Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist best known for his work with Tribal Tech, an electric jazz band that won critical acclaim. He first became interested in synths when he was just ten years old. His father was a jazz pianist who had a passion to create new synth technology and gave him the encouragement and … Read more
Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, was born in Kozani in Greece in 1965. He studied electrical engineering at Thessalonica’s State Technological Institute, and Jazz theory at the Synchronon music school. He continued his music education by learning electric bass at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles (1987-1989). He was nominated for the MI scholarship award, the nomination for … Read more
Steven Kirby is a guitarist, composer, and educator. He has a reputation for playing exciting, melodic and lyrical contemporary jazz, as well as performing in other styles. Over 25 recordings have been released, including three as a leader on “Point Of Balance”, “North Light” and “North Light”, both on Challenge Records. In 2016, “Illuminations” was … Read more
John Kirby, December 31, 1908 – June 14 1952 was a jazz double bassist who also played the tuba and trombone. Kirby was born in Winchester (Virginia). He moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1926, where he remains connected to some. Fletcher Henderson and Chick Webb were his musical partners. Fletcher Henderson performed amazing tuba work … Read more
Scott Kirby, a native Ohioan, began studying music when he was six years old. He continued piano instruction for seventeen more years. Robert Howat of Wittenberg University of Ohio and Sylvia Zaremba of Ohio State University were his teachers. Kirby, who received an English degree at Ohio State University, moved to New Orleans where he … Read more
Natalia M. King, a Dominican-born woman, was born in Brooklyn’s Latino American district in 1969. As an adolescent, she fled the “barrio”, to move with her family to Rochester, New York State. She continued her studies in sociology and history at the university. She rejected any notion of social success at a time in which … Read more
Peggy King was discovered by Mitch Miller when he heard the radio jingle for Hunt’s Tomato Sauce. Although she only recorded a few LPs for Columbia and Candlelite in the 1950s, she was a well-known face on television and has remained an ardent interpreter of standards for many decades. King is best known for her … Read more
PETERKING – August 11, 1940 to August 23, 2020 Alto Tenor, Soprano and Soprano Saxophonist and Composer PETERKING is a prolific composer/arranger who works in jazz and classical tradition. King’s musical career spans five decades. King also has time to study aerodynamics and model aircraft, which has led to numerous papers published in leading journals. … Read more
Teddi King was an American jazz and popular singer. She lived from September 18, 1929 to November 18, 1977. She was born Theodora King on September 18, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts. After winning a singing contest hosted by Dinah Shore at Boston’s Tributary Theatre in Boston, she began work as a touring revue that “cheered … Read more
She was born in West Philadelphia, and is the third child of five. She was an artist from a young age. She was born with a passion to be artistic and began dancing and singing in high school. After performing under Faye Snow at West Phila High School, she was invited to audition for Philadanco. … Read more
