Kevin Ray - Kevin Ray - News

open mike

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Kevin is running an open mike night/showcase in Soho at a cafe called Ground Support on Thursday nights

gsopenmike@gmail.com

show sunday

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Rockwood Music Hall at 11:45 pm
full band, grand piano-great room

Musical Reading

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

-march 8th in New York-Kevin will present a Full band and cast concert reading of Kevin's original operetta "the Last Word"- 6 pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre -407 w 42nd/9th ave-free!

Kevin Ray and Suellen Vance present:

THE LAST WORD
Lyrics and Music by Kevin Ray

Starring

*Kevin Smith Kirkwood as Parisian Bill
*Tony Perry as Joe
*Danielle Lee Greaves as Martha
*Curtis Wiley as Bill
*Rashad Naylor as Jim
*Savannah Wise as Jennifer
*Arthus W. Marks as Club Owner
*Stephen Tyler Davis as Cop

With: William Blake, Amanda Brasher*, Jonathan Burke, Carrie Compere, Briana Davis*, and Sinclair Mitchell* David Levinson

*Appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

THE BAND: Skip Ward (Bass), Patrick Carmichael (Drums)
Jay Leslie-(Sax)
Matt Polastek-(Sax)
Kevin Ray-(Piano)

The heartbreaking story of a musical family's fate when a father's dream turns brother against brother in a struggle for fame and fortune. Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles' Central Avenue Jazz scene in the 1940s when swing was king and bebop was on the rise, The Last Word is written by MAC nominated composer/singer/songwriter Kevin Ray. For more info and reservations, email thelastwordrsvp@gmail.com

Casting: Jamibeth Margolis C.S.A
Producers: Kevin Ray, Suellen Vance

Special Thanks to:
Jamibeth Margolis
Nick Masson
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Alan Nusbaum
TVI Actors Studio & Staff
Laurie Beechman Theather & Staff

concert/video taping

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Kevin will be performing at the laurie beechman theatre Wednesday January 13th at 7pm-the event will be videotaped for internet television broadcast. It will feature songs from "Speak Now", "Karaoketown", and the upcoming "Radio Silence". There will be "The Last Word"-Kevin's musical will have a full band/cast concert presentation on Monday, March 8th -venue TBA soon

radio silence

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"Radio silence"- the companion record to "Speak Now" is currently in production and should be out in the spring-In February Kevin will be doing a full band reading of his musical "The Last Word" in NYC

CD RELEASE PARTY

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

"Speak Now" -the new acoustic cd is to be celebrated in performance on Tuesday May 5th at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC-407 w 42nd st -showtime is 7-kevin will perform with a full band and the night will include selection from "Speak Now" as well as past and future favorites

New record available!

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The new record "Speak Now"
is finished and available for purchase at www.cdbaby.com/cd/kevinray3 and itunes next week
For now it is a digital only release

new records

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

It's been awhile but Kevin has been busy finishing up the first of three new records-The first-"Make 'em Miss You" is all acoustic and will be available at cdbaby.com this summer. "Speak Now" is a fully produced rock and roll record and should be available by the end of the year along with the companion record "Songs From the Magic Trash Can"

songs from the magic trash can

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

the music of Kevin Ray will be featured on January 18th as 15 plus singers perform his songs at the Laurie Beechman theatre in NYC(407 w 42nd st) at 8 p.m.

Show Monday

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700

kevin will be playing Monday at 9pm at Piano Bar in Hollywood(Selma and cahuenga)