The Lower Nile from St. Louis Blu: Kelvyn Bell Plays Acoustic Guitar 
Kelvyn Bell on Acoustic Guitar/ Bass/ Programming  
Recorded and Co-Produced by Jack Friederichsen Mastered by Sean Haney
This song was originally recorded by The Arthur Blythe Quintet (pictured)

The Lower Nile (Composed by Arthur Blythe)

Northside St. Louis from St. Louis Blu: Kelvyn Bell Plays Acoustic Guitar Composed and Performed by Kelvyn Bell / Recorded by Jack Friederichsen  /Mixed by Sean Haney /Photo by Scott A. Ettin /Shirt by Wow Wow by Wunmi

St. Louis Blu: Kelvyn Bell Plays Acoustic Guitar

Northside St. Louis

Northside St Louis

Burn Baby Burn from Refunkanation by Kelvynator featuring
Kelvyn Bell - Guitar/Vocal, Eric Person - Sax, Bruce Johnson - Bass, Alfredo Alias - Drums

Burn Baby Burn

Levitation from "Funk 4 Wha Cha Know" by KELVYNATOR featuring Kelvyn Bell/ Guitar and Vocal, Carlos Henderson/ Bass and Tony Lewis/ Drums Produced by Kelvyn Bell and Jack Freiderichsen Released 2013 Available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kelvynator

Funk 4 Wha Cha Know

Levitation

Dream Of U by Kelvynator on 2013 CD Funk 4 Wha Cha Know featuring Kelvyn Bell (guitar/ vocal) Carlos Henderson (bass) Tony Lewis (drums) Produced by Kelvyn Bell and Jack Friederichsen

Dream of U

Touch Me by Kelvynator on 2013 CD Funk 4 Wha Cha Know featuring Kelvyn Bell (guitar/ programming)  Produced by Kelvyn Bell and Jack Friederichsen

Touch Me

Jam(aaladeen) 1 from the 2013 CD Funk 4 Wha Cha Know by Kelvynator featuring Kelvyn Bell (guitar & programming) and Special Guest Master Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Jam(aaladeen) 1

The Arthur Blythe Quintet - Arthur Blythe - alto sax Abdul Wadud - cello Kelvyn Bell - guitar Bob Stewart - tuba Bobby Battle - drums

Voice Memos

Reverence

Live In Utrecht

Bush Baby

From Master Guitarist Kelvyn Bell's new EP “Cubed Root Cure”, the title track, is a slinky envelope filter masterpiece that counts out variables of time in nine, six and three

Cubed Root Cure

"Desert Continuum" by Kelvyn Bell from the EP "Cubed Root Cure" on Thirsty Records Mastered by Sean Haney Composed and produced by "Low Ball" Jack Friederichsen and Kelvyn Bell

Desert Continuum

                                                  Kelvyn Bell
                           “one who creates art using sound”

      Guitarist/composer Kelvyn Bell, leader of the avant-funk band
Kelvynator follows up the group’s 2013 release Funk 4 Wha Cha
Know with the debut of his solo outing, St. Louis Blu: Kelvyn Bell
Plays Acoustic Guitar. Bell uses a heavy dose of church, blues,
jazz and avant-garde to pay tribute to his Missouri hometown
roots.
         In 2012 Mr. Bell served as Music Director for the motion picture
“Freedom” featuring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sharon Leal.
Winner of the 2008 Audelco Award for “Outstanding Musical
Direction” of Archbishop Supreme Tartuff, featuring Andre
DeShields, Kelvyn served as Composer-In-Residence for The
Classical Theatre of Harlem from 2002 to 2009 and continues to
work in regional theater including The Florida Studio Theatre and
The Court Theatre – Chicago.
        
     As an educator Mr. Bell served as Music Department Director of
The Harlem School of the Arts mentoring a host of young talent
for over 12 years and is currently Program Director for The
Gloster Project, a Summer Arts Camp in rural Mississippi.

     Having performed as a guitarist in various colaborations with
poets Amiri Baraka, Sekou Sudiata and Quincy Troupe, Bell has
also recorded and performed extensively through Europe, Japan
and America with music greats Arthur Blythe, Lester Bowie,
James Carter, Maceo Parker & The JB’s, Defunkt and his own
avant-funk-jazz ensemble Kelvynator.

          www.kelvynator.com      kelvynator@gmail.com

Kelvyn Bell

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