Shannon's bio: "Primarily recognized as a ‘powerhouse saxophonist’ throughout Southern
California, Shannon is currently working on her sixth album release as a solo artist. The first two singles
include”Rolling in the Deep,” an instrumental cover of the popular Adele song and “Attention”, written by Charlie Puth.
Recently, Shannon worked as 1/2 of the smooth jazz groups Groove LTD and Nivo Deux, recording a fusion of
contemporary jazz and RnB. Groove LTD made their debut on the Billboard Most Added and Chartbound Charts
with “It’s Only Love“, #13 on The Smooth Jazz Top 20 with Allen Kepler, and #34 on the SmoothJazz.com Charts.
In addition to her work as a saxophonist, Kennedy has recently been stepping out as a compelling lead vocalist.
Her 2012 album release, Behind Your Eyes, saw success with “Falling Slowly” and “Dead Man’s Party” as well as
her original, French-lyric composition “N’Importe Quoi.”
She is also a Roland Aerophone Artist. She regularly performs and records with the Aerophone AE-10 and Aerophone Go AE-05.
Shannon Kennedy is an Antigua Winds endorsee and D’Addario Reeds Artist, she also has endorsements with Roland, the
Beechler mouthpiece company, BG France, KenKase Reed Cases, Brancher Mouthpieces, and Vibrato Saxophones. You can
read more about Shannon Kennedy’s endorsements and saxophone setups at her equipment page.
She has also recently stepped into the realm of film scoring and video game underscoring with her project Unfinished
Compositions. The first four releases are available – L’Automne, L’Hiver, Le Printemps, and L’Ete. She is currently
working on the underscoring of an upcoming musical."
~ About - Website
REVIEWS:
Shannon Kennedy | Back Again
"The process of recording Behind Your Eyes was begun in 2010 and over
Shannon Kennedy is a multi-faceted artist, composer, producer, performer, recording artist and music instructor. By
maintaining diversity as a performer and composer, she has developed an exciting and constantly evolving career in
contemporary music. Primarily recognized as a ‘powerhouse saxophonist’ throughout Southern California, Kennedy is
currently releasing her latest album, Back Again. The album contains ten tracks and features Peter White, Chieli
Minucci, Kat Dyson, Jordan West, Kurt Hamernick, and Jeff Carlson. Kennedy offers the listener a nice balance of
her own compositions and well-arranged covers.
~ Shannon Smith - SoundInReview.com
Shannon Kennedy | Almost That Time of Year
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"The process of recording Behind Your Eyes was begun in 2010 and over
Shannon Kennedy is a multi-faceted artist, composer, producer, performer, recording artist and music instructor. By
maintaining diversity as a performer and composer, she has developed an exciting and constantly evolving career in
contemporary music. Primarily recognized as a ‘powerhouse saxophonist’ throughout Southern California, Kennedy is
currently releasing her latest album, Back Again. The album contains ten tracks and features Peter White, Chieli
Minucci, Kat Dyson, Jordan West, Kurt Hamernick, and Jeff Carlson. Kennedy offers the listener a nice balance of
her own compositions and well-arranged covers.
~ Shannon Smith - SoundInReview.com
INTERVIEWS:
Shannon Kennedy | Behind Your Eyes | Interview | Talking Smooth Jazz
"Behind Your Eyes" Press Release excerpt
"The process of recording Behind Your Eyes was begun in 2010 and over the last two years she has released three of the album tracks: Falling Slowing, No One to Catch Me and Only One, as singles. Finalizing the project was put on hold when Shannon took some time to tour, to immerse herself in Celtic culture while earning a master's degree at Queen's College in Belfast, and to get married. The completed album - her fifth since her debut in 2005 - is a remarkably sophisticated and diverse collection of mostly vocal music, all of which was well worth the wait." ~ Alicia M. Doyle - allmusicreview.com (PDF)VIDEOS:
Shannon Kennedy - Back AgainShannon Kennedy - Double Shot
Shannon Kennedy - Behind Your Eyes
