About

Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1978, Kevin lived in China and West Africa during childhood and began performing music at age 12. Kevin has played bass since he was 16 and has been a member of numerous bands in California and New York. In 2000 he attended New School Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City. He is currently working with several different bands in the Fresno area, playing jazz, funk, soul, blues, reggae, zydeco and a host of other styles.  Kevin also teaches lessons on electric and acoustic bass.

Kevin Hill has been a professional musician and music instructor specializing in bass instruments for 25 years. Based in California, his passion for music and dedication to live performance have allowed him to perform and record with hundreds of bands. He is a bandleader, musical director, musical instructor, and a prolific freelance bassist. He has been given the opportunity to play Rock, Traditional and Contemporary Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Balkan, Flamenco, Country, North and South Indian, Armenian, Greek, Hip Hop, and various Latin styles among others. His diverse musical experience has given him the ability to move fluidly between musical genres with skill and authenticity.

Music has taken him around the US and internationally with time spent in New York City, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Canada, France, and New Zealand. He has been a booking agent and bandleader/musical director, an independently contracted musician, and a private Bass instructor for over 25 years.

The belief that music can and will change the world in a positive and impactful way is the reason that Kevin Hill continues to strive everyday to achieve a higher level of musical excellence for himself and with others. To help others to get where they are going is central in his teaching philosophy and his life. Together is the only way we can get it done.