Kevin Breit

Kevin Breit is a Canadian musician. Breit has collaborated in numerous bands, and recorded solo albums on his own Poverty Playlist label, and Stony Plain Records. He is also known for session work on Grammy award winning albums by musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones.

Projects
Breit is the leader of the quartet Sisters Euclid, comprising Breit, Ian DeSouza, Gary Taylor and Mark Lalama. Sisters Euclid formed in 1996, and have earned Juno and National Jazz Awards. In 2006, they released an instrumental jazz fusion album of Neil Young songs entitled Run Neil Run.

Breit and Cyro Baptista formed Supergenerous in 1998 and were signed to Blue Note Records and recorded two albums.

Breit is a member of The Stretch Orchestra with fellow "quite tall" musicians Matt Brubeck and drummer Jesse Stewart. Their self titled recording won a Juno Award in 2012 for Best Instrumental Album.

Breit and Harry Manx have recorded three albums together, collecting a Maple Blues Award. He also performs as a solo artist, and as a member of the folk group Folkalarm. Breit's "Ernesto and Delilah" earned a National Folk Award.

Session work
Breit has performed on albums that have earned Grammy Awards, recording with Amos Lee, Carlos del Junco, Cassandra Wilson, Dalbello, Holly Cole, Hugh Laurie, Ian Tyson, Jane Siberry, Janis Ian, Jeb Loy Nichols, John McDermott, k.d lang, Lindi Ortega, Lynne Hanson, Malcolm Burn, Marc Jordan, Michael Kaeshammer, Molly Johnson, Natalie MacMaster, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Ruth Moody, Serena Ryder, Steve Bell, Susanna Baca, Suzie Vinnick, Sylvia Tyson, The Barra MacNeils, The Wailin' Jennys, and Yvette Tollar.

Discography

 * Maybelle (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
 * Empty (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
 * Folkalarm (Poverty Playlist, 1998)
 * Supergenerous (Blue Note, 2000)
 * Jubilee with Harry Manx (NorthernBlues Music, 2003)
 * Skedaddle (Poverty Playlist, 2003)
 * Burnt Bulb on Broadway (Poverty Playlist, 2005)
 * In Good We Trust with Harry Manx (Stony Plain, 2007)
 * Sao Paulo Slim with Cyro Baptista (Out of My Mind Music, 2008)
 * Simple Earnest Plea (Poverty Playlist, 2011)
 * Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx (Stony Plain, 2011)
 * Field Recording (Poverty Playlist, 2013)
 * Ernesto and Delilah with Rebecca Jenkins (Poverty Playlist, 2015)
 * Johnny Goldtooth and the Chevy Casanovas (Stony Plain, 2017)
 * Stella Bella Strada (Stony Plain, 2019)
 * Yearning Soul Rebellion (2022)
 * Breit Workman with Hawksley Workman (2022)

As guest

 * 2003 Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash (Northern Blues)