are aligned. We started recording some demo pieces last week at my home studio. Here is a slow samba song called "Um Copo de Verao" which means "A Glass of Summer" in Portuguese. At least that's how Google translated it for us. Enjoy!

I received a nice review for "Passage" from the Inside World Music blog. Thanks guys!! Read on... The chilled and relaxing grooves of Kelly Carpenter’s piano playing combine elements of ambient rock with new age instrumental magic on his latest release, Passage. The adventurous “Summer Rain” takes on a life of its own with lush piano melodies and an ambient rock vibe that is wholly instrumental. The quick and short keys resemble falling rain. “A Distant Shore” …

Here is more footage from the CD release concert on Nov 18, 2011 at Fremont Abbey in Seattle. Here they "play homage" to Dave Grusin by performing a cover of his classic jazz song "Mountain Dance". In the band: Scott A Burnett/Acoustic Guitar; Mike Stoican/Electric Guitar; Marc Miller/Bass; Bryon Atterberry/Drums

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Here is footage from the CD release concert on Nov 18, 2011 at Fremont Abbey in Seattle. Here they perform a cover of David Ruis' "Whom Have I But You?" with a stunning intro by Bryn Cannon and a wonderful guitar outro by Scott A. Burnett.

Well, the CD Release Concert is behind me now. Words cannot express how pleased I am. The response was ecstatic! I am very thankful for all the support people have given this fledgling enterprise, from the CD sales to the kind wishes on various social media and email to showing up at the release concert. I feel very blessed.

Thank you all and I wish you a wonderful thanksgiving weekend as well!!

This is turning out to be a very busy season for me. Let's see, there's lots of prep work involved for the CD Release Concert. I just got finished writing music charts for the band. Since most of the band I recorded with are Canadians, I had to recruit local guys, so there are songs to learn. This group of musicians will also be Jessica Ketola's band for her set at the release party. So now that my charts are finished, I am finally getting around to updating this website and getting social media tools up to date. 

If that's not enough, I have two other gigs in the meantime. First up is the annual Turning Point benefit this upcoming Saturday night. And a week later I am conducting some keyboard workshops at the CMS event on Nov 12. So everything is hitting at once. Fun times! Check out the events page for all the particulars.

Hi All! Just a quick news note to let you know I'm currently working on putting together a CD release concert. The band I recorded the album with was mostly made up of Canadians, so I'm putting together a group down here. I'm also looking for a venue, finding a caterer, working on promotion. Really, lot's of things I should have done a couple months ago, but I seem to be doing everything the hard and slow way. I guess that's what you call the learning process. 

Meanwhile, you can now get Passage on places like iTunes. Here's the link: http://itunes.com/kellycarpenter/passage  It would be simply mahvelous if you could post a review on iTunes. I would truly appreciate it. Let me know when you do. 

Passage is now available on CD Baby. Both the physical CD and complete album download are available. I will be putting up the digital version of the album on this site soon. I just need to convert the master audio files into 256-bit mp3s. Oh I got geeky there--sorry.

Of course, I would rather you purchase the CD here on this site. Advantage for you: You get the option of a personalized autographed copy at no extra cost. Advantage for me: I enjoy personally filling orders. It makes me feel closer to my buyers. Second advantage for me: I'm not having to pay the middle man a cut. The higher price on CD Baby offsets this a little, so you're paying less from my site. Which turns out to be a second advantage for you. Everyone wins.

Yes, I'm looking at the boxes that arrived yesterday. After a heat-wave and power outage at the plant in Indiana delayed manufacturing for a week, I am happy to announce that it is here!! For a short while, the CD is available exclusively on this website. It will also be available through CD Baby in a few weeks and then on iTunes and other digital outlets a few weeks after that.

But why wait? Order the CD here and enjoy the music in full audio fidelity. When you purchase it here, I personally process the order (which I love to do) and if you'd like, I can autograph the CD for you as well.