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Kevin O'Connell

Born in 1957, Kevin started piano at age 4 in his home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, taking lessons from his mother and beginning formal lessons at age 9 in classical music and theory until age 14. Both of his parents were amateur pianists and devoted listeners of classical music. He continued studying classical piano again at age 16, but was also playing guitar, bass, drums and trombone alternately in various rock bands during those years. He taught himself how to play jazz piano listening to recordings of greats Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Dave Brubeck, Wynton Kelly, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea

Hot New York Minutes

By Kevin O'Connell

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Newest Blues; One for Cliff; Boo Deh Dah; Playa Culebrita; Biskit; Choose Now; Blue Seven; For Heaven's Sake; One for George; A Thought.

Kevin O'Connell Quartet: Hot New York Minutes

by Jack Bowers
August 13, 2023

Although Hot New York Minutes is Chicago-based pianist Kevin O'Connell's date, it could well be saxophonist Adam Brenner's, as the two share roughly equal time soloing and contribute their talents as writer and/or arranger on half a dozen of the album's ten numbers. In fact, the subtitle reads “Featuring Adam Brenner," and the album, O'Connell writes, ...

Kevin O'Connell Quartet Featuring Adam Brenner: Hot New York Minutes

by Neil Duggan
June 28, 2023

Finding one's own voice as a musician is never an easy process; extending that to taking the spotlight and leading your own band is another step up. For some, it can take years. Kevin O'Connell is an example of exactly that. He has been a jazz pianist since the 1980s, working with the Clifford Jordan Quartet ...

New Releases, Fathers Day, Birthday Shoutouts & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 26, 2023

The Fathers Day broadcast includes new releases from Kevin O'Connell, Michael Costantino, Meshell Ndegeocello and Alex Hamburger, with singles from violinist Aline Homzy and Nina Simone, plus birthday shoutouts to Migiwa Miyajima, Dakota Staton, Geri Allen, Sasha Berliner|| and {{Alicia Olatuja, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them ...

New Music From Ravita, Perelman And More

by Bob Osborne
June 15, 2023

On this show all new music from Phil Ravita Jazz plus two new releases from Ivo Perelman, one with James Emery and the other with Aruan Ortiz & Lester St. Louis. In addition there are new albums from Paula Sanchez & Mariana Carvalho, Hernan Hecht & Rick Parker, Stefano Falcone, Clifford Jordan, Noshir Mody, the Kevin ...

Players

By Eugenie Jones

Label: Open Mic Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: There Are Thorns

Sittin at the Bar

October 12, 2022

Album: Players
By Eugenie Jones
Label: Open Mic Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 04:50

There Are Thorns

January 24, 2022

Album: Players
By Eugenie Jones
Label: Open Mic Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 5:31

Royal Ballads

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 1986
Track listing: Lush Life; Pannonica; Royal Blues; Little Girl Blue; Armando; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; Everything Happens to Me; Round About Midnight.