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Ken Fornetran

About Me

Ken Fornetran is an alto saxophone player now living and working between Toronto and north eastern Ontario. He has performed at most of Canada's major jazz clubs and festivals with various groups led by himself, Norman Marshall Villeneuve, Bernie Senensky, George McFetridge, Roy Styffe, Thyron Lee Whyte etc. He has also performed with Jerry Fuller, Kirk Mcdonald, Dave Restivo, Alex Dean, Sean Nykwist, Curtis Fuller , Rodney Witaker, Grant Stewart, Miriam Tollar, etc . Ken's debut CD "Shadows and Short Stories" received an impressive 4 star review in DOWNBEAT Magazine and was later listed as "one of the best CDs of 2005" (also in Downbeat). The Toronto Star said the CD was "worth hearing again and again for the kaleidoscopic shifts in style, mood, texture, and colour." In addition to his career as a musician, Ken has also earned a reputation as one of Canada's finest woodwind repair technicians.

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Member Since: 6/14/2006
Band Website: www.kenfornetran.com
Band Members: dave restivo, thyron lee whyte, mike downes, barry romberg, nick fraser, norman marshall villeneuve, bernie senensky, nancy walker, etc etc.
Influences: maybe not influences but....james taylor, charlie parker, stephen stills, nick drake, miles davis, frank zappa, jim jarmusch, rickie lee jones, tom waits, ted hughes, frank gehry, ron sexsmith, jackie mclean, marvin gaye, bob dylan, david lynch, jack karouac, the marx bros, sam cooke, antoni gaudi, ornette coleman, tim burton, king crimson, duncan sheik, elliot smith, the jayhawks, frank lloyd wright, hank mobley, nancy wilson, buffalo springfield, the beatles, pablo picasso, ray lamontagne, teenage fanclub, sufjan stevens, iron and wine, brad mehldau, feist, lee konitz, SCTV, tim easton, frank sinatra, kurt vonnegut, the rutles, glenn gould, anosh irani, etc etc....
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Unsigned

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