After attending college, majoring with a focus on jazz piano, Kyle Hollingsworth set out on a career in music. Moving to Boulder, Colorado, he eventually joined String Cheese Incident, writing and performing in a mosaic of styles with the acclaimed jam band. The innovative and virtuosic musician has collaborated with a horde of major acts and leads a solo project, Kyle Hollingsworth Band. He is also an avid craft brewer and has hosted events and concerts spotlighting his collaborative beverages.
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Kyle talks to G. Brown about his musical influences (1:45), the nascent stages of String Cheese Incident (4:12), the functioning of the band’s self-managed organization (12:28), SCI’s honing of disparate musical genres (13:56), his solo work and collaborations with the greats (18:08), his tendency toward funky stage attire (24:20), making great beer (25:26), playing with a broken wrist (27:24), fatherhooc (28:02) and SCI’s strategy for coping with the pandemic (30:00).
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