kevin251 + Musician in Liverpool, EN

SEEKING

ABOUT

I've joined bandmix partly out of curiosity and partly as I may be looking for a drummer and bassist for a couple of upcoming projects (more info at kevinlovelady.com).

Project 2023-24
I'm looking to form a keys-bass-drums rhythm section playing a yet-to-be-fully-defined 70s-style jazz fusion/funk (Herbie, Azymuth) mixed with contemporary hip-hop-EDM influences (Kamaal Williams, Robert Glasper, Alfa Mist). A lot will depend on the individuals involved to create the grooves relying on drums and bass (but not DnB if you get my drift!).

Eclectica Project - kevinlovelady.com/concept/eclectica/
Taking inspiration from sources such as Jason Rebello‘s Held, Bill Laurance‘s Cables, Keith Jarret’s Ko?ln Concert, and Bill Evans’ Conversations with Myself, my Eclectica project is a set list of popular songs and original compositions which serve as a stimulus for improvisations and interpretations spanning an eclectic mix of styles. In a solo or collaborative duo setting, Eclectica centres on sensitive, imaginative and at times meditative sounds of surprise taking the artist and audience on a journey of ideas, building intensity on rhythmic, melodic and harmonic notions, deploying pop-like repetition and a reassuring return to recognisable motifs and choruses. Using these motifs and choruses as foundations, each performance is different, each musical conversation is unique.

zingaromusic.com
Zingaro, Merseyside-based vocal-led five-piece (or instrumental four-piece), move effortlessly through classic 70s fusion to acid jazz and beyond, with Latin and soul inspirations.
Keyboard & guitar textures and sympathetic drums & bass provide tasteful backing and inventive soloing to showcase Naomi’s soulful vocals. Striving to incorporate a positive human message with a social conscience whenever possible, Zingaro’s reworkings of well-known and not so well-known vocal and instrumental numbers along with original compositions offer a range of eclectic grooves, which balance being both listenable and danceable.

Screen name:

kevin251

Member since:

Jan 25 2020

Active within 1 month

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

50

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Azymuth
Incognito
Herbie Hancock
Robert Glasper
Alfa Mist
Kamaal Williams
Earth, Wind & Fire
Steely Dan
Chick Corea
Bill Evans

Instrument experience:

Keyboard:

Advanced

Piano:

Advanced

EQUIPMENT

Casio PX-5S Privia Pro Stage Keyboard
Roland A500 Pro Midi Controller
Roland XV2020 Synth Module
Roland KC400 Combo Amp
Behringer Xenyx 802 Mixer

MUSIC