Mark Kimbrell is an American guitarist based in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

. He is the son of noted jazz pianist the late Henry Kimbrell, and the brother of noted drummer / percussionist Matt Kimbrell. Mark is currently a member of Oteil and the Peacemakers, a jazz fusion group led by bassist Oteil Burbridge

Oteil Burbridge

Oteil Burbridge, in Washington, D.C.), is a Grammy Award-nominated American multi-instrumentalist, specializing on the bass guitar, trained in playing jazz and classical music from an early age. He has achieved fame primarily on bass guitar during the current resurgence of the Allman Brothers Band...

 of the Allman Brothers Band. Other groups of which Mark has been a member include: Itchy Wigs, The Ray Reach

Ray Reach

Raymond Everett Reach, Jr. is an American pianist, vocalist and educator residing in Birmingham, Alabama, now serving as Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, director of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars and President and CEO of Ray Reach Music and Magic City...

 Band (also known as Ray Reach and Friends), Robert Moore

Robert Moore

Robert Moore may refer to:*Robert Moore , Northern Ireland theologian and politician*Robert Moore , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania...

 and the Wildcats, the Henry Kimbrell Quartet and the Sonny Harris Group. He is a graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts

The Alabama School of Fine Arts is a public, partially residential high school located in Birmingham, AL. The mission of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a community of explorers, is to nurture impassioned students by guiding and inspiring them to discover and fulfill their individual creative...

. Mark's guitar stylings are noted for their wide diversity of influences, ranging from Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...

 to Joe Pass

Joe Pass

Joe Pass was an Italian-American jazz guitarist of Sicilian descent. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century...

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External links

• Oteil Burbridge official website