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Kevin B. Clark

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At the age of 24, jazz guitarist Kevin B. Clark has been described as “one of the stars of tomorrows’ jazz guitar.” His unique approach to the electric guitar, combining a highly refined technical prowess with a style of playing that is unique to his personality, sets him apart from his contemporaries. His musical language is harmonically inventive and fresh, while still drawing from the examples set by the great masters of modern jazz. It has been said that “Kevin’s true skill is not just in his virtuosic prowess, but his capacity to merge these influences together to create unique, exhilarating music that is never mired in abstraction.” Kevin B

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Zahara

Label: KCM International
Released: 2007
Track listing: G

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Kevin Clark: Zahara

Read "Zahara" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Kevin Clark, who plays piano, flugelhorn and trumpet, is a man of varied musical persuasion. Besides playing solo piano, he has a trio, a Dixieland band (The Dixie Dudes), and a Latin band (Los Gringos). The last is acknowledged as the leading Latin Band in New Zealand, Clark's native land. Clark has an abiding ...

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Once Upon A Song I Flew

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2003
Track listing: A Night in Okavango; Samba de Praia; Sapkamma; Township Talk; Raganometry; Scroggin's Waltz; Once Upon A Song I Flew; Egoli Jump; Celticrocity; Kapiti Kwela; Under the Southern Cross; The Tararua Camelbacks; Sikelele uMandela.

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Kevin Clark: Once Upon A Song I Flew

Read "Once Upon A Song I Flew" reviewed by AAJ Staff


So-called “world jazz" never found as international a traveler as Kevin Clark. His independently- released record Once Upon A Song I Flew takes its title to heart in both transcontinental and transcendental senses. Clark left South Africa three decades ago for New Zealand, but he never abandoned his roots. In the interim, he has traveled and ...

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New Orleans Jazz Brunch

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Released: 2001
Track listing: Smiles; Sugar Blues; Up a Lazy River; Chinatown, My Chinatown; I'm Confessin' that I Love You; Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams; Way Down Yonder in New Orleans; St. Louis Blues; Louisiana; South; Careless Love; On the Sunny Side of the Street; High Society; Tom's Buick.

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Kevin Clark/Terry McDermott: New Orleans Jazz Brunch

Read "New Orleans Jazz Brunch" reviewed by Dave Nathan


New Orleans jazz, or Dixieland as it is often regrettably called, has been written off as a vital part of jazz more times than one can count. But it continues to be performed by a wide range of musicians for appreciative audiences all over the world. Attempts to bury it by its detractors fall into the ...

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Kevin Clark & Tom McDermott: New Orleans Jazz Brunch

Read "New Orleans Jazz Brunch" reviewed by Jim Santella


New Orleans Jazz Brunch comes with complete recipes for:Chick-Pea Salad,Huevos Rancheros,Green Bean Casserole,Curry Chicken & Mushroom Noodles,andFried Apples & Pecans. A family potluck gathering? I'll bring the drinks. This is light music that will make your dinner an enjoyable occasion. Kevin Clark has a pleasant trumpet tone that blends immediately with Tom McDermott's loping rhythms. This ...

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New Orleans Trumpet

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Released: 2000
Track listing: Don

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Kevin Clark: New Orleans Trumpet

Read "New Orleans Trumpet" reviewed by Jim Santella


Whose New Orleans trumpet does the title of Kevin Clark’s recording indicate? Buddy Bolden? That one could be heard from miles away. Louis Armstrong? That one contained a tone and phrasing that influenced nearly everyone who followed. Louie Prima? Al Hirt? They brought the trad jazz trumpet sound to audiences all around the world. Preservation Hall? ...


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