About Me
Kevin Stout has been a freelance jazz trombonist in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1978, where he has worked with Josh Groban, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, Kevin Spacey, David Foster, Don Rickles and Frank Sinatra Jr. and was a member of the "Producers" orchestra at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. His credits include the Don Menza Big Band and Quintet, The Nevada Jazz Orchestra and his own Kevin Stout Quintet.From 1992 to 2000, Kevin performed with the Four Freshmen jazz
vocal group as a trombone soloist, guitarist, bassist, percussionist and vocalist. Stout appeared on three albums with the Four Freshmen, two of which were produced and engineered by Stout. His television credits include Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon, The Charles Grodin Show, CBS Sunday Morning and 50 Years Fresh, a PBS special which aired in summer 1999 and featured Maureen McGovern. International appearances include "Tamouri's World Of Music" variety show, a NHK Four Freshmen special in Japan, and "Tribute to Stan Kenton", a German television special from Berlin.A Jazzed5 Records recording artist and composer, Kevin was voted 7 in the 2000 Down Beat Readers’ Poll, trombone category, although, strangely enough, never mentioned again. His latest three CD’s as a co-leader with saxophonist Brian Booth have been critically acclaimed, the first of which, Good Pals (2002), climbed to 23 on the Jazzweek charts, with “Up Jazz Creek†(2003) and “Tales of the Tetons†(2004) placing 37 and 51 respectively.His melodic improvisations, and an unusually extended high register mark Kevin’s unique sound.A year ago in March, Kevin purchased a Dobro, and became hooked. Now the proud owner of a Beard Custom R, he is working on his first cd as a leader featuring his own song writing and singing. Stay tuned for details...
