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George Kahn- piano
Robert Kyle- sax
Lyman Medeiros- bass
Kevin Winard- drums
When a young musicianโs sources of inspiration are jazz greats like Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample, Vince Guaraldi and Wynton Kelly, youโd figure that his own music would turn out to be pretty specialโฆand in the case of jazz pianist and composer George Kahn, youโd be right. His music captures the feel of the West Coast Jazz scene of the 50โs & 60โs, but with a contemporary edge. George has incorporated many styles including bebop, smooth jazz, blues, Latin and New Orleans rhythms. ...
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$15 cover
George Kahn- piano
Robert Kyle- sax
Lyman Medeiros- bass
Kevin Winard- drums
When a young musicianโs sources of inspiration are jazz greats like Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, Joe Sample, Vince Guaraldi and Wynton Kelly, youโd figure that his own music would turn out to be pretty specialโฆand in the case of jazz pianist and composer George Kahn, youโd be right. His music captures the feel of the West Coast Jazz scene of the 50โs & 60โs, but with a contemporary edge. George has incorporated many styles including bebop, smooth jazz, blues, Latin and New Orleans rhythms.
In 1999, George formed Sudhana Music Publishing and his independent record label, Playing Records, as an avenue to share his music. He was an early-adopter of using the internet for his music, being an original shareholder of MP3.com where his music received over 260,000 listens and downloads.
He has since released nine self-produced CDs โ Conscious Dreams (a jazz/new age configuration), Out of Time (a jazz recording featuring the late Billy Higgins on drums), Freedom Vessel (featuring Grammy Award nominee Bobby Rodriguez on trumpet and Eric Marienthal on saxes), Midnight Brew, โโฆCompared To What?โ and Cover UP! (featuring Grammy Award nominee Brian Bromberg on bass, Justo Almario on sax and Alex Acuna on drums). His 2010 album, SECRETS FROM THE JAZZ GHETTO is a 2-CD set featuring 7 new tracks plus a retrospective of Georgeโs original compositions.
In 2014, GEORGE KAHN JAZZ & BLUES REVUE was released, a history of vocal jazz styles, featuring the vocal talents of Courtney Lemmon, Gina Saupto and Crustal Starr.
In 2018 George Kahn Trio โStraight Aheadโ was released, and became one of the top 100 jazz albums of the year based on radio play (Jazzweek.com)
Now in 2020, The George Kahn Quartet released โDreamCatcherโ. The album hit the TOP 5 on the JazzWeek Radio charts in January 2021
Kahnโs music has been featured on many TV shows and advertisements, including โMen Of A Certain Ageโ, โER,โ โThe Young and the Restless,โ and โHow William Shatner Changed the World.โ
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