Kevin Jones & Tenth World 2018

Kevin Jones & Tenth World

Afterglow at UrbanBeat
2018 August 4, Saturday – 11:00 to 1:00 am

Kevin Jones – 2018

Kevin Jones is a percussionist, educator and band leader. He has worked extensively with icons of the music industry like Whitney Houston, The Isley Brothers, Reggie Workman, Archie Shepp, Charles McPherson, Talib Kibwe, and Winard Harper. Kevin formed the group Tenth World in collaboration with pianist Kelvin Sholar and Damon Warmack. The group combines the harmonic and melodic qualities of Jazz with the deep grooves of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas.

Kevin Jones – 2018 – outdoors

During his career Jones has had the opportunity to share the stage or record alongside Hilton Ruiz, Walter Bishop Jr., Harold Vick, Grady Tate, Frank Wess, Joey DeFrancesco, Pat Martino, Jim Rotundi, Eric Alexander, Vince Ector, John Benitez, Bebe and Cece Winans, Angela Winbush, Norman Simmons, Luisito Quintero, Billy Hart, Frank Lacy, Luis Perdomo, Alex Blake, Randy Weston and Steve Turre. Since moving to Michigan, Kevin has been very active working with notable local musicians. He is currently a faculty member of Jazz and Creative Institute in Kalamazoo, teaches at Western Michigan University and the Poppen Program in Muskegon, as well as teaching African drumming classes at Rootead Enrichment Center in Kalamazoo.