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About. Soulful, passionate, stirring...these are the words most often used to describe Kirk Whalum's music. Forged from his Memphis, (TN) gospel roots and his 1980‘s initiation into the thriving Houston, TX nightclub scene, Kirk’s big, rich tenor sound is unmistakably his.
Vor einem Tag · Kirk Whalum ‘s new album “Epic Cool” with guitarists Andréa Lisa, Akil Thompson, and Doc Powell. Whalum partnered with Swiss-Nigerian producer/songwriter Greg Manning, whom he first encountered as a keyboardist with guitarist Jonathan Butler. “He’s European and yet he has an African soul,” Whalum says.
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Kirk Whalum was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Melrose High School and Texas Southern University, where he was a member of the renowned Ocean of Soul Marching Band. In addition to singing in his father's church choir, Whalum learned to love music from his grandmother, Thelma Twigg Whalum, a piano teacher, and two uncles, Wendell Whalum and...
Whalum married his wife Rubystyne (Ruby) in 1980. They have four children, including musician and marathoner Kyle, as well as Courtney, Kori, and Evan. Whalum converted to Catholicism in 2022, after having served for years as a Protestant minister. He has also been a volunteer barber at a Catholic Workerhouse in Memphis.
Studio albums
1. Floppy Disk(1985) 2. And You Know That(1988) 3. The Promise(1989) 4. Caché(1993) 5. In This Life(1995) 6. Joined at the Hip w/ Bob James(1996) 7. Colors(1997) 8. For You(1998) 9. Unconditional(2000) 10. Hymns in the Garden(2001) 11. The Christmas Message(2001) 12. Groovinw/ BWB (Braun, Whalum, Brown) (2002) 13. Into My Soul(2003) 14. Kirk Whalum Performs the Babyface Songbook(2005) 15. Roundtrip(2007) 16. Promises Made: The Millennium Promise Jazz Project(2008) 17. Everything is Everything...
The Gospel According to Jazz Series – Live
1. The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter I(1998) 2. The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter II (2002) 3. The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III(2010) 4. The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter IV"(2014)
Live albums
1. Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival 2013(2014)
Mack Avenue Artist Page Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback MachineKirk Whalum ist ein US-amerikanischer Fusionmusiker der insbesondere im Bereich des Smooth Jazz hervorgetreten ist. Er wurde bisher zwölfmal für den Grammy nominiert und gewann diesen 2011 in der Kategorie Best Gospel Song mit dem Titel It’s What I Do, den er mit Jerry Peters verfasste.
Teaming up with producer Greg Manning (Keb’ Mo’, Herb Alpert, 2x GRAMMY® nominee, composer/collaborator on 10 #1 Billboard hits), Whalum focuses on his songwriting to craft an album that’s passionate and spirited on a monumental scale, but with his trademark soul.
“Crusaderation” by Kirk Whalum, from the album Epic Cool on Mack Avenue Music Group/Artistry Music PERSONNELKirk Whalum – soprano saxMarcus Finnie - drums Ky...
But Kirk had another passion. “In 1979 I won a scholarship to study French at the Alliance Française in Paris, France. It was a dream come true and I vowed that I would live there some day.”. July of ’92 saw that dream become a reality when Kirk moved his family to France.
