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Kira Small
Soul / R&B / Blues

Bona fide sweet soul



NASHVILLE, Tennessee
United States

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Last Login:  11/23/2009
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   Kira Small: General Info
Member Since4/26/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.kirasmall.com
Band MembersCurrently booking house concerts with Adorable Husband (aka bassist Bryan Beller). Wanna host one? Click the banner for more info then contact me.

House Concerts In Your Home
InfluencesAy yi yi...Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Aretha, Al Jarreau, Sam Cooke, Bonnie Raitt, Ella, Sarah V, Billie Holiday, Wynonna, Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Motown, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Stevie Wonder, Delbert McClinton, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Shawn Colvin, Jill Scott, Prince, Merle Haggard, Billy Joel, Burt Bacharach, Mellencamp, Janis Joplin, Lyle Lovett, I could go on but it'd just get weirder...my dad's eclectic record collection, Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Austin, TX.
Sounds LikeButtah. Or.....

"A neat glass of single malt in a world of Michelob Ultra" - says Mike Reid
Record LabelOffrow Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 30 2009 7:00P
F. Scott’s Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 9 2009 8:00P
Opening Bell Coffee (duo w/Bryan Beller) Dallas, Texas
Dec 12 2009 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Austin, Texas
Dec 13 2009 5:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller - by invitation only Austin, Texas
Dec 15 2009 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Corpus Christi, Texas
Dec 18 2009 6:30P
LogOn Cafe - Kira Small & Bryan Beller Beaumont, Texas
Dec 19 2009 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Sulphur, Louisiana
Dec 30 2009 7:00P
F. Scott’s Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 2 2010 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Como, Mississippi
Jan 7 2010 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Denver, Colorado
Jan 9 2010 8:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Park City, Utah
Jan 12 2010 7:00P
House Concert w/Bryan Beller Santa Cruz, California

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   About Kira Small


“Girl, you sound like a neat glass of single malt in a world of Michelob Ultra.” Those were the words of Grammy award-winning songwriter Mike Reid (“I Can’t Make You Love Me”) when he heard Kira Small sing. This slinky, sultry, soulful siren combines the smoothness of Norah Jones, the rawness of Bonnie Raitt, the hip-ness of Alicia Keys and the flat-out-wailing of Aretha Franklin to bring forth her mix of spellbinding original material and R&B classics.

While Nashville (her current home base) is most known for country music, there is a deep vein of southern soul and R&B running through it that Kira has tapped into, and it has become her lifeblood. What really happened is she found herself surrounded by a bunch of greasy old R&B dudes from the serious south and felt so at home they decided to make a record. That record is her latest CD, Love In A Dangerous World, which was produced by Bruce Dees (James Brown, Ronnie Milsap). It features numerous Motown and Muscle Shoals R&B veterans and sounds pretty much like rib meat falling off the bone.

How does this white chick from Wisconsin sound like anything but a white chick from Wisconsin? Who knows, who cares…it’s working. Maybe it was the gospel, jazz and R&B she discovered in high school. Maybe it was Berklee College of Music's many and varied influences. Maybe it was her years of soaking up soulfulness in Austin, TX. Maybe it was the position of the moon and stars at the precise moment of her birth. Whatever it was, this is an old soul speaking through a vibrant and powerful new voice.

Kira has followed her muse to many musical and geographical destinations. She sang and danced in production shows in San Antonio, witnessed Mardi Gras from behind the piano at Pat O’Brien’s, became a fixture in the Austin music scene, returned to Boston as a member of Berklee’s voice faculty in 1999, and finally (for now) landed in Nashville in 2001 where she has worked with Wynonna Judd, Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Radney Foster, Alan Jackson, Ray Stevens, the Jordanaires, Jimmy Hall, Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns, and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, among others.

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Kira Small has 3150 friends.
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 Kira Small - session singer 


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 Jackie Daum (New Album Available Now!) 


 Jenn Franklin 


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 Jimmy Hall and The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Collective 


 Whit Hill and the Postcards 


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Ultradave

דוד הטוב



Nov 22 2009 7:16 AM

awesome!
Jessica_Cruz

Jessica Cruz



Nov 22 2009 7:16 AM

thank you :-)
Girl Power!!!!

Girl Power!!!!



Nov 18 2009 9:32 PM

Hi, thanks for the request
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Spady

Spady



Nov 18 2009 9:32 PM

Happy November! Come by and say hi anytime!
Steven Craig

Steven Craig



Nov 18 2009 9:32 PM

Just stopped by to say Howdy.........SC
The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club

The Cupid Kinkyboots Fan Club



Nov 18 2009 9:31 PM

Here's some eye candy for you...



Megan Kruk

Megan Wardlow Kruk



Nov 18 2009 9:31 PM

Everything is good.... Life is so hectic being a mom and wife lol...It is wonderful though. One day we are gonna come out  when you are playing in Nashville. I want Kyle to hear your music and I miss listening to you!
Steve Burks

Steve Burks



Nov 18 2009 9:13 PM

Hope I remember to catch you in Dallas on 12/9.
Romantic Insomniac

Romantic Insomniac



Oct 30 2009 6:13 AM

Sending you some musical
L-O-V-E
Leather & Lace

Leather & Lace



Oct 30 2009 6:13 AM

Kira you have NO idea how much I miss You!!! I see your status updates and I think " she is sooo busy, Ill never get to see her again!" lol. I am missing the "singer juice" most definitely! Your probably thinkin u want to kill me for putting crappy macbook recordings on here too Ha! Well.... We just love to have fun = ) Whatcha think of the name??
Dr. Dot

Dot Stein



Oct 28 2009 3:56 AM

Happy Halloween Kira :)



Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth



Oct 26 2009 3:11 PM

Hi Kira Small, Heaven & Earth is on hiatus now as Stuart Smith and Richie Onori have joined forces with bassist Steve Priest to reform "Sweet".  For those of you unfamiliar with the band, Sweet originally formed in the early 70s and went on to sell over 40,000,000 albums with 11 International Top Ten Hits such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Fox on the Run", "Teenage Rampage", "Action", "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser" and many others.

This reincarnation of the band reformed last year, playing their first show in June, and went on to play festivals throughout Canada and the States and had played to over 300,000 people before the year was out.  During this tour last year they recorded a live CD available on Amazon entitled "Sweet, Live in America" which has received rave reviews - pick up a copy and please Add Sweet As Your Friend On Myspace!

Also, check out our friend Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith's new band, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats and their iTunes Top 10 Funk/Jazz debut release, "Meet the Meatbats"!

Thadeus Project

Thadeus Project



Oct 26 2009 3:10 PM

sweet voice!!  listened to the first 3 songs on your player. nice expression!!  respect from chicago.   glenn
LightHeart

LightHeart



Oct 16 2009 9:14 PM

HI
Dr. Dot

Dot Stein



Oct 16 2009 9:13 PM

Hi Gorgeous!
x




Tony Gauff

Tony Gauff



Oct 16 2009 9:13 PM

Dam What a voice very nice, have a successful week.
Vooshell

Vooshell



Sep 29 2009 2:24 AM

Thank you for the friendship!
Beautiful voice!!!
Greetings from Austria!
♩ ♫Kathy Stinson♪ ♬

Kathy Stinson



Sep 25 2009 9:49 PM

You sing so beautifully!  You and Bryan are very inspiring.  We may have to come see you since you'll be close to us. :-)
Chris Buck

Chris Buck



Sep 25 2009 9:14 PM

Hey Kira....nice to see you out in L.A.....you guys sound great as a duo....(your singing was really good)......
way too much affection goin' on there though...(chuckle)......
C


Major Tom and the Deserters

Major Tom and the Deserters



Sep 25 2009 8:57 PM

Dear Kira, we are entranced by your albums!  It's kind of like Memphis Minnie and Maria Muldaur decided to jam with Judy Garland and Mingus.

Blue Mime, NYC below.  A MAJ Tom original shot which we hope you will find worthy of your profile comments for a while.

Thank you for being a friend to our ragged Band of Deserters.  It's not Large, it's small.  Yours, MAJ Tom, Comrade Ivanka, Harajuku Yuki, Boris, and our mascot and seer, Suki the Psychic Akita [also does sound checks]


 

 


Leather & Lace

Leather & Lace



Sep 25 2009 8:57 PM

What does Gengas Cohen mean?
mike jones

mike jones



Sep 25 2009 8:56 PM

oohhh, killer pipes!
Band Merch

Bill Nishanian



Sep 25 2009 8:56 PM

Thanks for adding me. I'll keep an eye on your page and see what your up to. Please let me know when your buying merch and I'll help ya make it look sweet and at a great price...

Thanks so much and good luck!
Bill Nishanian
Music Imprints
bill@musicimprints.com
615-829-6858
Ruby Jane

Ruby Jane



Sep 7 2009 3:17 PM

Check out the new pictures and video! Let me know what you think!
Ruby Jane
John Terrence

John Terrence



Sep 1 2009 10:59 PM

Hey Kira, 

You're welcome.

JT
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