A native of Wichita, Kansas, pianist Kevin Ayesh has presented concerts and master classes in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. Dr. Ayesh has taught music at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina since 1992. As a North Carolina Visiting Artist for four years, he appeared before thousands across that state, performing as many as 50 recitals in a season.

Ayesh is the recipient of many prizes, including the Naftzger Piano Award, Baltimore Music Club Award, and Winner of both the JCC Baltimore Piano Competition and the Maryland State Music Teachers' Elizabeth R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition. A finalist in several national and international competitions, Ayesh was awarded Second Prize at the Wideman International Piano Competition, and won both Third Prize and Composer's Prize at the New Orleans International Piano Competition.