Kimbrough & Company

News

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Kimbrough & Company residency at Pops For Champagne. K&Co holds down Tuesday nights in September, 9-12:00.

Kimbrough & Company returns to perform at Fillmore Jazz Festival 2008 in San Francisco, CA.

Saturday, July 5th on the California Street Stage

K&Co has been picked again to bring their unique brand of jazz to the TASTE OF CHICAGO 2008!

Sunday, July 6th at NOON, Grant Park, TASTE STAGE

2007
Kimbrough & Company will perform at Fillmore Jazz Festival 2007 in San Francisco, CA.

Saturday, June 30th, 12:00 - 1:30pm The Quintet performs on the Ellis Street Stage

New Venues for KIMBROUGH & COMPANY:
Sound-Bar, Philander's, The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, Green Dolphin Street, Pete Miller's, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, The Smoke Daddy, Chicago's Park West, Soldier Field's Cadillac Club, Silvie's Lounge, & Renaissance Chicago Hotel.

Kimbrough & Company is featured in the February edition of Time Out Chicago magazine as a fresh new alternative to jazz up cocktail & dinner for weddings & private events.

Kimbrough & Company has been chosen to bring their unique brand of jazz to the 26th annual Taste of Chicago 2006.
Check out K&Co at Myspace.com

In Loving Memory
Donald D. Kimbrough
August 19, 1932 - February 10, 2007

Kimbrough & Company

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Kimbrough & Company is a consortium of the finest musicians in Chicago. It is the vision of its leader and founder, Brent Kimbrough, and the result of his many musical associations through the years. Kimbrough & Company was conceived primarily through the consolidation of talent from two of Brent’s previous musical projects, Twisted Jazz & KP5.

The concept is simple: bring together seasoned professionals to create a musical hybrid capable of meeting the demands of any appreciative audience.

Kimbrough & Company comes in trio, quartet, and quintet formats depending on the musical needs of the occasion. The band draws from a collective accumulation of backgrounds, disciplines, and educations as diverse as jazz, blues, rock, classical, R&B, and every Latin style and incarnation. Kimbrough & Company has the unique ability to please both listeners and dancers alike. An evening with Kimbrough & Company takes an audience on a non-linear journey from Be-bop, Swing, and Blues all the way to groove-laden Funk and R&B.

Kimbrough & Company has been successful on every occasion to date and retains a youthful, supportive, and growing local fan base.

Some notable venues include:

Armand's
Avenue Ale House
Bad Dog Tavern
The Big Downtown
Chicago Prime Steakhouse
Five O'Clock Steakhouse
Goose Island Brewery
Green Dolphin Street
Green Mill
House of Blues, Kaz Bar
Joe’s
Messners
Metro
Molly Malone’s
Palmer House Hilton
Park West
Pete Miller's
Philander's
Redfish
Renaissance Chicago Hotel
Rhapsody, Chicago Symphony Center
Ritz-Carlton Chicago
Rivers
Smoke Daddy
Soldier Field, Cadillac Club
Subterranean Café & Cabaret
Superior Wells Kitchen
Taste of Chicago
Wise Fools Pub

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Shows

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EVERY Wednesday EVERY MONTH 8:00 - 12:00
Vintage Wine Bar
1942 W Division St. - Chicago, IL
FREE
*1st & 3rd Wednesday, Jazz Trio ~ 2nd & 4th Wednesday, Organ Grinder Blues & Funk

Tuesday, July 1st, 6:00 - 9:00 Quartet
Crimson Lounge @ Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago, IL
FREE

Saturday, July 5th Noon
Fillmore Jazz Fest
California Street Stage - San Francisco, CA

Sunday, July 6th 12:00 Noon
Taste of Chicago
Grant Park, Taste Stage - Chicago, IL

Tuesday, July 8th, 6:00 - 9:00 Quartet
Crimson Lounge @ Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago, IL
FREE

Friday, July 11th w/The New Fuse 8:00 - 12:00
The Wolf Pass Bar (1st Annual "Jammin' On the Wolf")
4445 State Road 55 - White Lake, WI

Tuesday, July 15th, 6:00 - 9:00 Quartet
Crimson Lounge @ Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago, IL
FREE

Saturday, July 19th, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

Sunday, July 20th, 9:30 - 1:30 w/ Rodney Brown & Hot Rod
B.L.U.E.S.
2519 N Halsted - Chicago, IL

Tuesday, July 22nd, 6:00 - 9:00 Quartet
Crimson Lounge @ Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago, IL
FREE

Tuesday, July 29th, 6:00 - 9:00 Quartet
Crimson Lounge @ Hotel Sax Chicago
333 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago, IL
FREE

Thursday, August 14th 9:00pm w/The New Fuse
Canopy Club
708 S. Goodwin - Urbana, IL

Saturday, August 16th, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

Friday, August 22nd, 9:00 w/The New Fuse
Bird's Nest
2500 N. Southport Ave. - Chicago, IL

Saturday, August 23rd, 9:00 w/The New Fuse
Liquid Blues
126 N. Benton - Woodstock, IL

Wednesday, August 27th, 6:00 - 9:00
Private event at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
120 E Delaware Place - Chicago, IL

Friday, August 29th w/The New Fuse
Friends & Co.
509 Van Buren - Charleston, Illinois

Tuesday, September 2nd, 9:00 - 12:00
Pops For Champagne
601 N. State St. - Chicago, IL

Tuesday, September 9th, 9:00 - 12:00
Pops For Champagne
601 N. State St. - Chicago, IL

Wednesday, September 10th, 9:00 w/The New Fuse
Elbo Room
2871 N. Lincoln - Chicago, IL

Friday, September 12th, 9:00 w/The New Fuse
Bent River Brewery
1413 5th Ave. - Moline, Illinois

Saturday, September 13th, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

Tuesday, September 16th, 9:00 - 12:00
Pops For Champagne
601 N. State St. - Chicago, IL

Saturday, September 20th, 11:00am - 2:00pm Sextet
Private event for the Chicago Spire
400 N Lake Shore Dr. - Chicago, IL

Saturday, September 20th, 6:30pm - 11:00pm Quartet
Private event at Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel
1551 N. Thoreau Dr. - Schaumburg, IL

Tuesday, September 23rd, 9:00 - 12:00
Pops For Champagne
601 N. State St. - Chicago, IL

Saturday, September 27th 9:00pm w/The New Fuse
Mr. Roberts Bar
2116 Atwood Ave. - Madison, WI

Tuesday, September 30th, 9:00 - 12:00
Pops For Champagne
601 N. State St. - Chicago, IL

Thursday, October 9th, 9:30 - 1:30 w/ Rodney Brown & Hot Rod
B.L.U.E.S.
2519 N Halsted - Chicago, IL

Friday, October 10th w/The New Fuse
Iron Post
120 S. Race - Urbana, IL

Saturday, October 11th, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

Thursday, October 16th, 7:30 - 10:30
Salt Creek Wine Bar
8900 Fairview Ave. - Brookfield, IL

Saturday, November 22nd, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

Saturday, December 20th, 8:00 - 12:00 Quartet
Philander's
1110 Pleasant St. - Oak Park, IL
FREE

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Booking

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For booking, questions, or additional information please contact:
Brent Kimbrough
773-412-7945
info@brentkimbrough.com

Media Kit

Music

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New Release:

Kimbrough & Company

There Will Never Be Another You 3:38
(Harry Warren & Mack Gordon)

The Shadow of Your Smile 5.00
(Johnny Mandel & Paul F. Webster)

Jordu 5:50
(Duke Jordan)

Blues for Larry 4:29
(Brent Kimbrough)

Previous recordings:

With Twisted Jazz

Sandu 4:41
(Clifford Brown)

Pass the Peas 3:14
(The J.B.'s)

Alone Together 6:25
(Deitz-Schwartz
arranged by Brent Kimbrough)

With KP5

How Insensitive 7:22
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Four On Six 5:48
(Wes Montgomery)

Bio

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Brent Kimbrough has an uncommon passion for music. He demonstrates the ambition of someone driven to become not just a master guitarist but also a consummate musician. Brent’s inquisitive nature has already led him down many diverse musical pathways. This musical diversity is noticeably evident is his playing.

Brent’s musical journey began at the age of 11 when he was given his first guitar from one of his many musical family members. After swiftly absorbing his fundamentals Brent began studying classical guitar. His first teacher imparted in him the classical and flamenco techniques of Andres Segovia, Julio Segreras, and Fernando Sor which led to a memorable solo classical performance in the seventh grade.

Brent’s lifelong appreciation and passion for America’s great classic music began in high school jazz band. There he became intimate with the music of Charlie Parker, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, and countless others. Brent’s primary influences on his own instrument are Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel, Johnny Smith, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, George Benson, Joe Pass and especially the indomitable, incredible guitarist Wes Montgomery. Growing up on the southwest edge of the city provided Brent with consistent, early exposure to classic Chicago blues. The influence and deep respect for the blues is unmistakably present in Brent playing today. While still a teenager, Brent was instilled with a passion to perform, through concerts, recitals, and competitions. Also established early was Brent’s prodigious commitment to the study of music.

While earning a B.A. in English Literature from Eastern Illinois University, Brent played blues, rock, and jazz. Soon after college, he began studying music with the great Larry Gray – a highly accomplished bassist, composer, and educator who has recorded and appeared internationally with many of the leading names in jazz including McCoy Tyner, Sonny Stitt, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell and many others.

Brent has also studied with master guitarist Gene Bertoncini, Brazilian guitarist Paulino Garcia and attended master classes with Pat Martino, Mike Stern, Bobby Broom and David Liebman. Brent's playing credits are comprised of a "who's who" in Chicago-based international artists.

Brent has performed at countless small and large jazz and blues venues in the Chicago area including the Green Mill, Green Dolphin St, Pete Miller's, Philander's, House of Blues, Kingston Mines, Buddy Guy's and internationally, in Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam. Brent has also performed for numerous private and corporate events – most notably at the Chicago Symphony Center, Harold Washington Library, Soldier's Field, The Ritz Carlton and the Adler Planetarium.

With his jazz band Kimbrough & Company, Brent has also performed at numerous festivals including the Taste of Chicago, the Fillmore Jazz Fest in San Francisco and the Chicago Wine Fest. Brent has recorded extensively with his previous projects KP5 and Twisted Jazz; the latter, which was the house band at Rhapsody restaurant in the Chicago Symphony Center in 2004, recorded their debut EP "Pass the Sugar" in early 2005. Brent formed Kimbrough & Company in late 2005 and recorded their debut "Initial Public Offering" in early 2006, featuring Larry Gray on piano.

Kimbrough & Co. now centers their attention on weekly and monthly Chicago residencies, writing, arranging and touring.

Herbie Hancock, in attendance at Brent’s performance at Chicago Symphony Center for his 64th birthday in 2004, commented, "You sound real good" - we'd agree.

Special Events

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Kimbrough & Company has succeeded in creating the perfect atmosphere for scores of private events with a singular concept: tailor the performance to meet the musical demands of the client, the occasion, and the venue. This concept is simple, yet often overlooked.

Mr. Kimbrough has an extensive network of “first-call” musicians ready to meet the challenges of events both large and small. Kimbrough & Company comes in many different sizes and in many different instrumental configurations, all dependent upon the nature of the occasion.

From the popular slimmed down trio, the comfortable mid-sized quartets & quintets, to an expanded sextet, Kimbrough & Company has the range of instrumentation on hand to make an “event” out of a party.

Some notable clients include:

Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago Advertising Federation
Chicago Park District
Chicago Photography Center
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Highland Park Community Center, Glencoe Jr. Kindergarten
ITW
Josephinum High School
Knoll, Inc.
MetLife