John Carroll Kirby

John Carroll Kirby is a Grammy-nominated artist from Los Angeles. Having collaborated with artists including Solange, Steve Lacy, Frank Ocean, Harry Styles, Yves Tumor, Connan Mockasin and Eddie Chacon, among others, Kirby is also a prolific solo musician with several releases on on Stones Throw Records.

Kirby’s albums include Blowout (2023); the jazz-fusion record Septet (2021); My Garden (2020), which featured a blend of jazz and exotica; Conflict (2020), a calming piano album; and the electronic-forward Dance Ancestral (2022).

Two scores to feature films have been released as albums: The Luckiest Man in America in 2025, and Cryptozoo in 2021. The Oscar-nominated short Retirement Plan also used the song 'Walking Through a House Where a Family Has Lived' as its score.