Kennedy has performed with jazz greats and has written music for years. Here he plays the Hammond w a solid quartet 'via the teaching of Tony Monaco'!

Genre: Jazz/Organ

Composers: Joseph Kennedy, Eden Ahbez, David Raskin & Johnny Mercer

A student of the Great Tony Monaco, Joe Kennedy performs brilliantly on the Hammond with the support of the solid David Hughes Quartet!

Joe Kennedy has written music for various instruments for many years. He has performed with jazz greats. While continuing to perform on piano and other keyboards in the Los Angeles area, he has recently begun serious study of the mighty Hammond organ with the great Tony Monaco.

David Hughes (saxes and flutes) studied saxophone with Bill Greene, and flute with John Barcelona. David played in the Roger James Orchestra for 5 years and lived and played in England and Holland. He toured the South Pacific in 1982 including Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand. In 1985 David played at the Russian River jazz festival with Ritchie Cole and pianist Michel Petrucciani. He played baritone sax with the Buddy Rich band for 2 years, and with the Hal Willis 9-piece group.

A Berklee College of Music graduate, percussionist Robert Kedding has collaborated with notable musicians, Ruslan Sirota and Lionel Loueke. In L.A., he has performed with the Novo Troubadours Big Band, Eon Burchman Trio, and artists such as Doug Shrieve and Eldad Tarmu.

Tom Cunningham has had the good fortune to study with Bobby Shew and play in concert with Allen Vizzutti, Rich Matteson, Don Menza, Ramsey Lewis and numerous Southern California music legends.

Scott Graham has been playing double bass for approximately 25 years, and is a student of Louis Kabok. Scott plays in both jazz and classical ensembles. He is currently a member of the bass sections of Peninsula Symphony, Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra and the Orange County Millennial Choirs and Orchestra (OCMCO).

Track Listing

• Tony's Turnaround
• Birdseed
• Mineshaft
• Nature Boy
• Laura
• A Letter to Bill
• Mr. Squiggley's Wild Ride
• Time Travel
• Dance For Dorsch

Additional Details

Label: Summit Records

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 45:45 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/21/25

UPC: 099402033723