James Kennedy
Rock N Roll Heart
© 2002 Heart Consort Music-BMI (767731101122)
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Psychedelically original classic rock with driving guitars and vocals.
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- 1 Victory & Honor
- 2 Michael's Back Door
- 3 Save Your Heart
- 4 Believable
- 5 Circle
- 6 Same Old Story
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Take a mixture of Jimmy Page, Jimmy Hendrix, Pat Metheny, Leo Kotke, John Scofied, Dave Matthews, Bela Fleck, Peter Gabriel, add world music influences, and top it all of with a dash of humor and you have the original sounds of James Kennedy
Biography for James Kennedy, Heart Consort Music
James Kennedy began his musical studies in his local school?s band program. He credits those early teachers with laying a solid foundation of musical knowledge. After a few years in the band program he met his true love, a 6 string ?Harmony? guitar. He learned chords and songs from the radio and soon was ?cutting his chops? in a succession of rock and blues bands, playing 4 or 5 nights a week even though he was still in school. In his ?spare? time he was also studying folk music and working in a variety of recording studios across the Midwest. His first solo release ?Just Bein? Natural? with Union Street Productions was a folk guitar/vocal album. He toured in support of this album until he went to college. During his undergraduate work in music composition with internationally known composer Alf Houkum, he also studied jazz, world music, arranging, and more. Many of his big-band jazz compositions have been performed by several world-class bands. After his undergraduate training, Jim did graduate work at the University of Iowa with Dr. Richard Hervig and Dr. Tom Davis, among others.
His jazz and blues training were clearly evident on a recording he did for Matthias Winckelmann of Enja Records which was a very popular release in Europe for many years.
In 1986 he and Catherine formed Heart Consort Music. In the intervening years, James has released 9 albums in a variety of styles, ranging from folk/acoustic to rock/fusion , jazz and world music, and more. These nine releases have received international radio airplay, distribution and exposure. James has written music for various independent film and video projects and his music has been licensed by 3M, AEI, Bravo, Disney, The Discovery Channel, PBS, DMX, Muzak, Playnetwork, and many others.
He tours nationally and internationally on a regular basis.
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Rock N Roll Heart is an ode to classic rockers
author: Laura Turner LynchRock N Roll Heart is an ode to classic rockers such as Cream, Genesis and the Four Seasons to name some of many. It is a diverse blend of psychedelic sounds, driving guitars with acoustic tones, powerful drums/percussions and hip base lines. 'Victory and Honor' is a sixties like instrumental with stirring guitars, weird electronic tricks and a steady solid beat. Far out! 'Michael's Back Door' follows with creative instrumentation that reminds me of avant-garde bands such as Yes. Imaginative bridge changes and first class musicianship carries this ambient song to a satisfying conclusion. Thus, setting the tone for the next four well-crafted and inventive tracks. Recommended Tracks: 1,2. Reviewed by Laura Turner Lynch for Kweevak.com