Stephen Kent

Concert II, 2026-2027 Season

Multi Instrumentalist and composer Stephen Kent is one of the premier Didgeridoo virtuosos in the contemporary world. Born in England and raised in East Africa, he has pioneered the modern day use of the ancient Aboriginal instrument across multiple genres in a global and international musical career spanning over four decades.

He was introduced to Didgeridoo and to Aboriginal culture while Musical Director of Australia’s Circus Oz in the early 1980’s. Visiting tribal communities in the Northern Territory, he was given permission to play Didgeridoo in contemporary music. In 1987 he launched his Didjeridu career full time in London. He was later invited to work in the USA where he still lives.

Increasingly specializing in New Classical music since 2006, especially the works of Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe, Stephen recorded and toured with San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet, including at The Library of Congress. Since 2024 he has performed with Utah’s BYU Philharmonic and toured the Pacific NW with the Delgani Quartet.

Stephen’s many recordings span 1988 to the present including eight solo works and multiple albums with group projects Trance Mission and Lights in a Fat City, among others. Notable collaborators include Wayne Shorter, Airto Moreira, Zakir Hussain, Habib Koite, R.Carlos Nakai & Omar Sosa. He also works with radio and produced and hosted the popular “Music of the World” show on Pacifica Radio’s KPFA for over 26 years.

View https://www.stephenkentdidgeridoo.com/ for more.

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