About Kimotion

From 1973 to 1976 Kimo Williams attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He began writing for jazz big-band, augmenting his arrangements with a wide variety of classical-style instruments including strings and double-reeds.

Taking his jazz and classical knowledge together, Williams composed his first symphony — Symphony for the Sons of Nam — which received national radio play and performances by the Philadelphia, Detroit, and Atlanta symphonies, earning three composer awards.

In 1990 Williams founded his own recording label and studio in Chicago: Little Beck Music.

Kimotion, formerly known as The Paumalu Symphony, was formed in 1975. Kimo wrote music specifically for his ensemble to express his compositional concepts — centered on his unique harmonic technique called Diagonal Harmony.

Their debut release in 1991, War Stories, was well received by the critics. The second album, Tracking, was produced by Kimo Williams and actor/musician Gary Sinise, with shared electric bass duties alongside Victor Bailey, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker.

The third CD is a live concert recording from Malibu, California: Kimotion Live with My Friend Vinnie.