Devin Kelly is a freelance percussionist, educator, and the owner of DPk Records & WNY Drum rental. As a performer based in Buffalo, new York, Mr. Kelly has shared the stage with gary foster, bob sheppard, bill cunliffe, Bob Sneider, peter bernstein, larry koonse, mark soskin, stacy rowles, sam most, john campbell, Joe Bagg, Carl Saunders, Steve Huffsteter, Chuck Berghofer, Denise Donatelli, the Clare Fischer Big Band, Janis Mann, julie kelly, and judy wexler, among other jazz luminaries. notable performance venues include the blue note nYC, chris' jazz cafe in philadelphia, lighthouse cafe in hermosa beach, Catalina’s in Hollywood, as well as the rochester, san jose, lewiston, northwest, Beijing, Shanghai & dubai jazz festivals.

in addition to jazz, devin works as a studio percussionist for sonicsmiths & cinesamples, sampling software companies based in new york & california. many leading television, film & video game composers use their products. mr. kelly formerly served as a member of the music faculties at Musicians institute in Los Angeles, california, cornell university in ithaca, new york & cypress college in orange county, california.