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Steve Kimock Band
12+ albums
JamjazzFusionfunksmooth
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The Steve Kimock Band defies simple categorization. Its players are renowned artists with diverse musical influences and a shared love of stretching sonic boundaries. Its music is a kaleidoscope of innovative compositions and dazzling improvisations that range from the rush of exploratory fusion and funk, to the roar of psychedelic rock, to the whisper of a ballad so haunting and sweet that audiences fall silent under its spell. Its live performances are incendiary marathons of musical creation and on-stage chemistry that are unlike anything else in music today. Steve Kimock is known for his uncanny ability to balance passion and power with soaring grace. The Steve Kimock Band is always evolving, reflecting Kimock’s ceaseless search for new musical horizons. And the band’s signature sound, built around the core of Kimock’s lyrical guitar lines and the inventive percussion style of drummer Rodney Holmes (Brecker Brothers, Santana, Wayne Shorter), follows SKB through every incarnation. "I’ve always been intrigued by Steve’s guitar playing," Holmes said. "Working together we have an opportunity to create music that’s indefinable stylistically. That’s something I’ve always been interested in - shaping new music and moving in new directions, creating an identity as a band that doesn’t fall into any category." Kimock agrees. "What we’re doing is difficult to pigeonhole. It represents a sampling of half a dozen writing periods for Rodney and me, separately and as co-composers. Th
