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Con más de diez grabaciones como líder, vocalista, hombre de negocios y educador, Kevin Mahogany ha sido el referente de los vocalistas de jazz durante tres décadas.
10 de ago. de 2020 · With over ten recordings as a leader, vocalist, businessman and educator Kevin Mahogany has been the standard setter for jazz vocalists for three decades. His broad baritone was forged in his hometown: the legendary jazz metropolis known as Kansas City; where he learned to swing like Charlie Parker, shout the blues like Big Joe ...
3 de abr. de 2023 · Remembering Kevin Mahogany. Updated: Aug 22, 2023. I met Kevin Mahogany sometime in the late seventies or early eighties; he was a doorman at Blayney's, a popular nightclub in Kansas City, where I played occasionally. He was a big man, I would guess 6'4" and at least 260 lbs.
Ya como estudiante de la Universidad de Baker, Mahogany pasa por varios grupos y forma un coro vocal a su nombre. Cuando obtiene su graduación retorna a su ciudad natal para formar dos grupos, Mahogany —un cruce entre R&B contemporáneo y jazz — y The Apolos, una banda de R&B de los 60.
Kevin Bryant Mahogany (July 30, 1958 – December 17, 2017) was an American jazz vocalist who became prominent in the 1990s. Particularly known for his scat singing, his singing style has been compared with those of Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams and Johnny Hartman.
He’s recorded with T.S. Monk (Monk on Monk), The Ray Brown Trio (Christmas Songs With Ray Brown), Marlena Shaw (Dangerous), Roseanna Vitro (Passion Dance), Carl Allen (Testimonial), Barbara Morrison (Visit Me) and Elvin Jones (It Don’t Mean A Thing).
Filled with rich originals as well as swinging standards, Kevin Mahogany delivers a focused and mature collection of jazz tunes with a mega-watt panache that so impressed his listeners in his critical acclaimed self-titled debut release last year.
