Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist and member of the band

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. He is a 1991 graduate of the

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in Boston.

Career

In addition to playing in

with

Scott Henderson Scott Henderson (born August 26, 1954) is an American jazz fusion and blues guitarist best known for his work with the band Tribal Tech. Tribal Tech Henderson formed Tribal Tech with bass player Gary Willis in 1984. Under the direction of Hende ...

and

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, Kinsey has worked with philanthropist Paul Allen,

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, David Holmes, James Moody,

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, and Uncle Moe's Space Ranch with guitarists

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. Kinsey has produced albums by Philip Bailey (''Soul On Jazz''), Joe Zawinul (''Faces and Places''), Tim Hagans (''Imagination Animation'' and ''ReAnimation'') Tribal Tech (''TTX'', ''Reality Check'', ''Thick'', ''Rocket Science''), Scott Henderson (''Dog Party'', ''Tore Down House'') Gary Willis (''Bent''), and James Moody (''Homage''). His work appeared on the soundtracks to the films ''

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'', ''

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'' ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stander'', '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', ''

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''. Kinsey was a protégé of

, the executive producer of the European version of Kinsey's first album, ''Kinesthetics''.

Discography

As leader

* '' Kinesthetics'' (Abstract Logix, 2006) * ''Near Life Experience'' (Abstract Logix, 2016) * ''No Sleep'' (Kinesthetic Music, 2017) * ''Arc Trio'' (Blue Canoe, 2018) * ''We Speak Luniwaz'' (

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, 2019) With Human Element * ''Human Element'' (Abstract Logix, 2010) With

* ''Do It 1992'' (Heartcore, 2019) imited edition– recorded in 1992 With Tribal Tech * '' Illicit'' (Bluemoon, 1992) * '' Face First'' (Bluemoon, 1993) * ''Reality Check'' (Mesa/Bluemoon, 1995) * '' Thick'' (Cream, 1999) * '' Rocket Science'' (ESC, 2000) * '' X'' ( Tone Center, 2012) With Uncle Moe's Space Ranch * ''Uncle's Moe's Space Ranch'' (Tone Center, 2001) * ''Moe's Town'' (Tone Center, 2007)

As sideman

With

* ''Princejazz'' (Somethin' Else, 1994) * ''Tapestry'' (

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, 1997) * ''Black Dahlia'' (Blue Note, 2001) With

* ''Animation/Imagination'' (Blue Note, 1999) * ''Re-Animation Live!'' with Bob Belden (Blue Note, 1999) * ''Future Miles'' ( ACT, 2002) With

* '' Dog Party'' (Mesa, 1994) * ''

Tore Down House ''Tore Down House'' is an album by the guitarist Scott Henderson, released in 1997. The album contains three instrumental tracks; it includes a cover version of "Continuum", originally a Jaco Pastorius song, and a re-recording of "Same as You", wh ...

'' (Mesa/Bluemoon, 1997) * ''

Well to the Bone ''Well To The Bone'' is a 2002 album by fusion/jazz guitarist Scott Henderson. It is his third solo-album, again returning to his blues-roots. It features a re-recording of the Tribal Tech song "Rituals". Track listing #"Lady P" – 7:14 #"Hi ...

'' (ESC, 2002) With

* ''No Sweat'' (Alchemy, 1996) * ''Bent'' (Alchemy, 1998) * ''Larger Than Life'' (Abstract Logix, 2015) With others *

, ''

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'' ( Heads Up, 2002) *

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, ''Taking Notes'' (

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, 1997) *

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, ''Bada Boom'' (EMI, 2010) *

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, ''Matters of the Heart'' (

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, 2013) *

, ''Renewing Disguises'' (Severn 2014) *

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, ''

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'' (Abstract Logix, 2008) * David Holmes, ''Presents the Free Association'' (13 Amp, 2003) * Robert Hurst, ''Bob Ya Head'' (Bebob, 2010) *

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, ''Live'' (Tone Center, 2006) *

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, ''

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'' (4Q, 2009) *

, ''

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'' (

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, 2000) *

Michael Waldrop Michael Waldrop (''Née'' Michael Van Waldrop, October 1, 1961) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer and music educator. He is notable as a virtuoso percussionist in both jazz and classical idioms; with equal focus on drumset and ke ...

, ''

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, 2018) * Gianfranco Continenza, ''The Past Inside The Present'' (ESC Records, ESC 3725)

References

Sources

All About Jazz interview

Kinesthetics Main Page

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinsey, Scott Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Michigan People from Owosso, Michigan Berklee College of Music alumni 21st-century American keyboardists Tribal Tech members Whirlwind Recordings artists