Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist and member of the band Tribal Tech. He is a 1991 graduate of the

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in Boston.

Career

In addition to playing in Tribal Tech with

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and Gary Willis, Kinsey has worked with philanthropist Paul Allen,

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, Tim Hagans, David Holmes, James Moody,

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, Gary Willis, Torsten de Winkel,

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, and Uncle Moe's Space Ranch with guitarists

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and T. J. Helmerich. 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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'', '' Code 46'', '' Stander'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Kinsey was a protégé of

, the executive producer of the European version of Kinsey's first album, ''Kinesthetics''. Together with his partner Mer Sal, Kinsey recorded the album ''Adjustments'' (2021).

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) * ''Luniwaz Live - The Music of Joe Zawinul''
Whirlwind Recordings
2024) 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 Tim Hagans * ''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", w ...

'' (Mesa/Bluemoon, 1997) * '' Well to the Bone'' (ESC, 2002) With Gary Willis * ''No Sweat'' (Alchemy, 1996) * ''Bent'' (Alchemy, 1998) * ''Larger Than Life'' (Abstract Logix, 2015) With others *

, '' Soul on Jazz'' ( 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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, '' Lifeboat'' (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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, '' The Chick Corea Songbook'' (4Q, 2009) *

, ''

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'' (

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, 2000) * Michael Waldrop, '' Origin Suite'' (

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, 2018) *

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, ''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