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| Saxophonist Shannon Kennedy News Archives |
| October 09, 2007 Listen to Shannon's latest single on 88.5 KSBR. Visit the KSBR web site to listen to the station online. Be sure to call in and request Shannon's music if you are listening! |  |
September 12, 2007Shannon played with Peter White at the Newport Hyatt and at Thorton Winery. Check out these great photos by Sherry Fischer! Check out the YouTube video of Shannon playing with Peter White.
August 24, 2007Shannon has had some pretty exciting shows this month.
On August 10th, she played with Craig Chaquico and Jefferson Starship at the Newport Hyatt. On August 17th, she performed with 10,000 Maniacs in Irvine after playing with them on their entire West Coast tour.
Shannon also performed with and opened for Peter White at A Taste of Laguna Niguel at the Mercedes Benz dealership in Laguna. Check out some photographs of Shannon playing with Peter White and Michael Paulo from the show by Mark Montgomery and others! Shannon will also be performing with Peter White on September 7th at the Newport Hyatt and September 8th at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA.
Don't forget to come out to one of Shannon's TWO CD Release Parties (and her 19th birthday party). September 22nd, there will be a CD Release party at Antonucci's in Mission Viejo, CA from 7 to 10 PM. September 23rd, there will be a release party at Bailey's in Old Town Temecula from 11AM-3PM.
July 16, 2007The Shannon Kennedy Band just returned from the Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival where they performed on Friday and Saturday and the KATY/BMW show in Temecula on Sunday. Some exciting things happened at the event! Shannon's latest CD, Steppin Up will be played on Continental Airlines in Nov/Dec and the band was interviewed for the Channel 27 local news in Temecula. If you live in the area, be sure to tune in!
Shannon also will now have an Official Fan Club which will be run by Glenn and Lynn Wurdemann, so check back for more information about her fan club soon!
June 19, 2007Shannon will be played on KATY 101.3 all week this week, they will feature three songs off her latest album "Steppin Up", be sure to tune in. If you don't get the station in your area, you can listen in online at the KATY 101.3 web site. Shannon will be interviewed on the radio with Cyrene Jagger at 11AM on Thursday the 22nd. Be sure to tune in and check out the interview! Shannon will be performing for the radio station at Bailey's this Sunday morning, June 24th from 11AM to 3PM so be sure to check it out (its in old town Temecula, CA).
Shannon will also be performing with the B-52's (Rock Lobster and Love Shack) and the 10,000 Maniacs (Trouble Me, Hey Jack Kerouac) this Saturday, June 23rd at the Harrah's Rincon Casino in San Diego. The host is comedian Jon Lovitz. It's going to be a blast - hope to see you there!
And of course you can't forget the new CD that is coming out the end of the summer just in time for Shannon's birthday in September! The CD is called "Never My Love", it features Drew Simpson on guitar, Dan Reckard on keys, Greg Vail on sax and vocals, Bobby Cruz on vocals, Jamie Browning on guitar and vocals, Shannon on saxes, flutes, clarinets, english horn, keyboards, vocals and bass, as well as a few other guests.
Shannon is also working on four projects with pianist Rodrigo Lopez. The projects "My Friend in Heaven" (Shannon played flute on this album) and "Bossas for the World", which Shannon co-produced and is co-releasing with Rodrigo will also be out at the end of the summer. Shannon and Rodrigo have already begun working on two new projects including a smooth jazz cd and a worship/gospel cd, both featuring original music.
| May 30, 2007Shannon played at the 2007 KSBR bash. She was up on stage with Greg Adams on his tune "Cool to the Touch". She also performed on stage with Michael Paulo, Nils, Chuck Loeb, Michael Manson, Brian Bromberg, Jackiem Joyner, Brian Simpson, and Ray Fuller. See photos of Shannon performing at the KSBR Bash. She was also interviewed on the air at the show with Phat Cat. The spot was about five minutes! This last Monday, Shannon did the photo shoot for her new album, Never My Love, which will be out the end of the summer. Look forward to more information about this record soon. The album features Shannon Kennedy, Drew Simpson, Dan Reckard, Bob Fazio and some very special guest artists. |  |
April 19, 2007 Shannon was just given a copy of an article she was featured in this last February. The Orange County Post called Shannon "an amazing teenage saxophonist".
Shannon is also currently working on a new project featuring 70s style music with a smooth jazz spin entitled Never My Love. In addition, her record with Rodrigo Lopez, Bossas for the World is due to be out the summer of 2007 which will be followed by a tour in Spain in 2008.
Lastly, my friend, and the drummer in my band, Bubba Bryant had a stroke. So keep him in your prayers. If you have any "well wishes" to send to him, you can email them to me and I will forward them to him so he knows we wish him the best. Thank you.
March 15, 2007 An ad Shannon was for Rico Reeds appeared in both the March and April issues of In Tune magazine! There are also pictures of Shannon on the Yamaha dealer page (she modeled for a Yamaha photo shoot).
March 14, 2007 Well, not quite sure on the specific date, but Shannon Kennedy had her first radio debut! Shannon's composition "What If I'm In Love With You" was played on the podcast "The Jazz Show". It was in show #20, so you can still download the debut. Be sure to check it out! As far as other news, Shannon teamed up with Rodrigo Lopez to finally finish their Bossa Nova album - you can expect it soon! Once the album is done, they have a few more projects in mind for the future including another bossa nova cd as well as a gospel cd. Lastly, Shannon and her guitar player Drew Simpson are recording a guitar/sax duo CD, they head into the studio this month to begin recording the album.
February 14, 2007 Well, any press is good press, even when you don't know about it. The press release the Rico/D'Addario was just found by Shannon (she didn't even know it existed). Of course, they did spell her name wrong in the heading. But if you ignore the spelling error, it is a really great article on Shannon. Check out the Rico Press Release on Shannon.
February 7, 2007 Alright, this entry I'm going to write in the first person as opposed to the third as usual.
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I just got back from the Brian Culbertson All Star Smooth Jazz Cruise, and I have to say that it was my most enjoyable show this far in my career. I had the opportunity to play with many of my heroes and influences on the big stage, and even was featured on my own as the up coming smooth jazz artist. I really have to thank Tony LaBarbara for giving me the opportunity to do the cruise! There were probably over 100 musicians on this cruise. I am going to name a few of the artists I got to share the stage with, and I apologize if I miss anyone! Here are some of the guys I played with: Nick Colionne, Chieli Minucci, Ray Parker Jr., Craig Chaquico, Norman Brown, Michael Manson, Gerald Veasley, Bobby Lyle, |
| A few of my favorite moments are: 1. The first night when Nick Colionne had me follow him around the stage. I was so nervous I was going to fall because the ship was rocking and I was wearing stilettos. 2. Thursday night when I was featured with Craig Chaquico. We did a few fun things. He played with one hand, then I played with one hand, then he played with one hand, and so I played with no hands. We did a couple of other fun things like that. 3. When Michael Lington and I did a feature together. We played Maputo, and it was a blast to get to play with him. 4. Playing musical microphones with Candy Dulfer and Eric Darius. There were never enough microphones for all the horn players on stage. So there were several moments where several artists shared one microphone. Check out some photos of Shannon on the cruise! |  |
| at Antonucci's on January 20th, 2007. There were two shows featuring music from the cd as well as other music that Shannon enjoys to perform. Shannon was accompanied by Tony Guerrero on keys, Drew Simpson on guitar, Gordon Rustvold on bass, Greg Vail on sax, and Bubba Bryant on drums. But, in case you didn't already know because you missed it on the last entry, Shannon Kennedy's sophomore CD, Steppin Up is finally available on CD Baby. Be sure to get your copy! |
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During NAMM this year, Shannon was officially signed with Beechler mouthpieces, and was also added as a Marca Reeds double reed artist. The release party, which happened during NAMM, was a lot of fun, and very successful. The club seats only about 50 people, and there were about 200 people there. Some had to sit in the restaurant and listen through the wall! Kendall, Shannon's photographer, was there taking photos, so there will definitely be some photos soon! But, in case you didn't already know, Shannon Kennedy's sophomore CD, Steppin Up is finally available on CD Baby. Be sure to get your copy! PS. The photo is a picture of a poster of Shannon at the Rheuben Allen booth at NAMM! |
January 14, 2007 Shannon will be at NAMM all week this week! You can catch her at the Rheuben Allen booth, the International Woodwinds booth, the D'Addario booth, or the Beechler booth!
January 13, 2007 Shannon Kennedy appeared in the December 28th issue of the OC Squeeze. The article was a review of restaurants in Orange County. One of the clubs that Shannon plays at was included in the review, so they used a photo of Shannon playing in the club.
January 01, 2007 Happy New Year! There has been quite a bit going on during the holidays. Shannon recently finished doing a live Christmas CD and DVD down at Mission Viejo Christian Church. It probably won't be available until the Christmas of 2007 though. Other happenings include the preparation for the release of Shannon's sophomore CD "Steppin Up", it will be held at Antonucci's in Mission Viejo on January 20th. There are going to be two shows featuring music and musicians from the album. Lastly, Shannon has bought a new Silver Yamaha Z alto saxophone. Look for pictures of the alto soon!
November 16, 2006 Yesterday, Shannon was featured in the Orange County Post in an article by Paul Hodgins. The article was called "Post Haste - The Sounds of Child Prodigies". "Kennedy [plays] with confidence that belies her youth." - Paul Hodgins.
October 11, 2006 Shannon and her keyboard player Dan Reckard were interviewed by the Orange County Squeeze - be sure to check out the article about young and up coming musicians. The actual newspaper will be out October 12.
August 17, 2006 It's about that time! This coming Monday, the Shannon Kennedy band will be in the studio
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recording Shannon's sophomore CD! Look forward to its release this fall! It features Shannon playing alto, tenor, soprano, and baritone saxophones, flute, as well as clarinet. It also has several guest artists appearing on a few of the tracks. The music is all original - it truly displays Shannon's diversity as a musician. |
July 30, 2006 It has been a little while since shannon-kennedy.com has been updated. Working hard as usual - Shannon had surgery to get her wisdom teeth pulled yesterday, so unfortunately, she has to take a short break from saxophone this week. However, this up coming weekend, you can look forward to seeing her at Antonucci's in Mission Viejo, California and Spasso's Grill & Martini Bar in Laguna Hills, California. And, the long anticipated sophmore album by saxophonist Shannon Kennedy is being recorded August 21 and 22. So you can look forward to it this fall.
July 13, 2006 Shannon was on television last night! Shannon performed in a horn section behind Shawn Ryan for the television show "America's Got Talent". There were a few shots that she was visible in, playing in the swing style on soprano. The clarinet sounding solo heard on the end was Shannon. Photos of Shannon on America's Got Talent.
June 5, 2006 Jazz Monthly features Shannon Kennedy, read Smitty Smith's interview with Shannon.
May 31, 2006 Shannon is interviewed by Jesse Wesley of KMYT 94.5. The interview will be aired on Friday morning, June 2, sometime between 5:30 and 10AM. If you don't live in Temecula, you can listen to Shannon's interview online!
May 28, 2006 Shannon performs at the 2006 KSBR Bash with Nils, Jeff Kashiwa, and Michael Paulo!
 | Nils asked Shannon to sit in with him during his feature at the KSBR Bash this year on bari sax. This was the first year Shannon had the opportunity perform at the Bash, and she was able to play both with Nils and on the closing song sharing the stage with Greg Adams, Jeff Kashiwa, Scott Martin, Greg Vail, Steve Oliver, Evan Stone, Michael Paulo, Ronnie Guitierrez, and Tony Guerrero. Check out pictures of Shannon Kennedy performing at the Bash and a video of Shannon playing with Michael Paulo, Jeff Kashiwa, and Nils. |
May 19, 2006 Shannon Kennedy is featured in a newspaper article by Pam Aries.
Musician wows coffee house
Last Friday night, I had the pleasure of discovering both the Old Town Coffee House and the genuine talent of Miss Shannon Kennedy. Shannon played wonderful jazz music on several instruments along with her talented keyboard and drum backup. Her maturity and her musical talent far exceed her 19 years of age.
The coffee house offered a quaint atmosphere complete with food, drinks, desserts as well as coffee. Several intimate booths line the walls and with Shannon's music in the background made this the perfect spot to unwind after a long week. Mark your calendars because Shannon will be back at the coffee house on June 9 and with this much talent she will soon be on her way to bigger and better venues.
May 10, 2006 Shannon Kennedy is made one of Rico's Junior Artists!
May 1, 2006 Shannon Kennedy has an article on woodwind doubling published in the April issue of Flute Talk.
January 2006 Shannon Kennedy is made the baritone saxophone artist for Rheuben Allen Saxophones.
September 23, 2005 Shannon Kennedy's debut CD "Angel Eyes", release party is held at the Boardwalk Cafe in Santa Ana, CA.
September 19, 2005Shannon Kennedy is featured on smoothjazznow.com
"It's a pretty safe bet to say any down to the bone smooth jazz fan would just love to say of an artist "I remember when he was just playing the clubs". There are more up and coming smooth jazz artists than you can count. But thanks to the efforts of a young musician from Southern California, there is a website where these young virtuosos can "strut their stuff", and where fans of the genre can watch for rising stars. Eighteen year old Shannon Kennedy, of Southern California has created www.teenjazz.com."
May 2005 Shannon Kennedy is SaxTalk.com's Junior Artist of the Month
"Shannon Kennedy is an incredible teenage saxophonist who is fast becoming a saxophone master... She impressed me because I could tell she is very focused on music. This is one of the primary signs of greatness... Shannon Kennedy is a sweetheart of a person and I know that she will be one of the greats one day..."
March 2005 Shannon Kennedy is featured on SaxTalk with a SaxTalk Bio
"Shannon Kennedy is anything but dry. She was one the most genuine, cordial, sweet, and caring individuals that I have ever had the pleasure of interviewing. She has a quick wit, a keen philosophical mind, and I have NO doubt that she will not only be a great saxophonist...Shannon Kennedy has the rare combination of killer chops and a killer sound...Shannon Kennedy is an amazing talent ..."
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