He is a keyboardist, trumpeter, horn player and
singer-songwriter who became a member of the rock quartet Big Ric
in
1982.They disbanded after one album and he moved to work with
numerous artists and groups and can be seen on albums by Barry
Manilow, Longhouse, CFM Band, Jazzhole, Carly
Simon
, Bob
James, The Accidentals and Four Play among others.He has also appeared in live
performance with several of the above and others that include Bette Midler
and Dave Grusin.He teamed up
with the drummer Jeff Hirshfield and the bass player Scott Colley to form
The Kevin DiSimone Trio and together they have released their self-titled
CD.He has also released an
album with the singer Annette Saunders called Let's Get Lost.Often being heard as a vocalist on recordings in either a
lead or backing role he has appeared on other albums as wide ranging
as the Glenn
Miller Orchestra'sIn the Christmas Mood,
David Grusin's West Side Story and Four Play's X.As a
songwriter he has written works, either in collaboration or alone,
for acts including Sam and Dave, Big Ric
, Barry Manilow and Ray Goodman & Brown.
