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NEWS - 2000

December, 2000

This month Kenny records with Melissa Etheridge in LA, and in Nashville with Trick Pony and in Indiana with Tim Mahoney. He'll also be filming a PBS TV special, "Music From a Painted Cave", with Robert Mirabal.

Kenny performs with Joe Cocker on the following dates this month:

Fri., December 1 - Oakland, CA
Sat., December 2 - Reno, NV  Lalor Event Garden
Sun., December 3 - Bakersfield, CA  Centennial Garden
Tue., December 5 - Phoenix, AZ  America West
Wed., December 6 - Anaheim, CA  The Pond

November, 2000

This month, visit DrumLink.com for an interview with Kenny. Another article can be found at the Hoosier Times.

On Nov. 15, Kenny will perform with Ricky Martin on The Late show with David Letterman.

VH1 will rebroadcast the Equality Rocks! concert on November 16 at 11:30 PM. . Kenny performs with Melissa Etheridge and several other artists at this concert.

Kenny will be playing with Joe Cocker on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 20.

On Nov. 26, Kenny will be doing a live web cast from Don Bennett Drums.

Kenny's November Drum Clinics:

Kenny performs with Joe Cocker on the following dates this month:

Wed., November 1 - Columbus, OH  Nationwide Arena 
Fri., November 3 - Lexington, KY  Rupp Arena 
Sat., November 4 - Dayton, OH  Ervin J. Nutter Center 
Sun., November 5 - East Lansing, MI  Breslin Events Center 
Thu., November 9 - Fargo, ND  Fargodome 
Fri., November 10 - Ames, IA  Hilton Coliseum 
Sat., November 11 - Minneapolis, MN  Target Center 
Tue., November 14 - Denver, CO  Pepsi Center 
Thu., November 16 - San Jose, CA  San Jose Arena 
Fri., November 17 - Los Angeles, CA  Staples Center 
Sat., November 18 - Las Vegas, NV  MGM Grand Garden 
Wed., November 22 - Portland, OR  Rose Garden Arena 
Fri., November 24 - Edmonton, AB  Skyreach Centre 
Sat., November 25 - Calgary, AB  Canadian Airlines Saddledome 
Mon., November 27 - Vancouver, BC  General Motors Place 
Wed., November 29 - Seattle, WA  KeyArena at Seattle Center
Fri., December 1 - Bakersfield, CA  Centennial Garden

October, 2000

This month Kenny will be recording in Nashville with Andy Griggs.

On October 19 Kenny will give a lecture and performance in Bloomington, Indiana. The event is sponsored by CRAFT (Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology), an organization affiliated with Indiana University.

Kenny performs with Joe Cocker on the following dates:

Sun., October 1 - Uniondale, NY  Nassau Coliseum 
Wed., October 4 - Chicago, IL  United Center 
Fri., October 6 - Cleveland, OH  Gund Arena 
Sat., October 7 - Washington, DC  MCI Center 
Sun., October 8 - Raleigh, NC  Entertainment & Sports Arena 
Wed., October 11 - Greenville, SC  Bi-Lo Center 
Fri., October 13 - Charlotte, NC  Charlotte Coliseum 
Sat., October 14 - Atlanta, GA  Philips Arena 
Sun., October 15 - Orlando, FL  TD Waterhouse Centre 
Wed., October 18 - Fort Lauderdale, FL  National Car Rental Center 
Fri., October 20 - Nashville, TN  Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Sat., October 21 - Birmingham, AL  Birm.-Jefferson Arena 
Sun., October 22 - Knoxville, TN  Thompson-Boling Arena 
Wed., October 25 - New Orleans, LA  New Orleans Arena 
Fri., October 27 - Austin, TX  Frank Erwin Center 
Sat., October 28 - Dallas, TX  Reunion Arena 
Sun., October 29 - Houston, TX  Compaq Center

September, 2000

Kenny performs with John Fogerty this month:

September 1 - Tinley Park, Ill. (New World Music Theatre)
September 3 - Englewood, Colo. (Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre)
September 9 - Concord, Calif. (Chronicle Pavilion)
September 10 - Los Angeles (UCLA Tennis Center)

Kenny performs with Joe Cocker on the following dates:

Tue., September 12 - New York, NY  Beacon Theatre 
Wed., September 13 - Hampton Beach, NH  Casino Ballroom
Fri., September 15 - Atlantic City, NJ  Tropicana Casino 
Sat., September 16 - Atlantic City, NJ  Tropicana Casino
Wed., September 20 - Boston, MA   FleetCenter 
Fri., September 22 - Philadelphia, PA  First Union Center 
Sat., September 23 - Albany, NY  Pepsi Arena 
Sun., September 24 - Toronto, Ontario  Air Canada Centre 
Tue., September 26 - Toronto, Ontario  Air Canada Centre 
Sat., September 30 - Pittsburgh, PA  Mellon Arena 

 Kenny records this month with Trick Pony in Nashville.

August, 2000

Drum clinic schedule for August:

Tuesday, August 22 @ 7PM
Daddy's Junky Music
New Britain, CT
860-224-4648

Wednesday, August 23 @ 7PM
Daddy's Junky Music
Portland, Maine
207-772-3239

Thursday, August 24 @ 7PM:
Daddy's Junky Music
Manchester, NH
603-669-9346

 

Kenny performs with John Fogerty on these dates:

August 1 - Vienna, Austria
August 7 - Atlanta (Chastain Park Amphitheatre)
August 19 - Mansfield, Mass. (Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts)
August 20 - Wantagh, N.Y. (Jones Beach Amphitheatre)
August 21 - Vienna, Va. (Wolf Trap Filene Center)

Also this month, Kenny records with Leigh Nash on a song for the movie "Bounce", starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. 

July, 2000

Kenny's European tour dates with John Fogerty are:

July 1, 2000  Zurich, Switzerland
July 3, 2000 - Hannover, France
July 5, 2000 - Paris, France
July 7, 2000 - Glasgow, Scotland
July 9, 2000 - Cardiff, Scotland
July 11, 2000  - Dublin, Ireland
July 13, 2000  - Sheffield, England
July 15, 2000  - London, England
July 16, 2000  - London, England
July 18, 2000  - Groningen, Germany
July 19, 2000  - Hamburg, Germany
July 21, 2000  - Berlin, Germany
July 23, 2000  - Munich, Germany
July 25, 2000  - Werchter, Belgium
July 27, 2000  - Frankfurt, Germany
July 28, 2000  - Koln, Germany
July 30, 2000  - Leipzig, Germany

June, 2000

The Modern Drummer Magazine Readers Poll for 2000:

#1 - Studio
#2 - All-Around
#4 - Pop
#5 - Rock

The DRUM! Magazine Reader's Poll for 2000:

#1 - Best Studio Drummer
#3 - Mainstream Rock Drummer

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is featuring Kenny in an exhibit called "Drumbeats".  The display includes his drumset, his personal history along with photos, etc.   The exhibit opens on June 3 and runs for a full year.  To mark the opening on June 3, Kenny will be giving a live performance at the museum.

Rhythm magazine features an article on Kenny this month.

Drum clinic schedule for June:

June 10 - Guitar Works
    996 South SR 135
Greenwood, IN   46143
317-885-1510

June 14 - Villa Piano
    1853 Ponce De Leon Ave.
Santruce, Puerto Rico  00909

June 15 - AJ's Pro Percussion
    4340 West Hillsborough Ave.
Tampa, FL  33614,
813-353-1829

June 17 - Reliable Music
    650 East Stonewall Street
Charlotte, NC  28202, 704-375-8662

This month Kenny will be recording with Ricky Martin in Miami.  He'll also be recording with Andy Griggs in Nashville, and he begins rehersals with John Fogerty for the upcoming European tour. 

Kenny performs with John Fogerty:

June 30, 2000  Zurich, Switzerland

May, 2000

This month Kenny records in Nashville with Josh Joplin and Billy Dean, and also in Bloomington, Inciana with Derek Loux.

April, 2000

On April 29 Kenny will be at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC for the Equality Rocks! concert, where he'll play with Melissa Etheridge, k. d. lang, Chaka Khan, Rufus Wainwright and others.

This month Kenny is on the cover of Percussive Notes.

Kenny will be appearing at Musikmesse (musical instruments trade show) in Frankfurt, Germany from April 12 - 16, with a performance on April 16.

Kenny's on tour with Melissa Etheridge this month in Europe:

April 1, 2000 - Bielefeld, Germany
April 2, 2000 - Munich, Germany
April 3, 2000 - Frankfurt, Germany
April 4, 2000 - Stuttgart, Germany
April 6, 2000 - Zurich, Switzerland
April 7, 2000 - Vienna, Austria
April 8, 2000 - Munich, Germany

 

Also, this month Kenny records in LA with Kadomatsu and in Nashville with Andy Griggs and Confederate Railroad.

March, 2000

Melissa Etheridge's tour goes through Europe this month. Check out her pictures from the road! Read an interview done by M.E.I.N. from the road.

Melissa's European Tour Dates:

March 27, 2000 - Cologne, Germany
March 28, 2000 - Rotterdam, Holland
March 29, 2000 - Rotterdam, Holland
March 30, 2000 - Hamburg, Germany

Also this month, Kenny records in LA and Nashville. Also, read an article about Kenny's return to his hometown.

February, 2000

On February 15 Kenny will perform with Melissa Etheridge on The Tonite Show with Jay Leno.

Kenny is on the cover of Drum! magazine this month.  It's one of four alternative covers for this month, a special millennium issue.

This month Kenny records with Emory in San Francisco.

"An Evening with Kenny Aronoff" will be held at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Massachusetts as a fundraiser for the girl's soccer program. Kenny's twin brother, Jonathon, is their coach.

Melissa Etheridge's Breakdown World Tour dates are as follows:

Feb. 12 - Las Vegas, Nevada - The Joint at the Hard Rock
Feb 28 - Melbourne, Victoria - Melbourne Park
Mar 1 - Haymarket, New South Wales - Sydney Entertainment Centre
Mar 2 - Haymarket, New South Wales - Sydney Entertainment Centre
Mar 4 - Brisbane, Queensland - Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Mar 6 - Canberra, Australia - Canberra - Royal Theatre
Mar 8 - Hindmarsh, S. Australia - Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Mar 10 - Perth, W. Australia - Perth Entertainment Centre
Mar. 27 - European Tour Begins
Apr 29 - Washington, DC - RFK Stadium

Check out this article in Mix Magazine about the Melissa Etheridge tour including details about Kenny's drum set up.

On February 10,  Kenny will be in New York to present a check to John Sykes, President of VH1, on behalf of NAMM, to the Save The Music Foundation.

Kenny will appearing at the NAMM Show, a musical equipment convention in Los Angeles, at the booths of the following companies.  He will be doing autograph signings, and on Saturday there will be a presentation at the Tama booth (see the schedule for Saturday):

Friday, Feb. 4:

1 PM  DRUM Magazine
3 PM  Warner Music Publications
4 PM  Vic Firth
5 PM  Tama

Saturday, Feb. 5:

1 PM  Tama (presentation)
2 PM  Tama (autographs)
3 PM  DRUM Magazine
4 PM  Vic Firth

Sunday, Feb. 6:

2 PM  Warner Music Publications
3 PM  Tama

January, 2000

The following Grammy Award nominations feature Kenny on drums:

Nominated for Best Pop Album: Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin, Desmond Child & Robi Rosa, producers; Charles Dye, engineer/mixer, [C2/Columbia Records]

Nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance: Angels Would Fall, Melissa Etheridge, Track from: Breakdown, [Island/Def Jam Music Group]

Nominated for Best Rock Song: Angels Would Fall, Melissa Etheridge & John Shanks, songwriters (Melissa Etheridge), Track from: Breakdown, [Island/Def Jam Music Group]

Nominated for Best Rock Album: Breakdown, Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Etheridge & John Shanks, producers; Marc DeSisto, engineer/mixer, [Island/Def Jam Music Group]

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