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Amazon.com Embracing the role of fellow spiritual seeker as well as composer, pianist Kevin Kern invites listeners to find a safe, comfortable place in their imaginations and tag along on what his CD packaging describes as a "self-guided healing visualization." For those favorably inclined toward such musical journeys of the soul, Kern proves to be a sincere and capable guide. His slowly unfolding piano works (periodically embellished with acoustic guitar, flute, strings and understated electronics) are soft, serene and, on occasion ("High above the Valley" and "Through the Veil" in particular), memorably attractive. The foil-stamped/die-cut/textured paper packaging for The Winding Path, Kern’s sixth career release, is first-rate; the story line it contains, centered on the discovery of a "cauldron of healing," is a matter of personal taste. As for the music, Kern’s compositions can intermittently seem a touch too sweet or simplistic, but the overall flavor is peaceful, relaxing and, considering the context, admirably refined. --Terry Wood Product Description Kevin Kern has become a unives name for beautiful relaxing music. This intimate, piano-led path through nature creates a resonance of tranquility and peace for pure listening pleasure. Ideal for massage, mediation or relieving stress. Review Beautiful! I love his blend of piano and acoustic guitar. It is sweet and I am melting! -- Kaveh Nikpour, Producer/Director, KCSM FM Jazz 91.1 I m excited to say that I think "The Winding Path" is his best album to date. -- Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications, April 2003 From the Artist My thrust in creating this record was to try to create an album that would be the heart and soul and center of the Kern live show experience. That was my purpose in making this album. It’s a great big soundscape. On "The Winding Path," I think we all really stepped up to the plate, and every person who participated had the opportunity to present their best work, and they did. I think that kind of quality deserves a shot before the public. About the Artist Kevin started picking out songs on the piano at the incredible age of eighteen months, and started piano lessons at four. He received extensive training, while studying composition and improvisation at the same time. He played clarinet in school, and formed a band at eleven. He started composing at 8 or 9, but his first "keeper" was written in his teens. Kevin earned his first paid performance when he was fourteen and joined the musicians union at 17. He attended the University of Michigan School of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music, earning his Bachelor of Music Degree and a Master’s Degree in Performance. There was never any other career goal in mind but being a professional musician. Kevin has never had another kind of job. He played in and around the Boston area for several years, and then moved to San Francisco in 1990. He played in restaurants and hotels around the city, and was discovered by Terence Yallop, the founder of Real Music, in 1995.! Yallop invited Kevin to record an album, and the rest is history.