Kim Prevost and guitarist Bill Solley have been racing the high road to success since winning the 1999 “BET on Jazz” Discovery Award. Individually and together, they’ve performed with musical greats such as Arturo Sandoval, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Nicholas Payton, Nine Inch Nails, Oleta Adams, Kirk Covington, Chris Maresh, Ed Calle, Sammy Figaroa, Kirk Whalum and Allen Toussaint. They share a collaborative recording with Munich Records recording artist Amina Figarova. Both artists are Natives in the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans. They have appeared at numerous festivals and have toured extensively from England to the Netherlands, Japan, Denmark, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina, Germany the United States with plenty of stops in between. They are repeat performers at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. With five musical releases, the latest release entitled “Just in Time” on Enthropya Records, the musical duo have received critical acclaim from numerous publications including Jazz Times, Just Jazz Guitar, Allmusic.com, Katy and Offbeat magazines. Kim and Bill can also be seen in the recent nationwide documentary released film, “No Cross, No Crown.”
Kim Prevost is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter. She has worked in all facets of the entertainment industry. She began singing as a child,in church choirs,where she performed duets with the pastor,her father. In addition to completing formal dance training,she also worked extensively as a model for companies such as Saks Fifth Avenue. Throughout her college years,she continued pursuing a degree in theater and communications and she performed leading roles of productions such as Dream Girls,West Side Story and many more. Additional credits include 1999 B.E.T on Jazz discovery winner, several television commercials and a dancer for MTV show special “NFL Jams”. She was chronicled in a featured documentary about her family gospel roots entitled “Full Circle Journey back to Gospel .
Kim is a featured vocalist on “The Fragile” of Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails.
Bill Solley has performed at numerous clubs and festivals around the world. Bill is well versed in Be Bop,Fusion,Funk and Brazilian music but, his forte is accompanying many of the fine Jazz singers across the country including his wife Kim Prevost. Bill continues to teach music in Katy,Texas. His credits include 1999 B.E.T on Jazz discovery winner,performances and or recordings with Arturo Sandoval, Terri Lynn Carrington, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Summers (Head Hunters),Amina Figarova,Dave Valentine,Stanley Jordan,Paul Wertico, and Allen Toussaint.
Bill was proud to take part in the blockbuster film “RAY” in which he was guitar instructor to Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard.
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