Yeah, I went to school. Just like you did. Typical stuff. Even College. But the "REAL" school was at home. Growing up and listening to my Dad play his Jazz records. Being born in BROOKLYN and raised in JAMAICA, QUEENS, NEW YORK, the notorious breeding ground of the 60’s ,70’s, 80’s for Funk and Jazz musicians. Hence, it’s no wonder I have a reason to love and play this music so much.
Along the way, I had the immense good fortune to study with GREATS such as: ARTIE SIMMONS, WES LANDERS, BILLY COBHAM, LENNY WHITE, JACK de JOHNETTE, NARADA MICHEAL WALDON, MICKEY SHEEN, CHARLEY PERRY, and The Master, ELVIN JONES.
Soon after that, I embarked on a career that gave me the HONOUR of PERFORMING or RECORDING with: JOE BOWIE, RONNIE DRAYTON, KELVYN BELL, LESTER BOWIE, VERNON REID, KIM CLARKE, BILL BICKFORD, JOHN MULKERIN, BOB CUNNINGHAM, SELDON POWELL, TEDDY WILSON, VICTOR GASKIN, RED HOLLOWAY, DIDDY DOSIER, BILLY BANG, OTIS BLACKWELL, FRANK LOWE, MAXINE WELDON, WOLFGANG SCHMID, JACO PASTORIUS, RUDY STEVENSON, REGGIE MOORE, EARL BOSTIC, JOCELYN B. SMITH, JESSICA CLEAVES, FUASI ABDUL KAHLIQ, MAX HUGHES, RON SPEILMAN, TILL SJAN SAHM, JEAN-PAUL BOURELLY, KENNY KIRKLAND, ED SCHULLER, MELVIN GIBBS, MARVIN HORN, RICHARD MARTIN, KEVIN BENTS, REAL WESLEY GRANT, BRYON BOWIE, DAVE RICHARDS, GREG RICHARDS, ARTIE SIMMONS, MITCH BARON, YA-YA, ED FIPPS, MASSIMO FARAO, ANGELIKA WITZ, SUGAR BLUE, KIP REED, JEFF McERLAIN, ROB REYNOLDS, DARRYL "BOOBIE" THOMPSON, TOMAS DUNKER, DAVE HUBBARD, CORY PARKER, TONY HURDLE, RÖLF ZIELKE, PRINCE ROBINSON, ULI LENZ, TOMMY JORDI, TINO GONZALES, TINO DERADO, TAL BALSHAI, STEVIE WOODS, STANISLAW MICHALAK, SIGLENDA "SIGGY" DAVIS, ABDU SALIM, BOB LENOX, ALY KEITA, JORGE DEGAS, JONAS "BB" HAMMOND, BILLY ALLEN, CHARLES OWENS, JAY JOSEPH, ANTONIO GRIPPI, ALESSANDRO LODICO, GARY VALENTE, DR. LONNIE SMITH, PETER VERPÖL, EB DAVIS, MIKE STERN, ANDRES WEISSER, NIPPY NOYA, DELISCO, TALANA GABRIEL, ROBERT ARIES, DANIAL ALLEN, PINA LOPEZ, ROBBIE GEERKEN, MARCUS PERSIANI, BAHNAMOUS BOWIE, KEVIN SIMMS, ERIC HOOISER, STEVE CAVERETTA, BILL KOHLER, BOBBY CROWDER, LIZZ "DOUBLE Z" CHISHOLM, CATHY HARRINGTON, CHIP SHELTON, CHRISTIAN GRABANDT, CREIG LEES, DAN GOTTSHILD, DANIAL "TOPO" GIOIA, DANNY "D BULLET" BRUDER, DARRYL TAYLOR, DEEMA, DESNEY BAILEY, DONNA BROWN, BOB SINGLETON, CHARLES CRETH, ERIC SMECKENBEKER, FELIX WANNSCHAFFE, FINN WEISNER, RICK KELLER, FRANK MÖBIS, "DETROIT" GARY WIGGINS, GREG SHARP, HENRICH CARSTENS, HELMUT BRUGER, INGRID ARTHUR, QUEEN YAHNA, JANICE HARRINGTON, JAN VON KLEWITZ, JASPER VAN HOFT, JESSE MILLINER, JOHN DAVIS, MIKE RUSSELL, LOOMIS GREEN, MACK GOLDSBURY, MARCUS KLOSSEK, MARCUS McCLAREN, MARISSA TURNER, MARQUE LÖWENTHAL, MARTIN KERN, MARTIN KLINGENBERG, MASUT ALI, MIKEL BANKS, CLIFF BOYCE, PATRICK FARRANT, PAUL BRODY, TILL BRÖNNER, RALF RICKET, RAY BLUE, REGGIE WORTHY, RENE DECKER, ROBERT MATT, SOULYMONE TOURE, MIYA TOURE, SIR CHARLES WILLIAMSON, VALENTIN GREGOR, OLAF KÃœBLER, ANDY REIMER, STEVE BURNSTEIN, DELMAR BROWN, DANIAL PONCE, YAMIL BORGES, STUMU YAMAMOTO, MIKE GRAVES, NINA HILL, ANDRE BORGES, HERB GRAVES, JOSE DeJESUS, MIKE JIMANEZ, STEVE NILES, NIKKI SHELTON-McCOY, FELICIA WILLIAMS, TONY THOMPSON, J.T. LEWIS, MFA KERA, MICHAEL GECHTER, WOLFGANG KÖHLER, LARS GÃœHLCKE, LUTHER THOMAS, TONY BRIDGES, DEBBIE BRIDGES, WAYNE HARPER, WAYNE COBHAM, ANKE SCHENKER, RAMESH B. WEERTUNGA, RODNEY "SKEET" CURTIS, GREG BOYER, BRUNO SPEIGHT, MICHAEL RODACH, GERARD SIMMS, GERARD D’ANGELO, BOBBY NORFLEET, JOHN CULMER, ANDRE CHESIMARD, KENNY "APACHE" RICHARDSON, ERIC SILLAKINS, CLIFFORD BRANCH, MICHAEL MOSES, TERRY ARMSTRONG, TROY AFFLICK, LENARD MAJORS, ALFREDO HECHAVARIA RUDDOCK, CLARISSA, THOMAS KOCH, NAJA STOREBJERG, JÖRGE MEIGEL, CAROLYN DEL RESARIO, R.A.D., VIRONIKA VÖLGEL, DANIEL STAWINSKI, ISSAC, CIRONE JONES, EUGENE FERGERSON, CHRIS PADINNI, AVIEJA, MIKE WATTS, EUDINHO SOARES, SALVATORE "SALLY STREET" CIPPOLA, MARTIN WERNER, ANDRE GENSICKE, FRANK KLEBBER, DAVID "SKIP" REINHART, KLAUS AXENKOPF, GERALDO LUCIA, SUN YONG KO, RALF TONNIUS, CARSTEN SCHMELZER, BINDO "TRIPLE B", OTIS MILLER, BARRY "SONJOHN" JOHNSON, GARY DUBERRY, PIERRE KRAJEWSKI, DJ ILLVIBE, MONK, DJ SPOOKY, PRISCILLA HARRIS, SASCHA PAVLOVICH, ANDRE PAWELSKI, GEORGE PFIESTER, PAM KNIGHT, PAT SCHWAB, ADAM LENOX, PETE "WYOMING" BENDER, AKIRA ANDO, ANDREA "LANDO" RICHTER, ANDREAS WALTERS, ANTHONY BAGGETTE, AXEL OBERT, BASAN, BENE APERDANNIER, BJORN MATZEN, CHARLES WINN, CORBETT SANTANA, DIRK ENGELHARDT, DON MARRIOT, GEORGE WILLIAMS, GORDAN GATHERER, GUILHERME CASTRO, INGO BISHOF, JANA SCHULTZE, JULIANNA FABIAN, KARA JOHNSTAD, KAT BALLOON, KEVIN BURRELL, LARRY JORDAN, LETA DAVIS, LIA ANDES, MIRIAM KAUL, RAMANI KRISHNA, ROBIN DRAGENICK, SIBBY, STEVEN REICH, TIBIS NEUMANM, TOBIS TINKER, TWANA RHODES, VIVIEN CUTINO AZAHARES, VOLKER GREVE, TOM CUNNINGHAM, JOEY ALBRECHT, FRANK ITT, KARIN GALLINGER, DERRICK JAMES, IRVIN MAYFIELD, KEVIN COYNE, GHASEM BASAMUTU, SCOTT WHITE, ART WICKI, GEE K, UWE LÄNGER, ERIC St. LAURENT, LATOYA JACKSON, MAREK NAPIORKOWSKI, URS LOTZE, LARRY W. KING, SHARON COLLINS, HÖRST NONNENMACHER, NOREEN CRAYTON, FRANZISKA URIO, JACK JACKSON, PAUL HETHERINGTON, HIM WEBBER, BILLY "SPACEMAN" PATTERSON, ERIC BOND, MARTY JABARA, JUHA VARPIO, KLAUS REICHARDT, LARRY PORTER, WIEN SYMPHONIC ORC., RANDY MURRY, RICHARD JOHNSTON, KONRAD ORLOWSKI, KRZYSZTOF SCIERANSKI, OMAR SOSA, WERNER KLAUSNITZER, IAN "MANTIS" HILLMAN, RON WILLIAMS, ROBERT COVERTON, LINDA FIELDS, GINA DUNN, PEGGY SANDAAL, NANCY EFANGA, PATRICK ANTHONY, JUSTYNA LUDKOWSKA, ARTUR CHYB, RYSZARD MACHEL, ADAM LEON URBANOWICZ, HAJO HOFFMANN, STEFAN FUHR, KYSS MAJOR, BARRY FINNERTY, CANDY DULFER, BARBARA DENNERLEIN, CYNTHIA UTTERBACH, ANGELA BROWN, STRYDER MOONBEAM, ACHIM KÃœCK, MARTIN WERNER, LISA DOBY, LIONEL SUAREZ, PETER KLINKE, HARRIET LEWIS, ROBY EDWARDS, STEPHEN YOUNG, TERRENCE NGASSA, KOFI QUARSHIE, BINTIA, ALISON MOYET, ANNE (ANNIE) HILSBERG, BERLIN VOICES - ESTHER KAISER, MARC SECARA, KRISTOFER BENN, SARAH KAISER -, SARAH HÃœBNER, JOACHIM LITTY, ADAM KLIPPLE, JOHN DAVIES, MARTIN LILLISH, DELLA MILES, JONATHAN ROBINSON, MARK BOND, JOJO WEISS, MICHAEL WITTIKER, MEECO, JENNY ADLER, LOTHAR STADTFELD, ALDO ZUNINO, KELLY SAE, TORITTA QUICK, ROLAND GEBHARDT, HANS LIMBURG, SCOTT HAMILTON, BONFI, JESSE SHARP, BURDETTE BECKS, WAYNE MARSHALL, PHILL BERRY, JOAN FAULKNER, SHAMBHU NEIL VINEBERG, MONTY ALEXANDER, JULIE SCHWARTZ, BOBBY GRAYSON, JERRY JACOBY, MUSTAFA BOZTUEY, VAL GENT, ARTHUR BARON, LARRY MODULAR, COLIN BASS, WOLFGANG ROGGENKAMP, DETLEV BEIER, KEOPS, TRACEY DUNCAN, QUINCY PHELPS, DAVID NEWBRO, ENRIQUE PEREZ, JULIA HÃœLSMANN, ANASTACIA AZEVEDO, LAURIE WILLIAMSON, EDWARD MACLEAN, AL-YASHA ANDERSON, CHRIS LEWIS, CHICO BOYER, GÖTZ "GG" GOTTSCHALK, LOUEY MOSS, RASHIDII GRAFFITI, HANS HOFFMANN, CREIG BURTON, PAUL GRIESBACH, ERNIE SCHMIEDEL, NGONE’, DIEGO PINERA, JOHANNAS GUNKEL, MURPHY CROSS, GEORGE HUGHES, PETER HORISBERGER, KLEMENS GASSNER, STEPHAN SZABO, THOMAS HOPT, SAMBA SOCK
I know there are a lot of musicians that I have failed to mention ( my bad !) PLEASE, if you are out there let me know so I can include you in this list. I believe it is a blessing to have the gift of music, and to have shared it with musicians of your caliber. Sincerely, I bow to you !
Peace and Light Kenny
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