Carlos McKinney is the nephew to pianist Harold McKinney, bassist Ray McKinney, trombonist Bernard McKinney, and drummers Earl McKinney and Walter Harris.
12 Facts About Carlos McKinney
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Carlos McKinney is a cousin to drummer Ali Jackson and trumpeter Khalil Jackson.
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Carlos McKinney's mother, Carolyn McKinney, is a singer, and his sister Shani McKinney is a pianist.
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Carlos McKinney's younger sister Thema "Tayma Loren" McKinney is an aspiring solo vocalist.
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Carlos McKinney studied classical music at the Center for Creative Studies from 1983 to 1991.
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Carlos McKinney studied harp under Patricia Terry-Ross of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Carlos McKinney played with Winard Harper, Antonio Hart, Buster Williams, Wallace Roney, Sonny Rollins, Elvin Jones, Steve Turre, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Kenny Garrett and Charnett Moffett.
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Carlos McKinney has played jazz festivals in Europe, Senegal, Iceland, and Turkey.
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Carlos McKinney was assistant composer to James Mtume for the TV show New York Undercover from 1995.
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Carlos McKinney then received a contract from Def Jam, where he worked with musicians such as NIKKO, Case, Keithian, Ciara, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Montell Jordan, Kandace Love, Babyface, and Redman.
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Carlos McKinney has produced for artists such as The-Dream, J Holiday, Bobby Valentino, and Jamie Foxx.
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In early 2019, Carlos McKinney contributed with Hitmaka for Chris Brown's "Indigo" album on the song "Sorry Enough".