K2

K2 began quite by accident in May of 2001 when bassist Ken Jaquess asked

drummer Doug Sanborn to play on some new music he was working on. Having no

idea if anything would come of these sessions, they set out to record a bold

and daring project that would soon take on a life all its own. After only 4

rehearsals and 5 hours of recording, Ken and Doug had laid the foundation

for an incredible epic album of high musicianship, complex compositions and

haunting themes.



What happened next was completely unexpected. Over the next 4 years,

fellow musicians Allan Holdsworth, Ryo Okumoto, Shaun Guerin, Yvette

Devereaux & John Miner added layer upon layer of unique, signature sounds

that resulted in K2's first album "Book of the Dead". Critically acclaimed

around the world, K2 went on to perform BOTD live with a new line-up

consisting of Ken and Doug, Ryo Okumoto (keyboards), Karl Johnson (guitar),

and Josh Gleason (vocals). In 2006, K2 filmed their first gig, which was

released on their 2008 concert DVD, “K2 Live in Hollywood".



In 2007, this lineup went back to the drawing board to create what would

become their long overdue 2nd release, "Black Garden". The new K2 album to

be released September 21st, 2010 on Magna Carta Records, showcases this modern rock quintet in an entirely new setting. With a central theme of Oceania, K2 explores the hidden depths of this mysterious region and take the listener on a dark, sonic journey to places rarely visited, and offers a glimpse of a people unlike any other on earth.



Please listen to samples of these new tracks above, and if you’re not a

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link, where you can get up to the minute info on what the band is doing and

when they will be performing next!



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