With his gift for bebop, ballads, blues, and swinging jazz, Kevin Mahogany's talents emerged long before he was old enough to spell" record deal". "When I was a kid, music was just as important as English and math in our household" says Kansas-City born Mahogany. "In fact piano lessons were a grade school staple for the whole family."
Kevin graduated from Baker University, where he led his own vocal jazz choir. After graduating, he returned to his roots in Kansas City and formed two groups, "Mahogany", a cross between contemporary R&B and jazz, and " The Apollos" , a 60's R&B dance band. In 1991, the NRE Trio heard Kevin while on tour in Kansas City and invited him to tour with them. Shortly thereafter, he was introduced to Frank Mantooth with whom he also recorded.
Mahogany has recorded three solo albums each for major labels Enja and Warner Brothers. He released Pride and Joy in 2002 on Telarc Records, a tribute to the music of the great Motown era. Kevin currently heads his own record label, Mahogany Records, and has released two projects as a leader as well as producing other vocalists.
Newsweek describes Mahogany as "the standout jazz vocalist of his generation." New Yorker magazine writer Whitney Balliet writes, "There is little Mahogany cannot do." Says the L.A. Times, "Mahogany is one of the first truly gifted male vocalists to emerge in years."
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