Musician, bassist, and composer- Kevin Beardsley is an in-demand musician ready to support any group he is a part of and help them sound their best, live or in the studio. 

Born in Sandwich Illinois, raised in the North Carolina music scene, he moved to the DMV area in 2025. He completed his Bachelors in Music at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019. (During which he won the UNC 360 Jazz Initiative with his composition "Connection") 

Kevin has collaborated and shared the stage with a wide arrange of groups. As a part of the Ernest Turner Trio along with Jeremy Bean Clemons, the group went on to win the 2019 DC Jazz Prix. He has been part of the avante garde trio The Some of It All, with Jeremy Bean Clemons and Tinashe Blu Thompson for the last 2 years. 

Kevin is also part ofg Rahsaan Barber's Everyday Magic gorup (tour and studio) and Music Directed Starsapien's record "Apes Scrapes and Bandages." More artists Kevin has shared the stage with include- Jazzmeia Horn, Keith David,  Eve Cornelious, Milton Suggs, Jason Marsalis, Stephen Riley, and more. Kevin now resides in the DMV, and is the bassist for the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors.