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Scott Kinsey: Kinesthetics
by John Kelman
Given Legacy's recent release of the retrospective Weather Report box Forecast: Tomorrow, keyboardist Scott Kinsey's debut as a leader couldn't come at a better time. Most emerging pianists cite Corea, Evans, Hancock and Jarrett as influences, so it's refreshing to hear someone whose primary reference point is Weather Report co-founder Joe Zawinul. Kinsey, like Zawinul, possesses formidable chops, but he's equally interested in the orchestral possibilities of technology in real-time improvised settings. Kinsey has been one of ...
Continue ReadingScott Kinsey: Sampling Keys
by Stefanee Freedman
Keyboardist Scott Kinsey is most noted for his free-fusion style playing in the first band he joined straight out of college, Tribal Tech, featuring guitarist Scott Henderson bassist Gary Willis and drummer Kirk Covington. He has performed live and on record with numerous top jazz performers including Kurt Rosenwinkel, Philip Bailey, WDR Big Band, Tim Hagans, and Bob Belden.More recently, Kinsey has worked as the primary keyboardist on film scores to Ocean's Eleven and Analyze That. Both scores ...
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