Kevin MacKenzie
Kevin Mackenzie is one of Scotland's most in demand musicians with projects ranging from Trio AAB and the Scottish Guitar Quartet to the Finlay Macdonald Band and Jenna Reid. He has toured extensively and has recorded on over 40 albums.
In 2001 Kevin received the prestigious "Creative Scotland Award", which he used to write and record music for his nine-piece band "Kevin Mackenzi's Vital Signs". The CD gathered great reviews including album of the month in The Observer and CD of the week in The Guardian.
Some musicians he has performed with include Boris Kozlov, Pete King, Benny Carter, Kenny Wheeler, Tommy Smith, Joe Locke, Bobby Wellins, Jim Mullen, David Berkman, Reid Anderson, Ari Hoenig ,Pettre Wettre. Jenna Reid, Alyth McCormack, Julia Fowlis, Fiddlers Bid, Marie Fielding, Maggie Macinness, Sunhoney, Finlay Macdonald Band, Keep It Up, Karen Tweed, Brian Finnegan, Gino Lupari and many Others.
"an international-class jazz player" - The Herald.
"Mackenzie demonstrates a composer's ear and vision that equals his improvising skills" - The Guardian
"Cooking is the best way to describe award-winning jazz-guitarist, Kevin Mackenzie's stellar performance" - The Daily Record.
"..an excellent example of what's going on north of the border" - The Observer.