Kirk Covington is a drummer best known for his work with the

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group Tribal Tech. Covington was born in

Midland, Texas Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States. A small part of Midland is in Martin County. At the 2020 census, Midland's population was 132,524. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas metropolitan ...

, where he attended the

University of North Texas College of Music The University of North Texas College of Music, based in Denton, is a comprehensive music school among the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. It developed the first jazz studies ...

, where he met bassist Gary Willis, with whom he later joined Tribal Tech. Covington has performed or recorded with other musicians including

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, Scott Henderson, and John Humphrey. Covington has toured since 1998 with Scott Henderson and bass player John Humphrey, as a trio. In 2003 they recorded ''

Well to the Bone ''Well To The Bone'' is a 2002 album by fusion/jazz guitarist Scott Henderson. It is his third solo-album, again returning to his blues-roots. It features a re-recording of the Tribal Tech song "Rituals". Track listing #"Lady P" – 7:14 #"Hil ...

''. Covington continues to play with former Tribal Tech partner

Scott Kinsey Scott Kinsey is a keyboardist and member of the band Tribal Tech. He is a 1991 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Career In addition to playing in Tribal Tech with Scott Henderson and Gary Willis, Kinsey has worked with phila ...

, was a member of the group

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where he also played keyboards, and in 2008 formed his own trio, "CPT KIRK", with keyboardist Scott Tibbs and bassist Rufus Philpot.

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*http://www.erjn.it/mus/covington.htm *http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Kirk_Covington.html Living people Year of birth missing (living people) University of North Texas College of Music alumni People from Midland, Texas American drummers Tribal Tech members {{US-drummer-stub