Kevin Twigg is a classically trained percussionist with a Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion performance from the Manhattan School of Music ‘78, who’s musical interests span all types of music, and whose goal is to help break down any barriers of music styles.
Since 1968, Kevin has performed in every corner of the USA. He has performed “Summer in the City” with John Sebastian, “Good Night Irene” with Henry Butler, “This Land is Our Land” with Pete Seeger, “Pull My Daisy” with David Amram, “The Times They Are a Changin'” with Michael Moore and Lester Chambers, “Summertime” with Odetta, “Mr. Bojangles” with John McEuen, “I Still Miss Someone” with John Carter Cash, “At Seventeen” with Janis Ian, “Laydown” with Melanie, “Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)” with Darlene Love on national television, accompanied a Kerouac reading by Russell Brand for BBC Television, and in concert under conductor Harvey Sollberger for a Tobias Picker composition premiere, and in a symphony orchestra at Philharmonic Hall in Lincoln Center under Gerard Swartz (his conducting debut).
Other venues Kevin has performed at include Lincoln Center Damrosch Park, Carnegie Hall, Philharmonic Hall, Symphony Space, The Washington State Theater, the Kravitz Center in Florida, the Concerto Appertivo in Milan, Italy, the Hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood, Club Passim in Boston, the Cornelia Street Cafe and Cafe Wha in NYC, and the Grey Horse Tavern (on both floors) in his hometown of Bayport, NY.
He began teaching private lessons under the guidance of his first private teacher, at the age of 15. While reading music came easily to him, he quickly realized that there are many ways to communicate music and has had successful students in both the formal and informal worlds of music.
Capable of inspiring a 5-year-old or preparing someone for NYSSMA and college auditions, the possibilities are endless. His first business card said “From Bach to rock” and that still holds true today.
