Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Tom Tedesco Studios.
Produced by Tony Romano and Kelsey Jillette.
Cover design by Arie Drewes and Kelsey Jillette.
Kelsey Jillette, vocalist: Jillette sings lyrical, soulful takes on favorite songs across genres. Described as expressive, earthy, and warm, Kelsey was a regular performer at the famed 55 Bar in NYC's Greenwich Village for over a decade before relocating in 2020 to the Hudson Valley. She has been featured twice on the national Joey Reynolds Show as well as on Radam Schwartz's album "Songs for the Soul" on Arabesque Records. Her 2010 album, The Water is Wide, was released on Consolidated Artists (CAP). The Americas Project was released to all major streaming platforms in April 2022.
Tony Romano, guitarist: NYC-based Romano has toured worldwide and performed with Joe Bataan, Dave Valentine, Candido Camero, Yomo Toro, Randy Brecker, Joel Frahm, Tim Armacost, Thomas Chapin, Brit Woodman, Santi DeBriano, Steve LaSpina, Stanley Jordan, Debbie Gibson, Alex Gemignani, Mary Foster Conklin, Janice Hall, Chuck Cooper, and Frank Wright. Tony is adjunct faculty at Five Towns College, a "Teaching Artist" for the Kupferberg Center at Queens College, as well as an instructor for The National Guitar Workshop.
Daniel Foose, bassist: Currently the bassist for Lady Gaga, Foose has performed alongside many other notable musicians including Kenny Werner, John McNeil, Diane Moser, Andrew Green, Rudy Royston, Benjamin Koppel, Steve Davis (drummer), Junior Mance, Bjorn Solli, Mark Marino, Dave Eggar, Jay Azzolina, Jeff Hirschfield, Ron Affif, Ed Soph, Stefan Karllson and Brad Shepik, among many others.
David Silliman, percussionist: Silliman has toured extensively with Colombian Harpist Edmar Castaneda and performed with Mariah Carey, Cassandra Wilson, Blossom Dearie, and for concerts and festivals in Italy, Vienna, Berlin, the North Sea, Monterey, Uruguay, and Lithuania. Highlights of Silliman's past work include concert tours with Al DiMeola, Cassandra Wilson, and Leslie Uggams. He also has performed with Aretha Franklin in New York and is featured on the VH1 Divas 2001 concert.