Dion Kerr

Dion Kerr is a bassist, composer, and producer who divides his work between New York City and Miami. Raised in South Florida, he was billed with saxophonist Dave Liebman's quartet while still in high school and went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music on a full scholarship. He co-founded the band The Smoogies, whose debut album Planet Smoogies featured trumpeter Nicholas Payton, and he has released his own project eko vizion meusik as a leader. As a sideman he has toured and recorded internationally and shared the stage with Ignacio Berroa, Nicholas Payton, Marcus Strickland, Etienne Charles, Immanuel Wilkins, and Tivon Pennicott, appearing at venues and festivals including the Blue Note, the Quebec City Jazz Festival, and the Martinique Jazz Festival. His work also extends to film, having scored music screened at the SXSW, New Orleans, and Miami film festivals.