Kevin Hays was born on May 1,1968 and is an American jazz pianist and composer.
10 Facts About Kevin Hays
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Kevin Hays began playing in New York while still at high school and led his first record date in 1990.
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Kevin Hays has recorded more than twenty albums as leader or co-leader, including three each for SteepleChase and Blue Note Records.
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Kevin Hays led a long-standing trio with bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Bill Stewart, and has sung with his New Day Trio of bassist Rob Jost and drummer Greg Joseph.
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Kevin Hays was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, and began studying the piano at the age of six, after hearing his father, an amateur player.
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Kevin Hays was initially interested in rock music and other things that he heard on the radio, and became more interested in jazz in his early teens.
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Kevin Hays started playing in New York in 1985, while still at high school.
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Kevin Hays then had a period in Nick Brignola's band, and attended the Manhattan School of Music for a semester in 1986 before dropping out to concentrate on performing.
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Kevin Hays's debut recording as a leader came in 1990, for the Japanese label Jazz City.
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Kevin Hays formed the New Day Trio, with Rob Jost on bass and Greg Joseph on drums, and sang on their first release, New Day.