Bradley McKinney is a piano and saxophone player living in the Louisville, Kentucky area. His playing styles are influenced by rock & roll, jazz, hip-hop, and the blues among country and classical music. 

 

Bradley first began playing piano at age 7 and started saxophone lessons a few years later. In High School, he competed in the Marching Band, Pep Band, and Jazz Band as well as performing in his school's Concert and Symphonic Bands and in his district's KMEA and All County programs. Upon graduating high school, Bradley studied jazz music and history at The University of Louisville (UofL) where he played in the school's Marching Band, Jazz Ensembles, and a number of small jazz combos including performances with Adam Nussbaum and Doc Severinsen. He also studied music in Bogota, Colombia and attended a number of Master Classes taught by Bill Evans, David Becker, Mark Colby, and Don Braden. During this time, Bradley began performing as both a saxophone player and a solo pianist in and around the Louisville, Kentucky area.

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After graduating from Music School at UofL, Bradley joined the Adrian Taylor Band as the band's keyboard player and enjoyed a brief stint in Louisville's Grateful Dead cover band, Shiny and the Breeze. Bradley currently plays with Voodoo Symphony.

 

Outside of band settings, Bradley has continued a solo piano profession at venues including French Lick and West Baden Springs in Indiana, and The Seelbach Hotel, The Pandennis Club, and The Omni Hotel in Louisville.