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Shannon Kennedy
12+ albums
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SAXOPHONIST SHANNON KENNEDY BIO By Jonathan Widran, National Jazz Author Like a lot of her fellow students at Cal State Long Beach, Shannon Kennedy is eagerly looking forward to graduating this spring with her Bachelor’s in Music Performance. But even as she considers her options for grad school, the 21-year-old, Orange County, California based musical dynamo is caught up in an exciting whirlwind mode, developing one of contemporary music’s most extraordinarily multi-faceted careers as a composer, producer, performer, independent recording artist and music instructor. Best known to audiences throughout Southern California as a powerhouse saxophonist, the wildly ambitious multi-talented musician has added numerous instruments to her palette, including piano, pennywhistle and even Native American flute. On her upcoming fifth self-produced recording Behind Your Eyes, Shannon is also stepping out more than ever before as a compelling lead vocalist. Since performing on the 2007 Brian Culbertson All-Star Cruise with some of urban jazz’s best known performers—including Culbertson, Craig Chaquico, Boney James, Candy Dulfer, Eric Darius, Nick Colionne, Michael Lington and Gerald Albright—Shannon has become a major presence in the genre. She has played a key role as a featured saxophonist and member of the horn section on tour with Peter White throughout California and Nevada and also played with him at his show following the 2008 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards in Ontario. She will als
