Kevin Stevenson: Drummer, Composer

Kevin was born in Cleveland,Ohio. His earliest musical influences were his father, a jazz singer and his uncle, Leon Stevenson, a well known jazz drummer on the local and national music scene. At a young age, Kevin played clarinet in junior and took drum lessons from his uncle. "I remember as a kid watching him perform as I stood watching from outside the club. He sat in the window and he would look at me and smile while playing. Man! It was right then and there I knew I wanted to play the drums.
While playing locally in Cleveland, Kevin decided to relocate to New York City in May 1979 with trombonist Lloyd Jones.
It was here that he continued studying with master drummer Michael Carvin and Jim Payne(NBC Orchestra). He has worked with trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater(Max Roach), South African musician Tony Cedras(Paul Simon, Chris Botti), gospel singer, Alvin Slaughter, multi-instrumentalist Mark Ledford(Pat Metheny), the Black Rock Coalition Orchestra w/guitarist Vernon Reid, guitarist Bill White(Hall & Oates, Chaka Khan), violinist Noel Pointer, various Broadway and off-Broadway musicals including the 6-time Grammy winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.
In addition, Kevin has shared the stage with Marion Meadows, Phil Perry, Pieces of a Dream, Bob Baldwin, Stephanie Mills and Take 6. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.