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NEWS - 2005

 

DECEMBER

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records with the BoDeans in Austin, TX.

KENNY ON TOP 40 ALBUMS
Kenny's playing can be heard on three of the albums in Rolling Stone magazine's Top 40 Albums chart (December 1 issue):  Santana All That I Am (#2), Kelly Clarkson Breakaway (#12), and John Fogerty The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty-Creedence Collection (#13)

PHILIP SAYCE CD
Kenny's playing can be heard on the new Philip Sayce CD Peace Machine.  Philip is a member of Melissa Etheridge's band. The CD is available at philipsayce.com.  

KENNY ON GRAMMY NOMINATED RECORDS
Note: All nominated records featuring Kenny were winners in their categories!

The Grammy Award nominations were announced Dec. 8.  The song "Caravan", featuring Kenny on drums, from the Les Paul CD "American Made World Played" is nominated in the category Best Pop Instrumental Performance.  Also nominated in this category are tracks by Daniel Lanois, Burt Bacharach and Chris Botti, Herbie Hancock featuring Trey Anastasio, and George Duke.  Also from the same Les Paul CD, another track featuring Kenny, "69 Freedom Special", is nominated in the category Best Rock Instrumental Performance. This category also includes nominations of tracks by Adrien Belew, Stewart Copeland, Joe Perry, and Steve Vai.  In addition, the album "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album.  Kenny plays on the song "You Found Me" on this CD, which will go up against CDs by Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani and Paul McCartney.  The Grammy Awards program airs Feb. 8 on CBS.

"LESSONS FROM THE LEGENDS" CLINIC DEC. 14 - BURBANK, CA - FREE ADMISSION
Rehearsals.com is hosing an upcoming clinic with Kenny on December 14 at CenterStaging Studios in Burbank, CA.   "Lessons From The Legends" is a series of educational clinics featuring top musicians, artists, songwriters, producers and performers.  The event is free and will give students a chance to watch up close and interact with Kenny.  Audience members must be 18 or over.  There is limited seating and a reservation is required by emailing Clinics@rehearsals.com with your name, number of people in your party, and indicate that it's for the Kenny Aronoff clinic and that you heard about it at kennyaronoff.com.  The event will be recorded.  Audience members must arrive by 6 PM at CenterStaging reception. The clinic will be from 6 - 9 PM.  The address is 3407 Winona Ave., Burbank, CA (Winona Ave and Hollywood Way across from Burbank Airport).

JOHN FOGERTY TOUR - AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Kenny is performing with John Fogerty on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in November & December. The following are the dates in December:

          December 1  Auckland, New Zealand  -  Civic Theatre
          December 2  Auckland, New Zealand  -  Civic Theatre
          December 3  New Plymouth, New Zealand  -  Bowl of Brooklands

MELISSA ETHERIDGE - LATE SHOW WITH LETTERMAN
Tune in on Tuesday, December 6 to see Kenny performing with Melissa Etheridge on the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).  This is a rerun of the show which originally aired on October 20th.

BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny plays with the BoDeans at  these shows in December.  For concert information visit BoDeans.com :

          Dec. 27 - Weill Center,  Sheboygan, WI   http://www.weillcenter.com/
          Dec. 28 - Grand Theater,  Wausau, WI   http://www.onartsblock.org/
          Dec. 29 - Barrymore Theater,  Madison, WI
          Dec. 30 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis, MN   http://www.finelinemusic.com/
          Dec. 31 - Pantages Theater,   Minneapolis, MN

For a review of the BoDeans show on December 30 in Madison, WI, click here.

 

NOVEMBER

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny records with Que this month in Los Angeles.

BODEANS LIVE DVD
"Homebrewed: Live from the Pabst" is the new live DVD from the BoDeans.  Filmed in December 2004, it features Kenny on drums.  Click here to order on amazon.com.    

BoDeans Homebrew

KENNY ON COVER OF 11/05 RHYTHM
Check out the interview with Kenny in the November issue of Rhythm magazine.  The cover story, a wrap-up of the UK Drumfest earlier this year, also features interviews with Terry Bozzio, Jimmy Chamberlin, Greg Bissonette and Thomas Lang.  

MELISSA ETHERIDGE'S "CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA" ON 2005 HOLIDAY MUSIC CD
Melissa's song "Christmas In America", with Kenny on drums, is the lead track on this year's Bath and Body Work's 2005 Perfect Christmas CD. The compilation along with Melissa's Greatest Hits will be available in Bath and Body Works this holiday season. One dollar from the sale of the 3-CD set will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. For more details, click here

TONIGHT SHOW APPEARANCE WITH JOHN FOGERTY - NOV. 4
Kenny will be performing with John Fogerty on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday Nov.  4.

"I WALK THE LINE: A NIGHT FOR JOHNNY CASH" ON CBS-TV - NOV. 16
Tune in to see Kenny performing in the house band on the CBS-TV special "I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash" which will be broadcast on Wednesday Nov. 16.  Kenny performs with Kris Kristoffersen, Norah Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Allison Kraus, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kid Rock, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley and Montgomery Gentry.

SANTANA CD DUE NOV. 1
Listen for Kenny's playing on the lead single, "I'm Feeling You", from Santana's upcoming CD All That I Am due on Nov. 1.  The song pairs Carlos Santana and Michelle Branch.  The two last collaborated on "The Game of Love" on Santana's 2002 album "Shaman," which reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for best pop collaboration with vocals.

TREY ANASTASIO CD
Shine
, the new solo CD from Phish lead guitarist Trey Anastasio, was released on Nov. 1.  It features Kenny on 7 songs including the title track and first single "Shine".  Click here for an interview with Trey in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel where talks about the making of the CD.

JOHN FOGERTY GREATEST HITS CD
Kenny can be heard on several tracks on the new CD The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection released on Nov. 1.

ALANIS MORISSETTE - THE COLLECTION
The new greatest hits CD from Alanis Morissette, The Collection, will be released on Nov. 15.  It includes several songs from her most recent CD, "So Called Chaos", featuring Kenny on drums.

JOHN FOGERTY TOUR - AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Kenny will be joining John Fogerty for a tour of Australia and New Zealand in November & December. Here are the dates:

Nov 11 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Nov 12 Hunter Valley NSW Bimbadgen Estate - A Day on the Green  
Nov 14 Sydney Sydney Opera House
Nov 15 Sydney Sydney Opera House
Nov 17 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Nov 19 Perth WA Sandalford Wines - A Day on the Green
Nov 22 Hobart Derwent Entertainment Centre
Nov 24 Melbourne Palais Theatre
Nov 25 Melbourne Palais Theatre
Nov 26 Yarra Valley VIC Rochford Wines - A Day on the Green
Nov 28 Christchurch NZ Westpac Centre
Nov 29 Wellington NZ Events Centre
Dec 1 Auckland NZ Civic Theatre
Dec 3 New Plymouth NZ Bowl Of Brooklands

Check out this review of the Nov. 11 show in Brisbane.  

UPCOMING BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny will be playing with the BoDeans on these shows in December:

          Dec. 27 - Weill Center,  Sheboygan, WI     http://www.weillcenter.com/
          Dec. 28 - Grand Theater,  Wausau, WI   http://www.onartsblock.org/
          Dec. 29 - Barrymore Theater,  Madison, WI
          Dec. 31 - Pantages Theater,   Minneapolis, MN   

HIGHWAYMEN CD RE-RELEASED
The Road Goes On Forever by the Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson) was re-released on November 5. The album features Kenny on drums. The 10th anniversary limited edition includes a DVD containing the documentary, Live Forever: In the Studio with the Highwaymen.

OCTOBER

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny's recording with Less Than Jake, The New Cars, the BoDeans, and Jake Owen.

TV APPEARANCES WITH MELISSA ETHERIDGE
Tune in to see Kenny performing with Melissa Etheridge on the following TV shows in the month of October:

Lifetime TV "Women Rock!":   Tuesday, October 18

Good Morning America :  Wednesday, October 19

Late Show with David Letterman : Thursday, October 20

Live with Regis and Kelly : Friday, October 21

LIFETIME TV's 'WOMENROCK!' - OCTOBER 18
Look for Kenny performing with Melissa Etheridge on Lifetime Television's signature musical special for breast cancer awareness, "WomenRock! Our Journey with Melissa Etheridge." Melissa will host the show and share details about her personal battle with breast cancer. The special will air on Lifetime on Tueday, October 18, 2005. Click here for full press release.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE GREATEST HITS CD
Melissa Etheridge's new CD Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled was released on October 4.  Featuring Kenny on many of the tracks, it includes several new recordings including a cover of Tom Petty's "Refugee", a reprise of "Piece Of My Heart," the Grammy Awards show performance this past February, and the new single "I Run for Life".  The CD/DVD version is in stores Oct. 18.  The DVD features a recent interview with Melissa, TV performances, exclusive unseen footage, and bonus features.

MELISSA ETHERDIGE SHOW
Kenny will be performing with Melissa Etheridge at the House of Blues in LA on October 15.

BODEANS SHOWS IN OCTOBER

          Oct 6 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
          Oct 7 - Hemmens Cultural Center  - Elgin, IL

SEPTEMBER

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records with Jeffrey David and he's also in the studio recording some TV commercials and jingles.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE SINGLE: "REFUGEE"
Check out Kenny's playing on the new single from Melissa Etheridge, "Refugee", one of the tracks on her upcoming CD Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled to be released on Oct. 4.  The single is available now for download on ITunes.  

BODEANS ON ESPN2 "COLD PIZZA"
Tune in Monday, 9/19 to see Kenny playing with the BoDeans on ESPN2's "Cold Pizza".  The band is scheduled to perform about 9:30 AM but be sure to check local listings for show time.

UK CLINIC REVIEW
Click here for a review of Drumfest 2005, including Kenny's performance on July 31 in Birmingham, UK.

MELLENCAMP NOMINATED FOR ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
John Mellencamp is among the nominees for a new class of inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joined by Miles Davis, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others.

LES PAUL & FRIENDS CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played released August 30.  Check out Kenny's playing (drums & percussion) on tracks featuring Les Paul with Buddy Guy, Keith Richards, Rick Derringer, Billy Gibbons, Alsou, Sam Cooke and Eric Clapton.

Les Paul and Friends

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans on some upcoming concerts. For concert information visit BoDeans.com - Check back often as more dates are being added! The current dates and cities are:

Sep 2 - Lakefront Pavilion at Northerly Island Chicago, IL
Sep 3 - Big Top Chatauqua Bayfield, WI
Sep 4 - Minnesota Zoo Amphitheatre - Apple Valley, MN
Sep 6 - Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Sep 8 - The Handlebar Greenville, SC
Sep 9 - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Sep 10 - Riverfront Park Downtown Chattanooga, TN (Make-A-Wish Foundation Benefit)
Sep 15 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Sep 16 - Nightclub 9:30 - Washington DC 
Sep 17 - B.B. King's Blues Club New York, NY
Sep 18 - Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Sep 20 - House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Sep 21 - 20th Century Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
Oct 6 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO

LES PAUL CD - ARTICLE
Click here to read an article about the sessions for the just-released CD, Les Paul and Friends, featuring Kenny on drums.

 

AUGUST

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny records with the BoDeans, Owen Sartori and Long Way Down this month.

BODEANS DOUBLE LIVE CD AUGUST 16
The BoDeans latest release, Homebrewed: Live from the Pabst, with Kenny on drums, is due on August 16. A double live CD, it was recorded on December 31, 2004 at The Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee. Click here for an article about the CD release.


Recorded Live
12-31-2004

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans on some upcoming concerts. For concert information visit BoDeans.com - Check back often as more dates are being added! The current dates and cities are:

Aug 17 - "Homebrewed: Live from the Pabst" Release Party
Aug 18 - Waterfest Oshkosh, WI
Aug 19 - River Roots Live Music Festival - Davenport, IA
Aug 26 - Saxon Pub - Austin, TX
Aug 27 - Threadgill's World Headquarters - Austin, TX

REVIEW/PHOTOS OF HOLLAND DRUM CLINIC
For a review and photos of Kenny's August 9 clinic at Adams Drumworld, Holland's largest drum store, check out Drummerszone.com. Also check out Adams Drumworld.

IGGY POP CD
"A Million in Prizes: The Anthology" is the new greatest hits CD from Iggy Pop. It includes several tracks from 1990's "Brick by Brick" CD, with Kenny on drums.

DRUM! MAGAZINE READERS POLL
Kenny was voted #2 in the Studio Drummer category in the 2005 Drummies! Readers Poll Awards. Check out the August 2005 issue of Drum! Magazine for all the results.

UK CLINIC TOUR
Kenny will be doing some clinics in the UK in July and August.

Here are the dates, stores and other info for August:

August 1 BIG ROCK - HULL +44 (0) 1482 322107  PIPER CLUB
August 2 NORTHERN DC - BRADFORD +44 (0)1274 371271  THE MIDLAND HOTEL
August 3 JOHN ROADHOUSE - MANCHESTER +44 (0)161 2731111  THE ZION ART CENTRE
August 4 PROJECT - EXETER +44 (0)1392 425125  THE BARNFIELD THEATRE
August 5 FOUR FOUR LTD - PORTSMOUTH +44 (0)1329 828444  FERNEHAM HALL
August 7 DRUMFEST - BRENTWOOD +44 (0)121 333 3220  THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE

 

NETHERLANDS DRUM CLINICS

August 9 Adams Drumworld
Aziestraat 17-19
6014 DA Ittervoort
T 0475 56 07 20
F 0475 56 38 71
E info@drumworld.com

August 10 Adams Diest

DARK HOUSE SWEET CD
Kenny's playing can be heard on the new self-titled CD from Dark House Sweet, released on August 23. Click here for an article about the band.

JIMMY BARNES CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD by Australian artist Jimmy Barnes, released on August 2.

JULY

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records with Rob Gonzales, Dean Davidson and Shin.

KENNY'S NEW SIGNATURE SNARE DRUM RELEASED  
Kenny's new Tama Trackmaster signature snare debuted at the July 22 summer NAMM show.  The model's 6 1/2 x 14 shell makes it the largest of the three of TAMA's Kenny Aronoff Signature Palette snare drums.  As with the two previous models, the KA1465  Trackmaster  6 1/2 x 14 snare drum features a 1.5mm engraved nickel-plated brass shell fitted with nickel-plated brass Mighty Hoops.  Click here for a press release with specs and more information.  

KA1465 Trackmaster

BRONSON ARROYO SHOW/ESPY AWARDS
Click here for a review of Bronson Arroyo's sold-out show on July 13 at the Avalon in Boston. Be sure to tune in to the ESPY Awards on Sunday, July 17 to see part of the concert. Also check out the new CD "Covering the Bases", released on July 12.

TONY IOMMI - FUSED
Fused, the new CD from Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and Glenn Hughes, with Kenny on drums, was released on July 12. Check out a press release about the project and a review of the CD.

UK CLINIC TOUR
Kenny will begin his UK Clinic Tour July 31 in Birmingham, England (see August news for other clinic dates)

July 31 DRUMFEST - BIRMINGHAM +44 (0)121 333 3220  Birmingham Consevatoire

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans on some upcoming concerts. For concert information visit BoDeans.com - Check back often as more dates are being added! The current dates and cities for July are:

Jul 8 - Summerfest-Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI
Jul 9 - St. Johns Center - Street Block Party Rochester, MN
Jul 16 - Rock Fest Cadott, WI

BRONSON ARROYO CD
Boston Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo's CD "Covering The Bases", with Kenny on drums, was released on July 12. It entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at #123 on its first week of sales. It's #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and the album is #1 in Boston, Providence and Springfield, Mass., and #2 in Portland, Maine.

BRONSON ARROYO CD RELEASE PARTY
Tickets are now available at Ticketmaster for Bronson Arroyo's CD Release Party/Concert on July 13 at the Avalon located at 15 Lansdowne Street in Boston. Bronson, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and his band including Kenny, are set to go on stage at 9 PM. The album is called "Covering the Bases" and will be available on July 12. ESPN will be there filming for the ESPY Awards which will air on Sunday, July 17. The Red Sox are nominated for ESPY Awards and ESPN will be using footage from Bronson's show for the telecast. Proceeds from the show will benefit The Red Sox Foundation.

 

JUNE

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny is recording this month with Trey Anastasio, who's finishing up his solo album for Sony with producer Brendan O'Brien, at Southern Tracks in Atlanta. Kenny also records with Trevor Hall this month.

KENNY ONE OF HOOSIERS WHO MADE VWMC GREAT
Check out the Verizon Wireless Summer Concert Series 2005 publication for the article "These 17 Hoosiers helped make VWMC great". Kenny is profiled along with John Mellencamp, Janet Jackson, David Lee Roth and others, in this supplement to the Indianapolis Star.

MODERN DRUMMER READER'S POLL
Kenny was voted the #2 Pop Drummer and the #3 Studio Drummer in the 2005 Modern Drummer Reader's Poll. Check out the July 2005 issue of Modern Drummer.

KRYSTAL MEYERS SINGLE AT #1
The new single from Krystal Meyers, "The Way To Begin", featuring Kenny on drums, is currently the #1 single on the Christian charts. Look for her self-titled debut album to be released on June 7

AMERICAN IDOL CD
Kenny's drumming can be heard on the new CD American Idol Season 4: The Showstoppers.

BRONSON ARROYO CD
Earlier this year Kenny was in the studio with Bronson Arroyo, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The CD Covering the Bases is due out in July. Click here for an article about the project in the June 2 Boston Herald.

ONLINE CHAT WITH ZILDJIAN Z CLUB MEMBERS
Kenny will be doing an online chat on Thursday June 9 at 4 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) with members of Zildjian's online "Z Club". For information go to zildjian.com and you can easily sign up as a Z Club member if you have not done so already.

EXPLORER'S PERCUSSION DRUM CLINIC

June 23 Explorer's Percussion 8050 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-361-1195

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans on some upcoming concerts. For concert information visit bodeans.com - Check back often as more dates are being added! The current dates and cities are:

June 11 - Ravinia Highland Park, IL

KENNY'S CANADIAN DRUM CLINIC TOUR DATES

June 1 Steves Music 308 Rideau Street
Ottawa, Ontario
613-789-1131
June 2 Music Pro South Barrie 56 Barrieview Drive
Barrie, Ontario
705-725-1070
June 3 Acclaim Music 755 Main Street
North bay, Ontario
705-472-0070
June 4 Ray Perrier Music 219 Wilson Avenue
Timmins, Ontario
705-267-3865
June 5 Colosimos 176 Algoma Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
807-344-4021
June 6 MacAulays Music 1118 King Street East
Cambridge, Ontario
519-653-5060
June 7 L.A. Music 260 Lakeshore Road East
Mississauga, Ontario
905-271-0303

 

MAY

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny records with Bomshel and with Dean Davidson.

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans this month on the following date.

May 13 - Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Appleton, WI

KENNY'S DRUM CLINIC TOUR DATES

May 23 Henri's Music 500 S. Military Ave. 
Green Bay, WI 54303 
920-496-3700
May 24 Samuel Music 1717 RT Dunn Drive 
Bloomington, IL 61701
217-342-9221
May 25 Cascio Music 13819 W National Ave 
New Berlin, WI 53151
262-786-0487
May 26 Ward Brodt 2504 Todd Drive 
Madison, WI 53713
608-271-1460
May 27 Spotts Music Indiana University of PA
1011 South Drive 
Indiana, PA 15705 
814-938-7699
May 29 Buckleys Music 6208 Quinpool Rd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
902-429-5588
May 30 Muiplex 15 Cityview 
Fredricton, New Brunswick
506-450-8786
May 31 Musique Daniel Cote 1645 Royale
Trois Rivieres, Quebec
819-691-0071
 
APRIL

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny's recording with Fefe Dobson, Nate Sallie and Jeffery David this month.

JOHN MELLENCAMP ALBUMS RE-RELEASED WITH BONUS TRACKS
"The John Mellencamp Definitive Remasters" will be issued in three releases during 2005. Series One of the remasters was released March 29 and includes the albums "Nothin' Matters And What If It Did," "American Fool," and "Uh-Huh", which feature Kenny on drums and percussion. Click here to read the press release for full details.

BOMSHEL SHOWS
Kenny will be performing with Bomshel April 15 at Joe's in Chicago and April 16 at Sundance Saloon in Mundelein, IL. Check out bombshellduo.com for more information.

BRONSON ARROYO ON ESPN 2 "COLD PIZZA"
Check out Kenny with Bronson Arroyo, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, on ESPN 2's morning program "Cold Pizza" on Tuesday, April 5. Check local listings for time.

DRUM CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE & DRUM COMPETITION
Kenny will be doing a short performance and judging at the Drum Circuit 16th Annual Drum Competition on April 24, 2005 in San Luis Obispo, CA.

AVRIL LAVIGNE'S UNDER MY SKIN - JUNO AWARDS WINNER
Avril Lavigne's CD Under My Skin, featuring Kenny on drums, received the award for Pop Album of the Year at Canada's Juno Awards on April 3. Lavigne also won Artist of the Year and the Fan Choice Award.

BODEANS TOUR
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans this month. For concert information visit bodeans.com. The dates and cities are:

April 1 - Tucson, AZ
April 2 - Tempe, AZ
April 3 - San Diego, CA
April 5 - Los Angeles, CA
April 6 - San Francisco
April 7 - Petaluma, CA
April 9 - Portland, OR
April 10 - Seattle, WA
April 12 - Aspen, CO
April 13 - Boulder, CO
April 14 - Boulder, CO

MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JOSS STONE "CRY BABY/PIECE OF MY HEART" GRAMMY PERFORMANCE
AVAILABLE ON ITUNES

Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone's tribute to Janice Joplin, "Cry Baby" and "Piece Of My Heart" from this year's Grammy Awards, featuring Kenny on drums, is now available for download on iTunes. The single is currently #32 and is the highest new entry for the week on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for April 2, 2005.

KENNY'S DRUM CLINIC TOUR DATES

April 19 McFadyen Music 333 E. Arlington Blvd.
Greenville, NC
252-355-4000
April 20 Sam Ash Music 3131 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-855-9581
April 21 McFadyen Music 510 McPherson Church Road
Fayetteville, NC 
910-864-4855

 

MARCH

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny is recording with Melissa Etheridge, Fefe Dobson, Nemesis, American Idol (CD), and some TV commercials.

DRUM! MAGAZINE NAMES KENNY ONE OF 10 GREATEST SESSION DRUMMERS
Check out the March 2005 issue of Drum! Magazine for the article "10 Session Drummers Who Changed Music" featuring Kenny along with other noted session drummers.

Drum Magazine

CDs ON BILLBOARD 200
Kenny plays on 6 CDs that are currently on The Billboard 200 album chart: Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway", Ashlee Simpson "Autobiography", Avril Lavigne "Under My Skin", Jamie O'Neal "Brave", Hilary Duff "Hilary Duff", and Willie Nelson "Songs".

JOE COCKER SHOW
On Saturday, March 19 Kenny will be performing with Joe Cocker at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas.

CLINIC PHOTOS
Check out photos of Kenny's recent drum clinic at Drum Circuit in San Luis Obispo, CA here.

JAMIE O'NEAL CD 
Check out Kenny's playing on the new CD, Brave, by Jamie O'Neal, released on March 1.

PAUL COLMAN CD
Kenny can be heard on the new CD by Paul Colman, Let It Go, released on March 1.

BRONSON ARROYO RECORDING PROJECT
Click here for an article about about Bronson Arroyo, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and his recent recording sessions in LA for his CD Covering The Bases, featuring Kenny on drums.

 
FEBRUARY

IN THE STUDIO
Kenny records this month with Les Paul and with Philip Sayce.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE ON DATELINE NBC - SUN. 2/20
Look for Melissa Etheridge on Sunday, February 20, on Dateline NBC with Stone Philips for
her in depth interview. Check your local listings for time.

MELISSA ETHERIDGE SONG ON 'LOVE ROCKS' COMPILATION
Melissa's song "Giant", featuring Kenny on drums, can be heard on Love Rocks, a compilation album released on February 25 with all proceeds going to the Human Rights Campaign. Other artists among the 32 featured on the double-disc compilation include Yoko Ono, Christina Aguilera, the Dixie Chicks, Mandy Moore, Pink, Emmylou Harris and Cyndi Lauper. For a full report, visit rollingstone.com.

MASTER CLASS & PRIVATE INSTRUCTION AT DONN BENNETT DRUM STUDIO
Kenny will be giving a Master Class on February 20 and private instruction by appointment on February 19-20 at Donn Bennett Drum Studio in Bellevue, WA. For information call 425-747-6145.

KENNY'S DRUM CLINIC TOUR DATES

Feb. 20, Sun. Donn Bennett Drum Studio Bellevue, WA 425-747-6145
Feb. 21, Mon. Lemmon Percussion 
1427 The Alameda
San Jose CA 408-286-9150 
Feb. 22, Tue. Spitzer Music 
3821 N. Blackstone
Fresno CA 559-233-6531
Feb. 23, Wed. Spitzer Music 
1931 Market Street
Concord CA 925-676-3151
Feb. 24, Thu. Drum Circuit
280 Higuera St.
San Luis Obispo, CA 805-543-0338

GRAMMY AWARDS PERFORMANCE WITH MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JOSS STONE
Melissa and soul-singer Joss Stone, with Kenny on drums, will perform a tribute to '60s rock icon Janis Joplin at this year's Grammy Awards. Melissa has won two Grammy Awards and currently is nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance ("Breathe"). Newcomer Stone is nominated for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("You Had Me") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Mind, Body & Soul). The 47th Annual Grammy Awards telecast will take place on February 13 at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at GRAMMY.com.

AVRIL LAVIGNE - JUNO AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Avril Lavigne's "Under My Skin", which features Kenny on drums, is nominated for top album and top pop album in Canada's 2005 Juno Awards. The awards will be presented on April 3 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

WOODSTICK 2005
Kenny will be participating in the Woodstick 2005 event at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on February 21.

KENNY PLAYS ON GRAMMY NOMINATED SONG
The nominees for "Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance" include the track "Breathe" by Melissa Etheridge which features Kenny on drums. The Grammy Awards will be presented on February 13 at 8 PM on CBS.

JOHN SHANKS NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY
Congratulations to John on winning this award!
Kenny's colleague John Shanks is nominated for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical for his work on six records, several of which include Kenny's drumming. He's nominated for his work on: Autobiography (Ashlee Simpson), Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson), The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow), Fly (Hilary Duff), Shine Your Light (Robbie Robertson), and So-Called Chaos (Alanis Morissette).

KENNY TEACHES IN BANFF, CANADA
Kenny will be teaching at the Banff Centre in Banff, Canada from January 30 - February 4. He'll be performing at the Concert Night Out on Friday, February 4 at 7:30 PM. For information on the performance click here.

 

JANUARY

IN THE STUDIO
This month Kenny's recording projects include Santana, Bronson Arroyo, Emitter and Shaun Edgar.

BODEANS SHOWS
Kenny will be performing with the BoDeans January 28 & 29 at Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN.

KENNY APPEARS AT NAMM SHOW
Kenny will be at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA this month. This is a music industry trade show and is not open to the general public. Here is his appearance schedule:

Friday, Jan 21
1pm Remo booth (signing autographs)
2pm Vic Firth booth (signing autographs)
3pm Zildjian booth (signing autographs)


Saturday, Jan. 22
4pm TAMA booth (performing live)

MASTER CLASS & PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Kenny will be scheduling a master class and private instruction Jan. 7-8 at Bongo Boy Music located at 8481 Bash St. Suite 1100 in Indianapolis. Call 317-595-9067 to schedule a lesson or attend the master class.

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