Kyle Hollingsworth is an American rock keyboard player best known for playing in

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. Kyle sings and plays electric piano,

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and

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. Kyle also leads a solo project, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, that consistently tours throughout the year as well. In addition to touring with his solo project, Kyle has released several solo EPs and albums. Kyle is also an avid home brewer of craft

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, having released a specially brewed "Hoppingsworth IPA" on September 14, 2009, most notably. Over the years, Kyle has hosted a number of beer-themed events and concerts spotlighting local breweries in addition to consistently brewing collaborative beers with local and nationally distributed breweries.

Early life and career

Hollingsworth was born in Maryland on March 2, 1968. He attended Towson State University where he majored in music, with a focus on jazz piano. While attending college, Kyle played in the Baltimore-based psychedelic rock band, Black Friday. After moving to

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, he eventually joined

, an American

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from Boulder. He has written a number of songs for the band, by himself and with collaborators such as Robert Hunter.

Solo career

When not on tour with String Cheese Incident, Kyle tours with his band, the Kyle Hollingsworth Band. He has also toured under the names ''Kyle Hollingsworth & Friends'' and ''3 Foot Icon'', the latter featuring Kyle, Speech (of Arrested Development), and Chief Xcel (Blackalicious). Additionally, Kyle frequently jams with groups such as Mat Butler's Everyone Orchestra, T3 (ft. Michael Travis, Jason Hann, and The Floozies' Matt Hill), and others throughout the year. Kyle released his first solo album, '' Never Odd or Even,'' in 2004. The album features saxophonist Joshua Redman and pedal steel player Robert Randolph. During this time, He toured in support of Never Odd or Even under the name Remarkable Elba Kramer. In 2007, Kyle toured with The Mickey Hart Band, featuring

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, George Porter Jr. and

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of the

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In the spring of 2008, Hollingsworth toured briefly with

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as the band's second keyboard player.https://jambands.com/news/2008/04/14/kyle-hollingsworth-joins-the-fiery-furnaces/ Jambands.com His second album, ''

Then There's Now ''Then There's Now'' is the second album by The String Cheese Incident keyboard player Kyle Hollingsworth, released on September 15, 2009. The album features Dave Watts (of the Motet) on drums, Ryan Jalbert on Guitar, Garrett Sayers on bass, and Da ...

,'' was released on September 15, 2009. The album features Dave Watts (of the Motet) on drums, Ryan Jalbert on Guitar, Garrett Sayers on bass, and Damien Hines and

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on turntables. It also features Liza Oxnard (of Zuba) and Alex Botwin (of

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). In 2014, Kyle released his third album, '' Speed of Life''. Speed of Life spurned some of Kyle's biggest solo tracks to date in "Falling Through The Cracks" and "You've Got The World" and even featured Dominic Lalli on "Peregrino." In 2018, Kyle released his fourth album, 50. The 12-track album features hits such as "All Falls Apart" and "Stuff" and boasts collaborations with a variety artists such as Jason Hann, Gabriel Mervine, Drew Sayers, Kim Dawson, Andy Hall, Jennifer Hartswick, DJ Logic, and more. In February 2020, Kyle brought his solo band, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, up to Alaska as part of his BrewSki Tour. The run featured shows at both Klondike Mike's in Palmer, AK, and the Alyeska Resort, in Girdwood, AK, alongside collaboration brews with Bearpaw River Brewing Company and Girdwood Brewing Company, respectively. February 28, 2020 saw the release of Kyle's most recent EP, aptly titled '2020.' The EP features Lyle Divinsky (of The Motet) on the reggae-inspired "Got It Figured Out" as well a cover of "Step," by the Vampire Weekend.

Discography

*'' Never Odd or Even'' (2004) *''

'' (2009) *'' Speed of Life'' (2014) *50 (2018) *2020 (2020)

References

External links

Official Site
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