Kevin Karrick - Solo Guitarist Guitarist from Portland, OR

Kevin Karrick offers a guitar artistry perfect for wedding ceremonies, for creating the groove at receptions and parties, and for dining and wine tasting events. He has the breadth to do completely instrumental performances, but also loves to sing acoustic and jazz tunes. His repertoire includes songs from James Taylor, Sting, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, classical favorites from Bach, Faure, Handel, Pachelbel, plus a library of American Songbook and Latin standards. Living in Oregon since 2013, he has played events in Portland and Vancouver, coastal towns, and other locations from the Puget Sound area to Eugene, OR. Kevin has also performed all along the Colorado Front Range, from Sheridan, WY to Colorado Springs, and many of the Colorado Mountain Resorts, from Telluride to Steamboat Springs. Guitar and singing with guitar has been a life long endeavor, starting at the age of 10. Kevin has formal education in concert band and orchestra, theory, and composition, and experience with acoustic and electric rock, folk music, classical and jazz genres. Please be sure to check out the many reviews received from clients. “The word that comes to mind is delightful. ..one of the most delightful things I've heard in a long, long time. ..Brilliant.” - Martin Taylor MBE “Kevin is a guitarist and vocalist in possession of a wide range of styles and a big repertoire. He’s become a frequent performer at Five-0-Three and never disappoints.” - Restaurant five-o-three

• ACOUSTIC | INSTRUMENTAL
• Blackbird | Lennon-McCartney
• Here Comes The Sun | Lennon-McCartney
• Here There and Everywhere | Lennon-McCartney
• Norwegian Wood | Lennon-McCartney
• True | Martin Taylor
• Linus and Lucy | Vince Giraldi
• Lewis and Clark | Tommy Emmanuel
• That's The Spirit | Tommy Emmanuel
• Little Martha | Duane Alman
• Overjoyed | Stevie Wonder
• You've Got A Friend In Me | Randy Newman
• La vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) | Nicola Pavioni
• Bright Size Life | Pat Metheny
• James | Pat Metheny
• Don't Know Why | Nora Jones
• El Farol | Santana
• Runaway | 60s
• Sleepwalk | 50s-60s
• Tequila | 50s-60s
• CLASSICAL | INSTRUMENTAL
• Air On A G String | Bach
• Arioso | Bach
• Bourree from Lute Suite 1 | Bach
• Cavitina | John Williams
• Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | Bach
• Prelude from Cello Suite 1 | Bach
• Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake) | Bach
• Mood For A Day | Steve Howe
• Air from Water Music | Handel
• Bourree | Handel
• Fur Elise | Beethoven
• Ode To Joy | Beethoven
• Canon in D | Pachebel
• Lagrima | standard
• Malaguena | Traditional
• Pavane | Gabriel Faure
• Simple Gifts | Anonymous
• Romance | Standard
• POP R&B | VOCAL
• Ain't Too Proud To Beg | vocal
• All My Lovin | Beatles
• All Shook Up | Elvis
• Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
• Crazy Love | Morrison
• Days Like This | Morrison
• Don't Be Cruel | Elvis
• Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | Taylor
• For Once In My Life | pop
• Forever Young | Bob Dylan
• Groovin | 60s
• Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
• How Sweet It Is | James Taylor
• I Can See Clearly Now | pop
• Into The Mystic | Morrison
• Isn't She Lovely | Stevie Wonder
• I Wish | Stevie Wonder
• Little Wing | Hendrix
• Late In The Evening | Paul Simon
• Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan
• Loves Me Like A Rock | Paul Simon
• Maybe I'm Amazed | McCartney
• Moondance | Morrison
• Something In The Way She Moves | James Taylor
• Spooky | Classics IV
• Stand By Me | pop
• Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay | Otis Redding
• Stray Cat Strut | Brian Setzer (vocal option)
• These Dreams Of You | Morrison
• These Are The Days | Morrison
• Tupelo Honey | Morrison
• The Two Of Us | Lennon-McCartney
• Under The Boardwalk | Standard
• Unchain My Heart | Ray Charles
• Under The Boardwalk | pop
• Use Me Up | Bill Withers
• When I'm Sixty-Four | Lennon-McCartney
• Wildflowers | Tom Petty
• XO | John Mayer
• You Are The Best Thing | Ray LaMontagne
• You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Stevie Wonder
• You Send Me | Sam Cooke
• JAZZ | LATIN and BOSSA-NOVA
• Con Alma | Dizzie Gillespie
• Corcavado | Jobim
• Dindi | Jobim
• The Dolphin | Luis Eca
• Forest Flower | Lloyd
• Gentle Rain | Bonfi
• Girl From Ipanema | Jobim
• Green Dolphin Street | Standard
• My Little Suede Shoes | Parker
• Night and Day | Cole Porter
• The Night Has A Thousand Eyes | Standard
• One Note Samba | Jobim
• Road Song | Wes Montgomery
• Serenata | Standard
• The Shadow Of Your Smile | Standard
• Softly As In The Morning Sunrise | Standard
• Song For My Father | Standard
• St. Thomas | Sonny Rollins
• Triste | Jobim
• Wave | Jobim
• JAZZ | FUNKY
• Chameleon | Herbie Hancock
• Cold Duck Time | Standard
• Mercy Mercy Mercy | Joe Zawinaul
• Night Rhythms | Lee Ritenour
• JAZZ | SWING
• Ain't Misbehavin' | Fats Waller
• All The Things You Are | Jerome Kern
• Almost Like Being In Love | Standard
• Beyond The Sea | Bobby Darin
• Bluesette | Toots Theilman
• Blue Moon | Rodgers and Hart
• Blue Skies | Bing Crosby
• Don't Get Around Much | Ellington
• How High the Moon | Les Paul and Mary Ford
• In A Mellow Tone | Ellington
• Freddie The Freeloader | Miles Davis
• Joy Spring | Clifford Brown
• Lullaby of Birdland | Mel Torme
• L-O-V-E | Nat King Cole
• Our Love Is Here To Stay | Gershwin
• Route 66 | Standard
• Seven Steps To Heaven | Miles Davis
• Stella By Starlight | Standard
• Stompin' At The Savoy | Standard
• Sweet Lorraine | Standard
• S'Wonderful | Gershwin
• The Way You Look Tonight | Jerome Kern
• They Can't Take That Away | Gershwin
• Tuxedo Junction | Standard
• Walkin' My Baby Back Home | Nat King Cole
• JAZZ | BALLAD
• A Kiss To Build A Dream On | Standard
• Beautiful Love | Standard
• Beatrice | Sam Rivers
• Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans | Standard
• Dream A Little Dream Of Me | Standard
• Emily | Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
• Embraceable You | Gershwin
• Georgia On My Mind | Hoagy Carmichael
• How Deep Is The Ocean | Irving Berlin
• I'm In The Mood For Love | Standard
• My Romance | Rodgers and Hart
• My One and Only Love | Gershwin
• Like Someone In Love | Jimmy Van Heusen
• Prelude To A Kiss | Ellington
• Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Jimmy Van Heusen
• Skylark | Hoagy Carmichael
• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Jerome Kern
• Tenderly | Standard
• The Very Thought Of You | Standard
• What A Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong