| LC control no. | n 91121055 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Eubanks, Kevin |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1957-11-15 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz Jazz-rock (Music) |
| Affiliation | GRP Records Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Guitarists Band directors |
| Found in | His Face to face [SR] p1986: label (Kevin Eubanks) New Grove dict. of jazz (Eubanks, Kevin (Tyrone); b. Nov. 15, 1957, Philadelphia; guitarist and leader) African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Eubanks, Kevin; jazz musician, guitarist, bandleader; born 15 November 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; debuted as bandleader (1983); signed with the GRP label, making seven CDs for the company; gained popularity as member of the Dave Holland Sextet, leading four albums for the Blue Note label (1989); band member in Jay Leno's Tonight Show Band under the direction of Branford Marsalis(1992); took over the band, becoming Leno's sidekick (1995-2010); formed a quinted with saxophonist Bill Pierce and drummer Marvin 'Smitty' Smith; became an artistic director of the Jazz in the Classroom program at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz; recorded the CD Zen Food for the Mack Avenue label (2010)) |
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