My main summer performance project is this Fridays concert at The Fishtank Performance Studio in downtown KCMO. I'll be premiering a new work for
oboe and multi percussion-'Prayer Call for Simurgh'. Also on the show are a few works for violin and guitar. Then I'll read some poetry and play a few guitar instrumentals to close out the show. I'm very happy to be receiving these performances from some young and talented musicians.
 

The winter got by me completely with no posts or blogs so I thought it was time to put a few thoughts down here. REcent shows have been interesting including opening up for Jeff Beck, well sort of, I played the VIP area at least at Starlight for his show a couple of weeks back.
 
Last weekend May 8th I reunited with Danny Cox,one of my longest standing musician friends here in KC for a show at The Writer's Place. We had a nice crowd and response so that was a highlight of the spring for me so far.
 
I will take reception of a new full length keyboard for my studio in a couple of days. This is part of a rebuilding of my electronic music studio that has fallen apart over the alst few years. New songs and instrumentals keep rolling in every few weeks as always. A recent song for the baritone guitar is entitled
City of Doom, ala Conan. lol
 
Well thats about it for, best wishes to all who come here.
Kevin
 

Well here is my closing blog for the website for 2009. This year I have managed to write to new guitar solos- 'Kung Fu Enlightenment', and
'Devil Sticks Anyone'. Also finished work on 'A Little Secret' for the People's Liberation big Band, nos have to finsih the parts, sigh.
 
A late year project is a new art song for soprano and piano 'The Nest' which sets to my own music lyrics originally by Jimmie Spheeris from his early 70's album Isle of View (say that real fast) lol
the song is almost five minutes long and features some my freshest sounding harmonies of recent vintage.
 
Still looking to publish my edited poetry book- 'Prayer Flags'
Early November saw the purchase of a Yairi-Alvarez jumbo baritone guitar.
Rep for that instrument is slow in coming due to all the other projects.
 
2009 saw me playing over 45 gigs in KCMO including a Kc Fringe Fest gig at the KC Club! Overall a productive year. Best wishes to all who come hear to my site in the new year 2010.
 
kevin

Well as I'm getting into the fall holiday season I find myself trying to complete some major projects before the end of the year.
My poetry book 'Prayer Flags' is finally edited! Now all I have to do is find a publisher.
Also setting to music the lyrics of Jimmie Spheeris' song 'The Nest'
in an art song idiom for soprano and piano.
Upcoming show include opening for The Nadas(Record Bar)and a guitar summit show with Dan Bliss and Patrick Woods for Jan. 5 also at the Record Bar.
Happy Holidays to all who visit my site.
 
Kevin

Well it started out as a fairly cool June here in KC but now its blazing hot!
My summer news includes playing every Saturday eve from 5-8 at
Chaz in the Raphael Hotel on the south edge of the Plaza. This is a newly remodeled restaurant with excellent food and decor and I encourage anyone who likes fine cusine to come by and have dinner while I play.
 
Composition projects include the finishing of a big band piece called
'A Little Secret' for the Peoples Liberation Orchestra, an avante jazz band that plays regularly at THe Record Bar.
 
I'll also be doing four nights of concerts on the Kc Fringe Festival July 22,23,24,&25 at the Kansas City Club in downton Kansas City. (see event listings for times, etc)
The concert will feature regional and world premieres of art songs for baritone, soprano voices with piano, also 'One Star in Sight for Flute and Piano, among other works. Tom Aber of Earplay and The BCR Band will play
Garuda for bass clarinet a piece I wrote for him 20 years ago!
Should be a fun sets of concerts.
 
 

As we get a little further into the new year I find myslef playing some fun gigs, often with the feeling of deja vu as in a recent night at  the newly restored Chaz restaurant in the Raphael Hotel. I can remember going there on a certain easter sunday at another time and era in my life.
 
Saint Patrick's day will find me playing for my breakfest and possibly drinking a little 'whiskey for breakfest' at 10am in the morning.
That day I'll be at Raglan Road one of the nicest Irish Pubs in KC.
Lot of old wood and marble went into that place making you feel like you are in Dublin circa 1890's.
 
Finally as the month ends I'll be playing a concert for the Kansas City
Guitar Society on Sat feb. 28th at the downtown KC Public library.
My former teacher Doug Niedt will be there so I'm practicing up.
 
For all dates see the calender for more info.
Thanks to all who come to this site.
 
best
Kevin Hiatt
 

Hello to all who visit here,

Got some fun gigs coming up. This Sat the 17th a road gig out into small town kansas, next weekend a punk club in the bottoms of KC.
On Feb 24th I'll play a concert for the Kansas City Guitar Society
in downtown KC MO.
With a new move recently I'm still trying to get my midi studio setup, its in sad shape actually and needs to be rebuilt with new equipment.
Lots of other projects that need to be finsihed from last year including poetry, short story, and numerous song demos to record.

The year is winding down for me here in Kansas City.
Due to my ankle injury back in October I don;t have to many gigs
on the schedule other than some holiday parties.
Look for me to get back in the swing of bar gigs in the new year.

Back on Nov. 12 I heard the premiere performance of my orchestral work 'A Tyger Ascending the Mountain' by the
KU Medical Arts Symphony under the direct of one of my former
UMKC professors Dr. Merton Shatzkin.

Recent new works include a song for tenor and guitar and
a work in progress for the People's Liberation Big Band.
Happy Holidays to all who come to my site.

The dog days of summer are upon me here in KC.
A week or so ago I had a busy week of concerts on the KC Fringe Festival. Six concerts in all, alternating between a solo show, Guitar Summit and Crossover Quartets which presented an evening of string quartets I've written over a 20+ year period.

I was joined on the Guitar Summit concerts by Beau Bledsoe a very talented flamenco guitarist and Steve Gouge Chet Atkins style picker. The Quartet Classique, a quartet of young string players from the KC and Lawerence area performed the world premiere of my 'Lachrimae Tears that Fell Upon the Prairie',
as well as several other works.

Right now I'm on a deadline to finish the parts for my orchestral work 'A Tyger Ascending the Mountain' which will be premiered this fall. Also turning 52 next week.