Ken Bleu, Aka Kenny Candela, is a Latin Percussionist, musician, writer, minister, and publisher. He has been blessed to perform with many internationally acclaimed musicians such as Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval, Two Time Grammy Nominee, East St. Lousian, Russell Gunn, Internationally Acclaimed Jazz songstress, Rebecca Paris, Palmetto Recording artist, Gregory Tardy, Steve Kirby Septet, the Rob Block Latin Jazz Septet, and other tremendous world class musicians.
He is best known in the E. St. Louis and St. Louis Music Scene by the name “Kenny Candelaâ€, given him by Cuban, the late Placido Pinotoledo, and Mateo Mulcahy with whom he co-formed St. Louis’s best and longest running Salsa/Latin Jazz band, El Caribe Tropical in 1989. Kenny Candela, Aka Bleu Campbell also worked as Comedian Steve Harvey’s Bio Writer and publicist 1990- 1992 along with Harvey’s most productive manager, the late Juan Hull, which is Ken’s first cousin.
Also, in the process of building an independent Jazz/Latin Jazz/ R&B/ Gospel Record, DVD label, Good Ground Records; http://www.goodgroundrecords.5u.com *Publisher/Editor Urban Spirit Publishing Empowerment/Entertainment Tabloid/Magazine/ Co-op African American Bookstore Owner.
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East St. Louis Jazz From the Vault Series, Volume 1
The Award Winning Steve Kirby Septet Steve Kirby, Rob Block, Gary Sykes, Russell Gunn, Kim Portnoy, Ken Bleu, and Willie Akins
This Fantastic Music feature Some of the Earliest Professional Recordings of Now - New millennium Jazz Lions on this Good Ground Records CD feature Two time Grammy Nominee, East St. Lousian, Russell Gunn on Trumpet with Bass man Steve Kirby's Jazz Septet and the groups winning songs that won the ,000 First Prize in the 1992 Hennessey Cognac's Best Jazz Search Contest (See bio). With Willie Akins, Tenor Saxophone, Ken Bleu Campbell , Congas, Timbales, & Percussion, Rob Block, Guitar, Kim Portnoy , Piano, and Gary Sykes , Drums.
Also recorded live at the Historical Missouri Botanical Garden 's First Annual Jazz in June Series 1993, the Rob Block Latin Jazz Sextet Lay down some nice original Latin Jazz Song. The Personnel for this set include Russell Gunn , Willie Akins, Ken Bleu Campbell, 1997 New York Best New Jazz Artist nominee Gregory Tardy , Tenor Saxophone, with Jaime Restrepo , Bass, Keyboard, Alex "Bo" Deal , Congas, with Mattheo Mulcahy & Dan Fermin adding percussion. ..:namespace prefix = o /..:namespace prefix = o /
Project also includes a never released song (East St. Swing) from the 1990 Russell Gunn Quintet with Greg Tardy , Lesmoisne Carlise, Jim Green, Rob Block , and Ken Bleu Campbell. Other Musicians include Webster University ( St. Louis , Mo. ) Music Instructors and musicians Paul DeMarinis, Kim Portnoy , Randy Smith, Dan Eubanks, Emmanuel & Kenyon Harold
The Musicians on this album have collectively recorded 34 personal CD projects with respected jazz industry record labels ( Atlantic, Impulse, Palmetto, Maxx Jazz, Justin Time ) and have performed on over 92 other CD projects with well known musicians including; Branford & Winton Marsalis , Cyrus Chestnut , John Hicks , George Mesterhazy , Mulgrew Miller , Nicholas Payton , Maxwell , DeAngelo , Arturo Sandoval , The Rebecca Parris Quartet , James Moody , Elvin Jones and many others.
Good Ground Records Copyrights, 2001, 2002, Big Steve Candela Music, Candela Block Music, BMI , Rugken Music, BMI , Kenny Candela Music, BMI
East St. Louis Jazz From the Vault Vol. 1 Collectors CD
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