"The
kind of chemistry that Prevost & Solley so effortlessly reveal on I Would
Give All My Love comes along only once in a blue moon. Think Joe Pass
and Ella Fitzgerald in their classic Pablo encounters of the early '70s...with
a modernist spin."
—Bill Milkowski,
writer for JazzTimes Magazine
"Kim Prevost is New Orleans' answer to Cassandra
Wilson."
—Jonathan
Tabak,
OffBEAT Magazine (New Orleans)
"Individually,
the vocalist and the fretman are both tremendous talents—Prevost the sultry
improvisor, Solley the guitar master. As a team, they are the perfect
complement of harmony, rhythm, and emotion."
—Geraldine Wyckoff,
Gambit Weekly (New Orleans)
"They make wonderful music together...This is a very good CD, an indispensible
one for enthusiasts of guitar with vocals and a real masterclass in the
art of accompaniment."
—Adrian
Ingram,
Just Jazz Guitar Magazine (Atlanta)
Winners
of the 1999 B.E.T. on Jazz
"Jazz Discovery" National Competition
Kim & Bill released their debut CD, I Would Give All My Love, in April 1999. They won the 1999 B.E.T. On Jazz "Jazz Discovery" national competition. They have appeared at numerous festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Cancun Jazz Festival, the Yerevan 2000 International Jazz Festival in Armenia, and 2001 Ingolstadter Jazztage in Ingolstadt, Germany. They have toured extensively, including recent performances in South Africa, Japan, Turkey, Brazil, and the Netherlands, as well as throughout the United States.
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Kim
Prevost & Bill Solley play the Best of the Beat Awards at the House
of Blues
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Kim & Bill were recently nominated for Gambit Weekly's Big Easy Award in the "Best Emerging Artist" category and nominated for OffBEAT Magazine's Best of the Beat award in the "New Jazz Artist" category. Bill was also nominated for the "Best Guitarist" category. They were also selected to perform at the Best of the Beat Awards show at New Orleans' House of Blues.
KIM
PREVOST is an accomplished vocalist and dancer. She has worked
in all facets of the entertainment industry. She began singing as a child,
in church choirs, where she often performed duets with the pastor, her
father. In addition to completing eight years of ballet, tap and jazz
dance training, she also pursued modeling.
Prevost
continued to sing, dance and model throughout her college years. Her theater
redits include leading roles in "Sweet Charity," "Dreamgirls," "A Dose
of Reality," "West Side Story" and a Cole Porter review under musical
direction of Allen Toussaint. Additional credits include several television
commercials and dancing for the MTV show "NFL Jams Live."
Prevost has performed with GRP recording artist George Howard, former Herbie Hancock percussionist Bill Summers, and the Walter Payton Trio. She is featured on the latest release by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
Prevost's most recent recording, Talk To Me, features an all-star line up of New Orleans musicians and has earned critical praise.
BILL
SOLLEY is one of the most sought after guitarists in New Orleans.
He has toured and performed at numerous clubs and festivals around the
world, including a recent appearance at the Matsue Jazz Festival in Japan.
He is well-versed in bebop, fusion and Brazilian, but his current forte
is accompanying many of the fine jazz and blues singers in the New Orleans
area.
Bill
has worked with Terri Lynn Carrington, Leah Chase, Allen Toussaint, Charmaine
Neville, Luther Kent, Lady B.J., Johnny Adams, Oleta Adams, Philip Manuel,
Betty Shirley and Kim Prevost. His credits also include performance and
recording dates with GRP recording artists George Howard and Dave Valentine,
as well as work with former Herbie Hancock percussionist Bill Summers.
Solley is the 1994 winner of the Louisiana Jazz Composers competition. He is a graduate in classical guitar from the University of New Orleans.