Kev Choice will be a featured guest with Oaktown Jazz Workshop on November 12th at Yoshi’s Oakland. This show will benefit the youth jazz organization that Kev spent years teaching and working with. This incredible organization that encourages artistic development among youth from across the Bay Area. Kev will be performing a couple original songs with the jazz ensemble and there will be a host of incredible artist and guest as well. Come out and support!
Yoshis Oakland
November 12th
8pm
Kev Choice has released a new song, “Countin’ Blessings”, in the trio format featuring Dame Drummer on Drums and Shimpei Ogawa on bass. The song is available on on digital platforms including Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, and Tidal. It’s also available on Bandcamp for purchase! Check it out now!!!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2XME3qKDM50p9O9gyDli1A?si=GhKmZzxiSRKdyIIVyQ0bNA
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/countin-blessings/1485496036?i=1485496037
Tidal: https://tidal.com/track/121322011
“I wanted to do a song in the piano trio format, but still keep a hip-hop feel. Lyrically, I was expressing the idea of counting blessings even among extremely difficult circumstances, trials, and tribulations, that we face in life.”- Choice
The song is dedicated to the memory of Victor McElhaney and Nipsey Hussle.
Look for the video shoot in Los Angeles coming soon!!
Kev Choice has released a new single and video, “Universal Love”. The video is available on youtube and the song on all streaming platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Tidal, Apple Music, and more!! Check out the new video and single now!
Come check out Kev Choice Ensemble live at The Boom Boom Room in SF, Wednesday, July 31st!
Check out Kev Choice performing live to end out July!
Kev Choice set to drop new music this Summer!! First single he’s gearing up is “Universal Love”. Check out Kev at work in the studio and look for new music coming soon!
Kev Choice Ensemble
Yoshi’s Oakland
May 10th
8pm & 10pm
Tix-https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1809388
Pianist, M.C., Composer, Producer Kev Choice returns to Yoshi’s with his unique blend of Hip-Hop, Jazz, R&B, Soul, and Classical infused music. Having a catalog of one of the most diverse repertoire’s of any musician in the Bay Area, from composing for Oakland Symphony to producing for local rappers and artist, to doing tributes to jazz piano greats, to producing his own futuristic soul vibes like his recent single “Space”, Kev Choice continues to push creative boundaries and search for fresh ways of expression. Backed by his ensemble of some of the most talented musicians in the Bay Area, and always supported by an all star cast of special guest, Kev Choice shows combine elements of a hip-hop cypher, with a late night jazz jam session, and a classical symphony. Kev’s content is always rooted in a conscious expression of what is going on in his Oakland community, with a worldwide perspective, and a self-reflective and passionate approach at looking at ways to improve and push himself while uplifting the world around him. Kev will be performing music from his 4 previously released albums plus new material from a forthcoming project.
Kev Choice will perform his previously commissioned work by the Oakland Symphony, Soul Restoration Suite with Awesöme Orchestra under the direction of conductor David Möschler. The piece is a combination of Hip-Hop, Classical, Soul, R&B, and Jazz, and features Kev Choice as piano soloist and M.C. The performance will also feature the Kev Choice Ensemble, Oakland School For The Arts High School Concert Choir, and special guests Jennifer Johns, Martin Luther, Zumbi of Zion I, Phesto Dee of Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics, and Viveca Hawkins. They will also be performing selections from Kev Choice’s critically acclaimed album Oakland Riviera, commemorating the fifth anniversary of its release.
Soul Restoration Suite is Kev Choice’s musical revival, rejuvenation, reestablishment, and transformation. Having been composing and writing songs, raps, and jazz pieces since a child, this is his first work for full orchestra. Choice set out to blend influences from classical music composers such as Ravel, Chopin, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff with elements of Hip-Hop production from greats such as A Tribe Called Quest, Jay Dilla, Kanye West, Hieroglyphics, and Dr. Dre. Kev was also heavily influenced and inspired by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Marvin Gaye, 80s and 90s R&B, and rap music of today. The piece was first performed with Oakland Symphony under the direction of Michael Morgan on March 23, 2018 at a sold-out Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA.
Oakland Riviera, released in 2014, was Kev Choice’s first solo project to get widespread recognition. SFWeekly named it one of the best Hip-Hop projects in the Bay Area that year. The album featured notable artists Mistah F.A.B, Zumbi of Zion I, Martin Luther, Lalin St. Juste from The Seshen, Phesto Dee from Souls Of Mischief, and Kevin Allan.
WHEN: Saturday, March 23, 2019, Show at 6pm
WHERE: Oakland Center for Spiritual Living – 5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland, CA 94618
TICKETS: Suggested donation of $30–$40 to reserve a seat or pay what you can the day of the event. No one turned away for lack of funds. https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NTAzNjY=
Kev Choice debuts a more melodic, singing side in this emotional, and astronomical description of a situation in a relationship. Kev expresses remorse and faces the lesson of losing someone special over this moody, atmospheric, and vibey track.
This song is a collaboration with artist ColorQueen-Cava Menzies as part of a series entitled “Pairings” where the artist makes artwork inspired by music.
credits:
released February 14, 2019
written and produced by Kev Choice
Co-produced by Andrew Levin
Guitars- Andrew Levin
Mixed by Andrew Levin
Mastered by 01 of PacifiqMassMedia-LA
Artwork: ColorQueen-Cava Menzies
Links to the song:
Youtube link:
Bandcamp link:
https://kevchoice.bandcamp.com/track/space
SoundCloud link:
Kev Choice Ensemble will be rocking 2 incredible shows on New Years Eve heading into 2019!!!!!!!
First, They will be opening for the amazing MS. Lauryn Hill at The Fox Theater in Oakland. Tentative time 9:45-10:30. http://thefoxoakland.com/events/ms-lauryn-hill-2
Then they will be rocking live at SpiritHaus Gallery in Oakland. Also performing will be Mark De Clive Lowe, Tiffany Gouchè, DJ Nina Sol. Tentative set time 10:45-11:30. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vanguard-nye-tickets-53595553744
Come rock with us!!!!
