"Kevin Callahan is one of the best guitarists I've had the pleasure to meet in my life."
- Sergio Assad
KEVIN CALLAHAN, born in Boston Massachusetts, is a guitarist, composer and teacher residing in Seattle, Washington who “has established himself as one of the top US guitarist-composers in the 21st century” (Guitar Foundation of America). A multi-genre musician with skills in numerous styles including classical, jazz, rock, fusion, blues, pop and folk, Kevin has performed and/or recorded with groups including the Assad Brothers, Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Guitar Quartet, Seattle Guitar Trio, Dave Koz, Arnold McCuller of the James Taylor band, Greg Adams of Tower of Power, Roger Fisher of Heart, Rita Coolidge, and others. His compositions for classical guitar have been performed around the globe in top concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Benaroya Hall in Seattle… and have been recorded by some of the world’s top players including Grammy Award winning artists. His solo guitar pieces, which are often performed in international guitar competitions, are published by Yesler Way Music, Henry Lemoine Editions and Doberman Editions. In addition to his career in music, Kevin continues to write software for macOS and iOS. Kevin earned a BA in English from Dartmouth College in 1980.
The brilliant Brazilian singer, pianist, composer,
Clarice Assad, recently released her second
CD on renowned, virtuoso violinist,
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg’s new label:
NSS Music
It was a pleasure to have laid down some tracks on this must-have album!
The wait is over!
New CD by Odair Assad “El Caminante”
New works by Leo Brouwer, Egberto Gismonti, Sergio Assad, Kevin Callahan and Roland Dyens. Also, music by Barrios and Piazzolla.
You can get the CD on iTunes here, or at Amazon here, or at GHA Records (the price includes tax and shipping - all inclusive),
The score to my composition “The Red Fantasy" recorded by Odair Assad on this CD and publishd by Doberman Editions can be found at GSP or at Doberman.
"What a great piece, Callahan's!"
10 time Grammy Winner
Of The Red Fantasy:
My interview with Chris Davis at
Classical Guitar blog here
Odair Assad “gave a spellbinding performance of Kevin Callahan’s “Red Fantasy...”
- Allan Kozinn
New York Times
Pounder - may he rest in peace...
