Kyle Rightley is a Madison-based performer, songwriter, and educator. He has built a career out of a wide variety of musical interests and genres spanning rock, pop, folk, classical, jazz, soul, and funk.

Kyle enjoys an active career as a gigging musician. In addition to his solo exploits, he contributes as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and arranger to award-winning groups The Big Payback and Driveway Thriftdwellers. His trombone and euphonium playing is featured in Five Points Jazz Collective, Charlie Painter and Friends, Beefus, Capitol City Band, and other area ensembles.

Kyle was a finalist in the Madison Area Music Awards (MAMAs) for best country/bluegrass performer in 2015. Previously, two of his songs have been MAMA finalists: "Romeo Knows" in 2014 and “Jackal in a Suit” in 2012.

A native of Colorado, Kyle received his bachelor of music degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2007. He relocated to Madison where he earned a masters degree in euphonium performance from the University of Wisconsin in 2009. Kyle currently teaches at Prairie Music and Arts and privately in the Madison area.
 
Kyle is always thrilled to work on new music. Between The Big Payback, Driveway Thriftdwellers, and Beefus, he will be involved in no fewer than 4 full-length albums of original material to be released in 2016! In addition to that, he is currently compiling songs for an upcoming solo acoustic record. 

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