Kai Alexander

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Kool Out.......Have A Drink

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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Kool Out.......Have A Drink
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The Heat
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Genre: Funk / Hip Hop / Jazz
Location CHICAGO, Illinois, US
Profile Views: 22744
Last Login: 7/4/2011
Member Since 1/29/2006
Website www.kaialexander.net
Type of Label Indie
Bio
One Step Forward, the new album blending Funk, Jazz R&B and more is now available on iTunes! Or visit www.kaialexander.net and or http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-step-forward/id373250549 THE HEAT http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-heat/id368441971 Is the latest album release! True funk/ jazz! Take a listen and hear for yourself. Kai is an accomplished musician with nearly 32 years experience playing piano and keyboards. His diverse musical background includes his career as an adept producer, composer, arranger and performer. Kai toured Europe extensively with Amp Fiddler, performed with Bilal, Al B. Sure, Omar, Slave, Mark Woods from Lakeside and currently performs with various bands in Chicago. Kai served as music director, arranger and musician on several live and recorded projects including an album featuring Ramsey Lewis. Kai helped create the music for McDonalds “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign and two of Kai’s songs were placed on the Chicago Soul Sessions album. In 2004, Kai founded Studio Sooner where he produces music for a variety of clients. A true virtuoso with enormous talent, Kai performed as a solo pianist at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago and Chicago’s famed Gibson’s Steak House. Kai has a Fine Arts Degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music. He developed his roots in jazz with his teacher Jimmy Hamilton, an original member of the Duke Ellington orchestra. www.kaialexander.net .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Go'head, play me a solo! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kai at Inn Joy Chicago, IL 10.25.07 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Kai, Amp, Rob, Kenny & Bruce in Amsterdam '06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. KAI PERFORMING WITH BILAL '07 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..MyGen.. ..Profile Generator.. ......
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To Purchase Kai's first album, "One Step Forward" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-step-forward/id373250549 To Purchase Kai's Latest release "THE HEAT" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-heat/id368441971
Influences
Duke Ellington, Claude Debuss, Chopin, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Thlelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Fats Waller, Billie Holliday, Louis Armstrong, Earl "Father" Hines. Willie The "The Lion" Smith, Parilment, P-Funk, Bootsy Collins, James Brown, J.B's, Jimmy Hendricks, Jimmy Smith, Led Zepplin, Prince. Carole King, The O'Jays, Al Green, Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Early Whitney Houston, Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell, Gospel Music, Scott Joplin, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Handel, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Motown, Queen Latifah, The Beatles, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Sly & the Family Stone, The Platters, The Dramatics, The Spinners, Bar Kays, Lionel Ritchie, Early Michael Jackson, Omar and all those not mentioned!............. .. .. ...... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .......... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................
Sounds Like
"THE HEAT" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-heat/id368441971 "ONE STEP FORWARD" http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-step-forward/id373250549