Kyle Eastwood
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Born | [1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. | May 19, 1968
Genres | Jazz |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Rendezvous |
Website | kyleeastwood |
Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and leading his own quartet, he released his first solo album, From There to Here, in 1998. His album The View From Here was released in 2013 by Jazz Village. In addition to his solo albums, Eastwood has composed music for nine of his father's, Clint Eastwood, films. Eastwood plays fretted and fretless electric bass guitar and double bass.
Early life
Kyle Clinton Eastwood was born May 19, 1968, the son of Margaret Neville Eastwood (nee Johnson) (born 1931)[2] and actor-director Clint Eastwood.[1][3] He has a sister, Alison, who was born in 1972. He also has six known paternal half-siblings: Laurie (b. 1954), Kimber (b. 1964), Scott (b. 1986), Kathryn (b. 1988), Francesca (b. 1993) and Morgan (b. 1996).
Career
Music
Eastwood comes from a musical family, as noted in an October 27, 2006, article from The Independent newspaper:
When I told my father, film actor/director Clint Eastwood, I wanted to be a musician, he was happy about it. Music has always been important to my family. My parents gave me my taste in music and my love of jazz from an early age. My father plays piano, my mother used to play, and my mother's mother was a music teacher at Northwestern University in Illinois.[4]
Music was prominent in the Eastwood home. According to his biography with Hopper Management,
Eastwood began playing bass guitar in high school, learning
Two years later, in 1998, Sony released his first album, From There to Here, a collection of
In addition to his solo albums, Eastwood has also contributed music to nine of his father's films:
In 2014 Eastwood and
Other work
Kyle Eastwood provided the voice of "Daddy" in "Daddy and Son" (2007) and the voice of 1980s-era DJ Andy Wright for the computer game The Movies (2005).
He had a supporting role in the 1982 Clint Eastwood film Honkytonk Man.[1]
Personal life
Eastwood has a daughter, Graylen (b. March 28, 1994) with Laura Gomez. They married in May 1995 and filed for divorce in 2005.
In 2006, he denied real estate agent Sam Kelley's claim that the two had an eight-year homosexual affair.[8][9]
Eastwood married Cynthia Ramirez in September 2014 at his father's Mission Ranch Hotel in Carmel, California.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album | Label |
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1998 | From There to Here | Sony |
2004 | Paris Blue | Rendezvous / Candid |
2006 | Now | Rendezvous / Candid |
2009 | Metropolitain | Rendezvous / Candid |
2011 | Songs from the Chateau | Rendezvous / Candid |
2013 | The View from Here | Jazz Village |
2015 | Time Pieces | Jazz Village |
2017 | In Transit | Jazz Village |
2019 | Cinematic | Jazz Village |
2023 | Eastwood Symphonic | Discograph |
Compilation albums
2016 | Candid Kyle | Candid |
Soundtracks
Year | Album | Label |
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2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | Milan / Warner |
2007 | Rails & Ties | New Line / Sony |
2009 | Invictus | Candid |
Filmography
Composer/performer/arranger
- 1990 The Rookie as composer, "Red Zone" with Michael Stevens
- 1991 Regarding Henry as uncredited performer
- 2003 Mystic River as composer, "Cosmo", "Black Emerald Blues" with Michael Stevens
- 2004 Million Dollar Baby as composer, "Boxing Baby", "Solferino", "Blue Diner" with Michael Stevens
- 2006 Letters from Iwo Jima as composer, with Michael Stevens
- 2006 Flags of Our Fathers as arranger
- 2007 Rails & Ties as music by
- 2008 Changeling as arrangements
- 2008 Gran Torinoas composer, with Michael Stevens
- 2009 Invictus as composer, with Michael Stevens
- 2011 J. Edgar as composer, "Red Sails in the Sunset", "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Actor
- 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales as Josey's Son (uncredited)
- 1980 Bronco Billy as Orphan (uncredited)
- 1982 Honkytonk Man as Whit Stovall
- 1990 The Rookie as Band Member At Ackerman's House Party (uncredited)
- 1995 The Bridges of Madison County as James Rivers Band
- 2007 Summer Hours as James
- 2011 J. Edgar as Member of The "Stork Club Band"
References
- ^ a b c d Duerden, Nick (March 10, 2013). "Kyle Eastwood: Honkytonk man and boy". The Independent. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "California, County, 1850-1952," database, FamilySearch
- ^ "Clint Eastwood Biography (1930-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ Hamad, Michael (March 23, 2015). "Hard Bop Comes Naturally To Bassist Kyle Eastwood". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Kyle Eastwood Biography" (PDF). Hopper Management. Archived from the original on September 2, 1999.
- ^ "Q&A with Kyle Eastwood". Columbiajazz.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ Lee, Louise. ""Kyle Eastwood Is a Bassist in Search of His Own Groove" July 2011". Stringsmagazine.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ^ "Clint Eastwood's son is gay, friend claims". PinkNews. February 28, 2006.
- ^ "The daily dish..." The Buffalo News. March 2, 2006.
External links
- Official website
- Kyle Eastwood at IMDb
- Profile at All About Jazz
- Kyle Eastwood at Allmusic