Kevin Breit
Kevin Breit | |
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 Bluesfest 2008, Ottawa, Canada | |
| Background information | |
| Born | McKerrow (Baldwin, Ontario), Canada |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz, folk, Americana |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, mandolin |
| Years active | 1980’s—present |
| Labels | Poverty Playlist, Stony Plain |
| Website | kevinbreit |
Kevin Breit is a Canadian musician. Breit has collaborated in numerous bands and recorded albums as a leader. He has won a Juno Award.
Projects
[edit]Breit is the leader of the quartet Sisters Euclid, comprising Breit, Ian DeSouza, Gary Taylor and Rob Gusevs.[1] Sisters Euclid earned a Juno Award in 2007.[2] In 2006, they released an instrumental jazz fusion album of Neil Young songs entitled Run Neil Run.[1]
Breit is a member of The Stretch Orchestra with fellow "quite tall" musicians Matt Brubeck and drummer Jesse Stewart.[2] Their self-titled recording won a Juno Award in 2012 for Best Instrumental Album.[2]
Breit is a member of the folk group Folkalarm.[3]
Breit is part of the Neon Eagle band which played at The Rex, a jazz club located in Toronto, in 2023.[4] He has played and toured with musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.[2]
Discography
[edit]- Maybelle (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
- Empty (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
- Folkalarm (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
- Supergenerous (Blue Note, 2000)
- Jubilee with Harry Manx (NorthernBlues Music, 2003)
- Skedaddle (Poverty Playlist, 2003)
- Burnt Bulb on Broadway (Poverty Playlist, 2005)
- In Good We Trust with Harry Manx (Stony Plain, 2007)
- Sao Paulo Slim with Cyro Baptista (Out of My Mind Music, 2008)
- Simple Earnest Plea (Poverty Playlist, 2011)
- Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx (Stony Plain, 2011)
- Field Recording (Poverty Playlist, 2013)
- Ernesto and Delilah with Rebecca Jenkins (Poverty Playlist, 2015)
- Johnny Goldtooth and the Chevy Casanovas (Stony Plain, 2017)
- Stella Bella Strada (Stony Plain, 2019)
- Yearning Soul Rebellion (2022)
- Breit Workman with Hawksley Workman (2022)
As guest
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sisters Euclid: Run Neil Run". Allaboutjazz.com. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Stretch Orchestra wins Juno Award". The Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Best of Folkalarm, by Kevin Breit and Folkalarm". Kevin Breit. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Neon Eagle". The Rex. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- Living people
- Canadian session musicians
- People from Wellington County, Ontario
- Canadian folk guitarists
- Canadian male guitarists
- Canadian jazz guitarists
- Canadian rock guitarists
- Canadian mandolinists
- People from Sudbury District
- Musicians from Ontario
- Canadian Folk Music Award winners
- Canadian male jazz musicians
- Stony Plain Records artists