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KEVIN WHO?

Hi! And thanks for visiting!

I am a Birmingham, AL native.  I studied music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and, while in school, I played in local clubs, bars and venues with dozens of different bands, from top 40 bands to jazz bands and everything in between.  If I pride myself on anything, it’s my versatility.

After school, I went and lived a NYC for a year before returning to Birmingham where I went back to playing and teaching.  Not long after I returned to Birmingham, I joined Niko Moon‘s band who was on Zac Brown’s Southern Ground record label at the time.  That led me to Atlanta where I’ve lived for the past 5 years.

Shortly after the move to Atlanta, Niko Moon’s band broke up and I began freelancing and playing regularly with Kevin Scott, Sam Burchfield, Emerald Empire Band, Artimus, and Beau + Luci.

Now, I tour regularly with St. Paul & The Broken Bones and I fill my time in between tours by continuing to play with local Atlanta artists and writing and playing my own music.

 

I’ve had the opportunity to sit in with or do sideman duty with these artists:

Zac Brown Band

Col. Bruce Hampton

Kebbi Williams

Johnny O’Neal

Matt Slocum

 

I’ve also had the opportunity to study with these great musicians (click the name for more info):

Robert “Sput” Searight

Deantoni Parks

Chris Fryar

Jojo Kuo

Michael Glaser

Chris Burroughs

Mark Lanter

Steven Roberts

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    Kevin Leon
    Can you guess which @stpaulandthebrokenbones song Can you guess which @stpaulandthebrokenbones song I sampled to make this?
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    Sanctify outro • • • • • #kevinleon #per Sanctify outro
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    I was really hesitant to post this solo because it I was really hesitant to post this solo because it’s not “perfect.” There are some flubs here and there and that’s a scary thing to share on social media where everyone shares the idealized version of themselves. But, I’m a work in progress. I’m constantly working to be a better musician, improviser, and human, so I want to be more transparent and share some of that journey. My playing here isn’t flawless, but I like this solo. I love the energy and its intent and maybe it’ll help inspire someone to be just a little less self conscious.
Anyway… here’s a solo on my original instrumental tune, “Dingus,” with @stpaulandthebrokenbones
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    Sound experiments featuring the @morfbeats stacker Sound experiments featuring the @morfbeats stacker
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    Broken Bones & Pocket Change outro with @stpauland Broken Bones & Pocket Change outro with @stpaulandthebrokenbones 
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@iaintnostpaul is rolling around on the ground somewhere down there
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