Kevin McHugh (musician)

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Name = Kevin McHugh


Img_capt = Kevin McHugh performing at the House of Blues and Jazz, Shanghai
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Born = October 8, 1982
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Instrument = Piano, keyboards, voice, laptop
Genre = Jazz, experimental, electronic
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Label = [http://www.hagenrecords.com Hagen Records]
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URL = [http://www.therealmchugh.com www.therealmchugh.com]
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Pianist and composer Kevin McHugh has performed in a variety of groups and with notable musicians ranging from jazz drummer Billy Hart, saxophonist Gary Bartz, trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, trombonist Robin Eubanks, Salah Ragab (Egyptian drummer for Sun Ra), trumpeter Peter Evans, Jovino Santos-Neto (flutist and pianist for Hermeto Pascoal), to Fugazi bassist Joe Lally, Japanese noise musician Astro, punk bassist Mike Watt and Brazilian singer Zé de Riba. Besides working on solo electronic music, ballet and tap dance accompaniment, and musical improv comedy, Kevin is also a member of the avant metal jazz band Capillary Action and the pianist for the San Francisco Mime Troupe.

Kevin McHugh has lived in cities including Seattle, Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, São Paulo, Mumbai and Cairo, performing as a leader or sideman in many prominent venues, and has toured over 100 cities in the United States. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Oberlin College and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Recently he won a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, a $25,000 grant to research the sound and music of megacities.

External links

* [http://www.therealmchugh.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/therealmchugh Myspace page]
* [http://www.hagenrecords.com Management - Hagen Records]