Jazz Articles about Kevin Coelho

About Kevin Coelho

Album Review

Dopo l'esordio discografico ad appena 16 anni (Funkengruven--the Joy of Driving a B3, Chicken Coup Records 2012) Kevin Coelho ripropone il trio con gli stessi partner per una nuova carrellata di brani eseguiti sotto il segno del funk e del groove. Se quanto espresso allora in termini di padronanza musicale e feeling poteva bastare per un giudizio positivo, ora che Kevin sta uscendo dalla prima adolescenza non basta più e ci aspetteremmo qualche progresso. Per la verità in questo ...

Album Review

Kevin Coelho: Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3

Read "Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
September 7, 2012

Kevin Coelho's debut, Funkengruven: The Joy of Driving a B3, is a tight trio affair that showcases the young organist's versatility as he successfully cooks his way through originals, R&B songs and fusion and bop standards. Coelho brings a religious celebratory feel to teacher Randy Master's “Take A Stand," as his Hammond B3 lets forth spiritual and sophisticated harmonies. This contrasts well with the unabashedly sensual groove of Dr Lonnie Smith's “Play it Back." Harking back to ...