Kevin Kern (born Kevin Lark Gibbs on December 22, 1958) is an American pianist, composer and recording artist of New Age music. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is now generally recognized as a representative of the New Age style.[citation needed] Born legally blind, Kern is aided in studio by SONAR’s accessibility and Dancing Dots’ assistive music technologies for the vision impaired.
In the Enchanted Garden
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| In the Enchanted Garden |
In the Enchanted Garden is the debut album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on February 27, 1996.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Through the Arbor | 3:45 |
| 2 | Sundial Dreams | 4:46 |
| 3 | The Enchanted Garden | 6:54 |
| 4 | Butterfly | 2:52 |
| 5 | Straw Hats | 4:14 |
| 6 | Another Realm | 5:02 |
| 7 | Water Lilies | 4:17 |
| 8 | Fairy Wings | 4:30 |
| 9 | Paper Clouds | 3:07 |
| 10 | After the Rain | 4:10 |
Beyond the Sundial
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| Beyond the Sundial |
Beyond the Sundial is the second album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on April 8, 1997.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Beyond the Sundial | 4:22 |
| 2 | Threads of Light | 3:11 |
| 3 | Where Paths Meet | 5:14 |
| 4 | A Flurry of Golden Leaves | 3:33 |
| 5 | Kristen's Serenade | 5:53 |
| 6 | A Time Remembered | 4:17 |
| 7 | A Distant Shade of Green | 3:19 |
| 8 | Into the Realm | 5:15 |
| 9 | Sundial Awakening | 4:08 |
| 10 | Hide and Seek | 4:24 |
| 11 | Until Tomorrow | 5:32 |
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Summer Daydreams
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| Summer Daydreams |
Summer Daydreams is the third album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on August 4, 1998.
According to Kern's bio in his official website, "Le Jardin" and "Return to Love" were used in the Korean Endless Love series Autumn in My Heart.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Le Jardin | 4:51 |
| 2 | Once in the Long Ago | 5:26 |
| 3 | Twilight's Embrace | 7:00 |
| 4 | Water Tapestry | 2:55 |
| 5 | Pan's Return | 4:36 |
| 6 | Pastel Reflections | 4:31 |
| 7 | Whisperings | 5:02 |
| 8 | Summer Daydreams | 5:18 |
| 9 | Dance of the Dragonfly | 3:58 |
| 10 | Return to Love | 4:23 |
In My Life
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| In My Life |
In My Life is the fourth album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on August 24, 1999.
This is Kern's first album to feature compositions not written by him; prior to this, all of his album's songs were solely self-composed.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | We All Fall in Love Sometimes | 4:26 |
| 2 | Love's First Smile | 6:09 |
| 3 | Tomorrow's Promise | 3:58 |
| 4 | Bittersweet | 5:08 |
| 5 | To Sleep on Angels' Wings | 4:30 |
| 6 | Touch the Sky | 4:48 |
| 7 | Passages | 4:25 |
| 8 | Twirling in Time | 3:59 |
| 9 | Dance of the Searching Souls | 4:26 |
| 10 | Emerald Legacy | 6:51 |
| 11 | In My Life | 3:30 |
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Embracing the Wind
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| Embracing the Wind |
Embracing the Wind is the fifth album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on April 3, 2001.
The song "From This Day Forward" is dedicated to Kern's now-wife Pamela Gibbs; according to the liner notes, they celebrated their wedding on 26 June 2001.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Blossom on the Wind | 5:42 |
| 2 | Through Your Eyes | 3:46 |
| 3 | Childhood Remembered | 4:27 |
| 4 | The Silence of Knowing | 4:30 |
| 5 | Above the Clouds | 5:23 |
| 6 | Bathed in Dawn's Light | 5:08 |
| 7 | From This Day Forward | 4:48 |
| 8 | A Secret Grove | 5:12 |
| 9 | Fantasia's Lullaby | 3:43 |
| 10 | A Gentle Whisper | 4:04 |
The Winding Path
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| The Winding Path |
The Winding Path is the sixth studio album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on June 3, 2003, his first after his best-of album More Than Words: The Best of Kevin Kern.
The album's liner notes feature a guide to healing visualization based around the songs on the album. Kern is joined here by Randy and Pamela Copus, the duo that makes up the new age band 2002.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | The Touch of Love | 4:21 |
| 2 | The Way of the Stream | 4:21 |
| 3 | A Million Stars | 4:06 |
| 4 | High Above the Valley | 5:40 |
| 5 | Ancient Guardians | 5:03 |
| 6 | Cauldron of Healing | 5:29 |
| 7 | Filled With Light | 2:27 |
| 8 | Through the Veil | 4:49 |
| 9 | Softly Falling | 4:22 |
| 10 | The Winding Path | 3:58 |
Imagination's Light
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| Imagination's Light |
Imagination's Light is the seventh studio album (ninth album overall) from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs, this time with one song being a cover version of a song by Sting. It was released on July 19, 2005.
This album reveals Kern's technique of making songs ever since he was a child: sitting by the piano in a darkened room and letting the light of imagination guide him. The liner notes mention that he does this until now.
Before creating this album, Kern was invited to become a Steinway Artist, and as such played a Steinway piano for Imagination's Light.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Remembering the Light | 4:23 |
| 2 | Safe in Your Embrace | 3:44 |
| 3 | Pearls of Joy | 3:52 |
| 4 | Told to the Heart | 4:14 |
| 5 | Fields of Gold | 4:50 |
| 6 | Imagination's Key | 4:11 |
| 7 | Keepers of the Flame | 3:47 |
| 8 | Musings | 3:41 |
| 9 | Sweet Dreams, Helena | 3:48 |
| 10 | I Am Always Right Here | 3:31 |
| 11 | And the Light is Forever | 3:21 |
Endless Blue Sky
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| Endless Blue Sky |
Endless Blue Sky is the eighth studio album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern. As with his preceding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on January 27, 2009.
It is his first album to include the concept of bonus tracks, the Asian version having one, a cover of Jay Chou's "A Thousand Miles Away" (千里之外). It is also his first studio album to exceed eleven tracks, and the first studio album to exceed an hour in length (for the Asian edition) - previously, only his compilation albums were over an hour long.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Kevin Kern except #11, written by Jay Chou.
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Joy of the Journey | 3:18 |
| 2 | Velvet Green | 3:52 |
| 3 | Endless Blue Sky | 6:29 |
| 4 | Sunset Prayer | 2:52 |
| 5 | Light Spirit | 4:23 |
| 6 | Scene in a Dream | 4:54 |
| 7 | The Skipping Song | 4:44 |
| 8 | Caring Friend | 5:00 |
| 9 | Wending Our Way Home | 4:31 |
| 10 | The Glistening Pond | 5:16 |
| 11 | A Thousand Miles Away | 4:50 |
| 12 | Gifts Along the Way | 3:54 |
| 13 | Joy of the Journey | 1:58 |
| 14 | Always Near | 5:19 |
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Enchanted Piano
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| Enchanted Piano |
Enchanted Piano is the ninth studio album from American New Age pianist Kevin Kern, and his tenth overall (excluding territory-exclusive albums). As with his preceding and succeeding albums, it is an album of instrumental songs. It was released on January 17, 2012.
Unlike Kern's past albums, this album breaks away from his other in the way that it is recorded solely on the piano; as such, there are no other instruments whatsoever on the album. In addition to this, these songs are re-recorded versions of past Kern compositions that appeared on his previous albums; none of the songs here are new.
None of the songs from In My Life (1999), The Winding Path (2003), or Endless Blue Sky (2009) were re-recorded for this album.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
| 1 | Pastel Reflections | 4:17 |
| 2 | Through the Arbor | 3:23 |
| 3 | Imagination's Key | 3:22 |
| 4 | A Gentle Whisper | 3:57 |
| 5 | Sundial Dreams | 4:07 |
| 6 | Childhood Remembered | 4:06 |
| 7 | Remembering the Light | 4:06 |
| 8 | I Am Always Right Here | 3:17 |
| 9 | Into the Realm | 3:39 |
| 10 | Hide and Seek | 4:10 |
| 11 | The Enchanted Garden | 5:08 |