
Japanese bites and live jazz in a cozy setting with a speakeasy vibe. Featuring guitarist Kevin McNeal, bassist Andrea Veneziani, and Yuichi Hirakawa on drums. Performing contemporary renditions of jazz standards.
Guitarist Kevin McNeal and his Blueswing band will be paying homage to the late great Avant-Garde Jazz & Blues vocalist and former bandmate Leon Thomas with their upcoming tribute album. McNeal was Thomas' Artistic Director and Band Leader during his 90's tours throughout the US and Europe. The original touring band is previewing their upcoming record release and tour at one of their favorite Harlem hang-outs.
Jazz guitar, with a tinge of soul and blues, featuring the Hammond organ, with sax and drums.
Noriko Kamo - Hammond B3 organ Floyd King - Saxophone Tom Baker - Drums, Percussion Kevin McNeal - Guitar, Compositions
This is music to groove to, to relax to, and to let all else go.
Jazz Standards - Solo Guitar - "Soliloquy sounds like a master musician just playing in his living room with a few candles lit, purely for the love of it. "
Performance and recording credits include Rufus Reid, David Liebman, James Williams, Royal Hartigan, Nick Brignola, Steve Swallow, Cecil Bridgewater, Ed Wiley Jr., Greg Osby , Skip Roberts
Jazz Standards - Solo Guitar - "Soliloquy sounds like a master musician just playing in his living room with a few candles lit, purely for the love of it. "
Performance and recording credits include Rufus Reid, David Liebman, James Williams, Royal Hartigan, Nick Brignola, Steve Swallow, Cecil Bridgewater, Ed Wiley Jr., Greg Osby , Skip Roberts with BluesWing, Piney Brown, Stanley Turrentine, Charles Frambrough, Hamiet Bluiett, Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Geri Allen, Nasheet Waits and many others. He toured Europe with Leon Thomas as his Musical Director.
Kevin resides in New York City , where he has been playing the jazz scene for several decades and leads his own group BluesWing.
"On Soliloquy, the Harlem based McNeal's command of his instrument, and his thoughtful way of reinterpreting well worn yet well loved standards, is sheer magic." David Malachowski