Frank Kimbrough
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Note: This article refers to Frank Kimbrough the jazz pianist, for Frank Kimbrough the American football coach see Frank Kimbrough (football coach)
Frank Kimbrough (born November 2, 1956 in Roxboro, North Carolina) is a bebop and hard bop pianist born and raised in North Carolina. He did some work at Chapel Hill before moving to Washington, D. C. in 1980.
His influences include Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, and Andrew Hill. In 1981 he moved to New York City and released his first CD in 1988. In the 1990s he was a member of the Herbie Nichols Project becoming co-leader with Ben Allison. He also worked with Joe Locke and is currently with the Palmetto label. Kimbrough played in sessions with Paul Murphy.
