Artist description Bassist/producer Kevin Parlor's style is mainly Smooth Jazz ("Tastefully flavored contemporary jazz w/ flavors of R&B and Funk")

Music Style Smooth Jazz, R&B and Funk

Musical Influences Bassists: Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Wayman Tisdale, Jaco Pastorius, Larry Graham and many others...along with several Keyboard-bass artists as well.

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Artist History This dazzling musician takes music to another level. A native of Englewood, NJ, Kevin began playing bass in high school and quickly made a name for himself in bands performing around New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. During his junior year in high school, Kevin joined a group that went on to open for recording artists including musical greats Ashford & Simpson. In his senior year, Kevin moved to Atlanta, GA where he toured with platinum-selling R&B artist William Bell. Before graduating high school, Kevin joined a group which later opened shows for Patrice Rushen, S.O.S. Band, Michael Henderson, Hamilton Bohannon and many others. Several years later, Kevin returned to the New York area and helped form an R&B group named Miraj, which released a 12-inch single entitled "In The Pocket". Not long thereafter, Kevin found himself working alongside such recording artists as Mtume, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, jazz great Spyro Gyra, and with artists Invisible Man's Band and Mass Production. As time went on, Kevin co-founded the dance music group House Rock, which released a 12-inch club single entitled "Our Love Is Thru" which Right On magazine called a "scorcher". Kevin has recorded for Gospel artists and has traveled to Europe several times and performed Gospel as well as Jazz. Kevin has also recorded for contemporary Christian artists such as Hosanna Christian Fellowship Worship Team (On their debut CD "First Fruits"), John Williams Jr. (Christian Jazz keyboardist/composer/producer), Evangelist Tarji (On her debut project "Spiritual Expressions"), vocalist Phil J.C. (On his "3 For Him" project; on which Kevin wrote, produced and performed the music) and female vocal group Trumpets (On their single "ChristLight"). Kevin has recorded on numerous tracks for various up-and-coming artists with major projects. In addition, he has recorded for and/or performed with or alongside artists like Ben Vereen, Ali Woodson (former lead singer of the Temptations), Mark Adams (current keyboardist for Roy Ayers) to Sister Souljah, Aaron McLain (Lead guitarist for Marc Anthony, Terence Trent Darby, Oleta Adams and others). Kevin has also performed for former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in New York City.

Group Members Kevin Parlor: Musician, songwriter, arranger and producer.

Instruments Sequencer / synthesizer, bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitars,

Press Reviews "Appearing on the horizon of the Smooth/Contemporary Jazz bass players field is newcomer Kevin Parlor. His freshman offering, an album titled 'Bassically Speaking', is an admirable calling card to the listeners of the genre. Kevin obviously knows his way around the strings of his instrument" Derick Winterberg - The Smooth Jazz Site.com

Additional Info **I Kevin, would like to acknowledge and thank the people I worked with and met on tour in Europe in 2000 and other visits in ' 01 & ' 02. Tourmembers: Rochelle Overton, James Brewington, John Wineglass, Tony Isaac, Kathleen Shumate, Charlena Pearson, Lawrence Evans and everyone else. Lea Lindhardt and Frank Roberts (Denmark), Oliver & Hannes Vesper, Connie, Jeanette Mundt, Jens, Dusan Obenrauch (Germany), and everyone in France, Sweden, Austria, Liechtenstein and Poland.

Location Wallington, NJ - USA

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