Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born November 15, 1957) is an American jazz and
fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show
Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime
Band on the short-lived The Jay Leno Show.Eubanks was born into a
musical family. His mother, Vera Eubanks, is a gospel and classical
pianist and organist. His uncle, Ray Bryant, was a jazz pianist. His
older brother, Robin Eubanks, is a trombonist, and his younger brother
Duane Eubanks is a trumpeter. Two cousins are also musicians, the late
bassist David Eubanks and the pianist Charles Eubanks. Kevin studied
violin and trumpet before settling on the guitar.As an elementary
school student, Eubanks was trained in violin, trumpet, and piano at
the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. He later attended Berklee
College of Music in Boston and then moved to New York to begin his
professional career.
fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show
Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime
Band on the short-lived The Jay Leno Show.Eubanks was born into a
musical family. His mother, Vera Eubanks, is a gospel and classical
pianist and organist. His uncle, Ray Bryant, was a jazz pianist. His
older brother, Robin Eubanks, is a trombonist, and his younger brother
Duane Eubanks is a trumpeter. Two cousins are also musicians, the late
bassist David Eubanks and the pianist Charles Eubanks. Kevin studied
violin and trumpet before settling on the guitar.As an elementary
school student, Eubanks was trained in violin, trumpet, and piano at
the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. He later attended Berklee
College of Music in Boston and then moved to New York to begin his
professional career.
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