I grew up in a very musical family living in various places - the East Coast, the West, even Germany. My folks met in a choir, Mom was a piano/voice teacher, and musical instruments were part of everyday life in our house - everyone played one or more. Music hit me in an emotional way pretty early on.  My dad showed me the first steps on his guitar when I was 11 years old, after I'd done piano and drums lessons for a few years.  After college, I took off for Hawaii and worked for many years in the corporate world, while also pursuing my passion for music.  I eventually played with different performing artists there, including Johnny Helm, Bruce and Jake Shimabukuro, and John Cruz. My recorded work and compositions can be found on many CD's with a variety of artists and on my own indie label.

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I've had the pleasure of performing around the USA and in Japan. I've played solo for decades, backed up established artists, and I've also had the good fortune to have been a member of bands opening shows for the likes of Jackson Browne, Gregg Allman, Jack Johnson, Gavin DeGraw and Aimee Mann during my Hawaii days.

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After moving to Southern Oregon, I reconnected with music as a career.  I've been the local opening act at the renowned Britt Festival for artists such as America, Chicago, Natalie Merchant, Boz Scaggs, Jake Shimabukuro, Matt Nathanson and Leo Kottke (as a solo act and with my band Jeff K & OverTones). Weekly performances at our beautiful local wineries here have been my focus for the past several years, and writing music is still a key passion.  Looking forward to the next recording project, always!

Please see the calendar page and join me for some musical fun!