What instruments does Shannon Kennedy play?
Shannon plays flute, piccolo, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, guitar, keyboards, and she sings.
Endorsements:
Shannon Kennedy endorses BG France (accessories, ligatures and straps), Brancher mouthpieces (tenor), Beechler Mouthpieces (for alto and soprano), Roland Aerophones, D’Addario Woodwinds, Antigua Winds, and KenKase Reedcases.
What is Shannon Kennedy's saxophone setup?
Flute
Yamaha YFL-574 with a Rheuben Allen grenadilla wood headjoint and her Yamaha silver headjoint (with a BG France flute cap). She uses a microphone clip designed by sound engineer Brian Webster. Her piccolo is a Selmer PC 310 and its microphone clip was also designed by Brian. Her alto flute was designed by Rheuben Allen.
She additionally plays penny whistles and Native American flutes.
Soprano Sax
Shannon has two soprano saxophones that she plays frequently; she plays a Yamaha 875 Black Lacquer soprano as well as a gold-plated Rheuben Allen curved soprano. She uses a Beechler Gold Soprano #6 with Legere size 2 reeds and a BG France flex ligature with both saxophones.
Alto Sax
Shannon performs with her Antigua Winds Power Bell Copper Finish Alto Sax AS4240VC with a Pro One gold neck. Beechler Custom Bellite mouthpiece, BG France Duo ligature and Legere 2 1/4 reeds. For classical music, she plays a Vandoren Optimum AL4 with Rico Grand Concert Select size 3 reeds.
Tenor Sax
Shannon plays the Antigua Winds Power Bell Copper Finish TS4240VC with the Pro One gold neck. She plays a Brancher E25 (she also plays the J27) gold-plated mouthpiece with a BG ligature and Legere size 2.5 reeds.
Bari Sax
Shannon plays a Rheuben Allen copper baritone saxophone with a Brancher mouthpiece with a BG France classic ligature, and size 3.5 Legere Reeds.
Guitar
Shannon plays Breedlove acoustic guitars, D’Addario strings, and uses a Protec case.
Bass
4 String Bass – Yamaha Bass, D’Addario strings
5 String Bass – Fender Jazz, D’Addario strings, custom painted by my father, Dave Kennedy
Clarinet
Buffet B12 Clarinet, Legere 4 reeds.
Oboe
Selmer Oboe, MARCA Medium Hard Reeds
English Horn
Cabert English Horn, MARCA Medium Hard Reeds
Wind Controller
Shannon uses the Roland Aerophone. She owns the AE-01, AE-05, AE-10, and AE-30.
Shannon Kennedy Electronic Gear
Effects for Aerophone and Saxophone
Pedals: Boss Metal Zone MT-2 for distortion
Amps and Speakers
Recording Equipment
Shannon uses the Roland Rubix-44 to record.
Other Music Gear
She uses BG France neckstraps and Protec saxophone cases. For live shows, she uses an Shure Wireless Mic and a Shure 57 for vocals.
KenKase reed cases // KenKase reed cases are handcrafted (by my father and I) wood reed cases for soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, clarinet, and oboe.
BG France neck and mouthpiece pouches.
In the Past: If you are curious as to which saxophone Shannon was playing in older photos, both her YAS-82 Z Silver Alto Sax and her Yamaha YAB-875 EX Black Lacquer Alto Sax with a G2 Gold Yamaha neck. Shannon also played a Yamaha 875 black lacquer saxophone.
Shannon has also performed on bass, recorded oboe with Peter White, as well as clarinet for her own records.
Shannon Kennedy's Saxophone Setups
Flute
Yamaha YFL-574 with a Rheuben Allen grenadilla wood headjoint and her Yamaha silver headjoint (with a BG France flute cap). She uses a microphone clip designed by sound engineer Brian Webster. Her piccolo is a Selmer PC 310 and its microphone clip was also designed by Brian. Her alto flute was designed by Rheuben Allen. She additionally plays penny whistles and Native American flutes.
Soprano Sax
Shannon has two soprano saxophones that she plays frequently; she plays a Yamaha 875 Black Lacquer soprano as well as a gold-plated Rheuben Allen curved soprano. She uses a Beechler Gold Soprano #6 with D’Addario Rico Royal size 2 reeds and a BG France flex ligature with both saxophones.
Alto Sax
Shannon performs with her Antigua Winds Power Bell Copper Finish Alto Sax AS4240VC with a Pro One gold neck. Beechler Custom Bellite mouthpiece, BG France Duo ligature, and D’Addario Plasticover 2.5 reeds. For classical music, she plays a Vandoren Optimum AL4 with Rico Grand Concert Select size 3 reeds.
Tenor Sax
Shannon plays the Antigua Winds Power Bell Copper Finish TS4240VC with the Pro One gold neck. She plays a Brancher E25 (she also plays the J27) gold-plated mouthpiece with a BG ligature and D’Addario Plasticover size 2.5 reeds.
Bari Sax
Shannon plays a Rheuben Allen copper baritone saxophone with a Brancher mouthpiece with a BG France classic ligature, and size 4 D’Addario Plasticover Reeds.
Guitar
Shannon plays Breedlove acoustic guitars, D’Addario strings, and uses a Protec case.
Bass
4 String Bass – Yamaha Bass, D’Addario strings
5 String Bass – Fender Jazz, D’Addario strings, custom painted by my father, Dave Kennedy
Clarinet
Buffet B12 Clarinet, Mitchell Lurie size 4 reeds. You can read my review here.
Oboe
Selmer Oboe, MARCA Medium Hard Reeds
English Horn – Cabert English Horn, MARCA Medium Hard Reeds
Shannon Kennedy's Electronic Gear
Roland Aerophone
Effects for Aerophone and Saxophone
Pedals: Boss Metal Zone MT-2 for distortion
Amps and Speakers
Yamaha system
Other Music Gear
She uses BG France neckstraps and mouthpiece pouches, Protec saxophone cases, and Marca Reeds for oboe. For live shows, she uses an Shure Wireless Mic and a Shure 57 for vocals.
KenKase reed cases // KenKase reed cases are handcrafted (by my father and I) wood reed cases for soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, clarinet, and oboe.
BG France neck and mouthpiece pouches.
In the Past: If you are curious as to which saxophone Shannon was playing in older photos, both her YAS-82 Z Silver Alto Sax and her Yamaha YAB-875 EX Black Lacquer Alto Sax with a G2 Gold Yamaha neck. Shannon also played a Yamaha 875 black lacquer saxophone.
Shannon has also performed on bass, recorded oboe with Peter White, as well as clarinet for her own records.