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Kenny Peagler

Born: July 31, 1984

Kenny Peagler grew up in Pittsburgh, shaped by a city where music is both heritage and expectation. From Billy Strayhorn to Art Blakey to Ahmad Jamal, he absorbed a lineage of jazz that felt less like influence than atmosphere.

He began with classical piano, drawn first to discipline and form. At Pittsburgh’s High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, jazz became a living language, soon joined by R&B and soul. The Hammond B3 marked a turning point, becoming central to his sound and identity.

Peagler studied at the New England Conservatory and developed a style that resists easy categorization. Classical music gives it structure, jazz gives it freedom, and R&B and soul ground it in feeling.

Tony DePaolis: The Contemporary Dynamic

by Mackenzie Horne
February 13, 2019

Take everything you know about what a debut record should and should not be. Now promptly throw those ideas into oncoming traffic and don't look back. Young Pittsburgh bassist Tony DePaolis has redefined the boundaries of the all-important debut record with The Contemporary Dynamic. It's a concept album. It's a double album. ...