Kim Prevost Solley

Kim Prevost has been racing the high road to success since winning the 1999 "BET on Jazz" Jazz Discovery Award. She has performed with musical greats like Arturo Sandoval, Bobby McFerrin, Nicolas Payton, Ed Calle, Sammy Figaroa and Allen Toussaint. Kim is a native of the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans. Being an accomplished vocalist and songwriter, she has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. She began singing as a child, in church choirs, where she often performed duets with the pastor, her father. In addition to completing eight years of ballet, tap and jazz dance training, she also worked extensively as a model for companies such as Saks Fifth Avenue. She continued to sing, dance and model throughout her college years. Her theater credits include leading roles in "Sweet Charity" "Dreamgirls", "West Side Story" " A Dose of Reality" and a Cole Porter review under the musical direction of music great Allen Toussaint. Additional credits include several commercials and dancing for the MTV show "NFL Jams Live". She was chronicled in a feature documentary about her family gospel roots entitled “Full Circle: Journey Back to Gospel”. Kim can also be seen in the recent documentary “No Cross , No Crown”. She is a featured vocalist on "The Fragile" of Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.

Awards

1999 BET on Jazz Discovery Vocal Award

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