Kirk Covington
Kirk Covington is a drummer best known for his work with the jazz fusion group Tribal Tech.
Covington was born in Midland, Texas, where he attended the highly regarded University of North Texas College of Music and met bassist Gary Willis, with whom he later joined Tribal Tech. Covington has also performed or recorded with other noted musicians including Joe Zawinul, Robben Ford, Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, and John Humphrey.[citation needed]
Covington has toured since 1998 with Scott Henderson and bass player John Humphrey, as a trio. In 2003 they recorded Well To The Bone.[citation needed]
Covington continues to play with former Tribal Tech partner Scott Kinsey, is a member of the group Volto! where he also plays keyboards, and in 2008 formed his own trio, "CPT KIRK", with keyboardist Scott Tibbs and bassist Rufus Philpot.[citation needed]