Black Excellence: Kevin Sharpe
Vocalist/Multi-instrumentalist Kevin Sharpe began his musical career at the age of seven singing gospel in his church choir. By age eleven he was playing drums for that same choir and eventually became one of the primary drummers for the Church of God in Christ in the region. Later in college he studied classical percussion, arranging and choral conducting. The Springfield, Massachusetts native also studied voice with Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer and improvisation with Yusef Lateef. Since graduating with degrees in Music Education and Jazz Performance he has worked across many genres with diverse artists such as Jazz musicians Archie Shepp, Charles Greenlee and John Blake, R&B and Soul artists Meli’sa Morgan and Betty Harris, Gospel artists The Soul Stirrers, Fred Hammond, The Harlem Gospel Choir among others.