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NEWS - 1999
December, 1999
On New Years Eve Kenny performs with John Fogerty
at the America's Millennium Concert, hosted by Will Smith
from Washington DC. The event will be attended by the President
and First Lady.
Melissa Etheridge's Breakdown Tour dates are:
Dec 2 - Victoria, CAN - Royal Theatre
Dec 3 - Vancouver, CAN - Queen Elizabeth
Dec 4 - Seattle, WA - Mercer Arena
Dec 10 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Theatre
Dec 14 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Civic
Dec 15 - Santa Monica, CA - Santa Monica Civic
December 17 - San Diego - Cox Arena
December 18 - Las Vegas - Star of the Desert Arena
Kenny will be giving a drum clinic on December 5 at Donn
Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue, WA.
November, 1999
On Friday, November 26 Kenny will perform with Melissa
Etheridge on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Kenny gives a drum clinic on November 28 at the Vancouver International Drum Festival sponsored by Tom Lee
Music. The festival will be broadcast live over the internet. Drum
enthusiasts can log in and listen to the show and email the performers
their questions and comments.
Melissa Etheridge's Breakdown Tour dates this month:
Nov 2 - Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
Nov 3 - Tampa, FL - Performing Arts Center
Nov 5 - Mobile, AL - Mobile Civic Center Theatre
Nov 6 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theatre
Nov 8 - Knoxville, TN - Civic Auditorium
Nov 11 - Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium Theatre
Nov 12 - Columbus, OH - Veterans Memorial
Nov 13 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Nov 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium
Nov 16 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Civic Music Hall
Nov 18 - Kansas City, MO - Memorial Hall
Nov 19 - Little Rock, AR - Robinson Hall
Nov 20 - Ft. Worth, TX - Will Rogers Auditorium
Nov 22 - San Antonio, TX - Municipal Auditorium
Nov 23 - Houston, TX - Jones Hall
Nov 29 - Boise, ID - Morrison Center
Nov 30 - Spokane, WA - Opera House
October, 1999
Kenny performs with Melissa Etheridge on
the Rosie O'Donnell Show on October 4, and on the Late
Show with David Letterman on October 5.
The premiere of VH1's Hard Rock Live with Melissa
Etheridge is October 9.
Excerpt from an interview
with Melissa Etheridge:
Q. Tell me about your band.
Melissa: Kenny Aronoff on drums.
Q. The world’s greatest drummer.
Melissa: He takes everything up another level. I can’t imagine
not working with him. He’s the greatest and the coolest. John Shanks
on guitar. Mark Browne, my longtime bass player. We’re also going
to bring Patrick Warren out to play keyboards. The record is thick,
and I want to make sure the live show is tight.
This month Kenny begins touring with Melissa Etheridge
on the Breakdown Tour. The dates this month are:
Oct 7 - Newark, NJ - NJ Performing Arts Center
Oct 9 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Cafe
Oct 10 - Boston, MA - WBMX Mixfest (radio concert)
Oct 12 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
Oct 14 - Montreal, CAN - Molson Arena
Oct 15 - Toronto, CAN - Hummingbird Theatre
Oct 16 - Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
Oct 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Oct 22 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Arts Ctr.
Oct 23 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Oct 25 - Washington, DC - Constitution Hall
Oct 26 - NYC - MSG Theatre
Oct 28 - Greeneville, SC - Peace Center
Oct 29 - Atlanta, GA - Maddox Auditorium
Oct 30 - North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Performing Arts Center
Concert review:
October
15 - Toronto
September, 1999
Kenny's Tama drum clinic schedule:
Sep. 1 - Motor City Guitar - Waterford, MI
Sep. 2 - R.I.T. Drums - Saginaw, MI
Sep. 13 - Drum Headquarters - St. Louis, MO
Sep. 14 - Strings & Things - Memphis, TN
Sep. 15 - Reliable Music - Charlotte, NC (Cancelled due to Hurricane
Floyd)
Sep. 16 - Seminole Music - Tampa, FL
Sep. 27 - Guitar Center - Covina, CA
August, 1999
Kenny will be playing with Melissa Etheridge in a free concert
at the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on August 19th! Kenny will
also be playing a show with Melissa Etheridge on Friday, August 20th at
the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado. This show is for the Gavin Convention
which is a music industry/radio convention.
On August 1st, Kenny appeared on VH1's "Melissa Etheridge
- Behind the Music". Watch VH1 for this episode, which will be re-run
from time to time on VH1.
This month, Kenny is recording with Lenita Erickson in LA.
In addition, Kenny is recording tracks for a posthumous recording project
for Michael Hutchence.
Kenny will be playing two dates this month with Melissa
Etheridge. Check out Melissa's site - you can hear a portion of "Angels
Would Fall" - the first single due out by the end of August from
her new album "Breakdown", to be released on October 5th.
Kenny's Tama Drum Clinic Schedule:
- Aug 24 - Owensboro Music Center - Owensboro, KY
- Aug 30 - Drum Center of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN
- Aug 31 - Music Manor - Lansing, MI
Master Class Schedule:
- Aug 25 - Owensboro Music Center - Owensboro, KY
Kenny made it into the news over on Soap Digest's
"REAL LIFE NEWS" "REAL
LIFE NEWS":
Wedding Bells
SHAWN BATTEN (Sara, Sunset Beach) is engaged to longtime beau Steve
Lukather, a member of the rock group Toto, the soap's spokesperson reports.
The couple were introduced by Melissa Etheridge's drummer, Kenny Aronoff.
Lukather proposed August 9th in L.A. much to Batten's delight. "I
was in an elated state of shock and made him repeat the question to
make sure I wasn't really dreaming!", the actress says. An October
2000 wedding is planned.
Best wishes to Shawn and Steve!
July, 1999
Read all about Kenny's recent performance at StoneSong Festival
in Bloomington online in the Hoosier
Times.
This month Kenny is recording with Shannon Curfman in Minneapolis.
He also made an in-store appearance at IRC Music in Indianapolis on July
18.
June, 1999
Kenny started out the month playing some live dates with Melissa Etheridge
in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles and Providence, RI. Kenny also found
time to record with Gyan and Sister Moon.
You can now hear Kenny playing with The Jeromes
over the web. Both RealAudio and MP3 formats are available.
May, 1999
Kenny's Tama and Zildjian drum clinic tour dates for May:
- Sat., May 15 - Skip's Music - 916-484-7575 - 2740 Augurn Avenue,
Sacramento, CA 95821
- Mon., May 17 - Music Unlimited - 510-357-4880 - 14417 East 14th
Street, San Leandro, CA 94578
- Tues., May 18 - Spitzer's Music - 209-233-6531 - 1649 North Blackstone
Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703
- Wed., May 19 - Sam Ash Music - 714-899-2122 - 14200 Beach Boulevard,
Westminster, CA 92683
- Fri., May 21 - Guitar Center - 619-583-9751 - 6533 El Cajon Boulevard,
San Diego, CA 92115
April, 1999
This month, Kenny recorded with Celine Dion and Jason Raize.
Also, Kenny substituted for Anton Figg in Paul Schaeffer's band on the
Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, April 26th and also
on Tuesday, April 27th.
A set of Kenny's drums are now on display at the new Hard Rock Cafe in Indianapolis
March, 1999
This month Kenny recorded with Melissa Etheridge and Lynyrd
Skynyrd. Kenny also recorded with Aaron Benward (in Nashville)
and with a Japanese artist, Myuki.
Drum clinic this month:
- March 27 - University of Arizona - Tuscan, AZ
February, 1999
This month Kenny will be recording with Garth Brooks, Eddie
Money, Ricky Martin and Michael Sweet.
January, 1999
This month Kenny will be recording with Melissa Etheridge in
Los Angeles and will spend four days recording with Eddie
Money. Kenny will also be recording in Nashville on Jan 7
and 8. January 22-24, Kenny will be recording Dave Navarro for
his solo record in Austin, TX
The Tama Kenny Aronoff Signature Snare Drum
model will be available soon. There will be three versions, one of which
is a limited edition model. Kenny will be performing at the NAMM
show in LA on January 29 to promote the release of the drums.
Kenny is holding some Master Classes this month. Call for more information:
- Mon., Jan. 18 - Music City - 630-916-6812 - Lombard,
IL www.mcguitar.com.
- Tue., Jan. 19 - Music City - 630-916-6812 - Lombard,
IL
For News from previous years click on the links
at the top of the page
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