Kevin Quain

Kevin Quain
Genres Cabaret, jazz, noir, rock n' roll
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician, playwright, actor
Instruments Vocals, accordion, banjo, piano, guitar, saw
Years active 1997present
Labels Independent
Associated acts The Mad Bastards
Website kevinquain.com

Kevin Quain is a Canadian cabaret artist, who plays weekly shows at the Cameron Public House, a major live music venue in Toronto.

He is a self-taught musician, singer/songwriter, and award-winning playwright. He has written music for film, TV, and the stage, and has performed with scores of artists including The Mahones, Carnival Diablo, and Mary Margaret O'Hara. He describes his unique music genre with The Mad Bastards as "garage jazz cabaret noir".1

Discography

Theatre

His own Tequila Vampire Matinee, an irreverent re-telling of the opera Pagliacci, opened in Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille in November 2003 with Ted Dykstra directing. The show received six Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations in the General Theatre category. Kevin received the award for Outstanding New Musical.2

References

1.^ Official website
2.^ 2004 Winner: Outstanding New Musical


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