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Kevin Charles Stevenson

About Me

Kevin Stevenson: Drummer, Composer, Producer

Kevin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His earliest musical influences were jazz greats like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Count Basie and Nat King Cole. At a young age, Kevin took drum lessons from his uncle, Leon Stevenson and played clarinet in junior high. “I remember as a kid watching my uncle perform as I stood watching from outside the club. He sat up in the window and he would look at me and smile while playing. Man! It was right then and there I knew I wanted to play the drums”. In college, Kevin pursued music while attending the University of Cincinnati. Later, while playing locally in Cleveland, he decided to relocate to New York City in May of 1979. It was here that Kevin began to study with master drummers Michael Carvin and Jim Payne. He has worked with trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, South African musician Tony Cedras, actor Mario VanPeebles, gospel singer Alvin Slaughter, Mark Ledford, The Black Rock Coalition Orchestra w/guitarist Vernon Reid, Me'Shell N'degeocello, Bill White, Michael Osborn, Arturo O'Farrill, Lafayette Harris, bassist Dave Anderson, various Broadway and off-Broadway productions and the multi-Grammy winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. In addition, Kevin has recorded and composed music for television and film. He has shared the stage with Marion Meadows, Phil Perry, Pieces of a Dream, Bobby Sanabria, Stephanie Mills, the O'Jays and Take 6.