Meet John d mitchell & Kate kennedy
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John Mitchell: Improvisational wizard, John has played piano and synthesizer professionally for over 50 years. A journeyman jazz musician at the top of his game, John has an innate ability to play and lead, an insatiable fire to innovate and grow his craft, and an intensely creative approach to his playing.
His two degrees in Music Composition deeply inform his ability to improvise, and each song receives his special arrangement and interpretation. He can play it all: jazz, blues, funk, rock, prog, boogie woogie, oldies, Latin, and has specialized the last 20+ years on jazz. Retiring as Professor Emeritus after 33 years at Arizona State University, where he taught media for dance, creative practice, and interactive performance courses in the School of Film, Dance and Theater, he focused on merging music, creativity, and technology, something he continues to do so in his post-retirement jazz career. Kate Kennedy, Arizona native and long-time Tucsonan, has sung professionally all her life, spanning styles from classical to musical theater, theater, Vaudeville, and Early Music, she has performed standards, blues, rock’n’roll, R&B, contemporary, and country over the years. True to her Scottish heritage, Kate steps into a song and tells its story, captivating audiences and touching their hearts. Over the years, she has sung and played keyboards in bands with many of Tucson’s most illustrious musicians, including drummer Larry Cobb (2008 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame), saxophonist Hurricane Carla Brownlee of Bad News Blues Band (2023 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame), pedal steel player Neil Harry (2009 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame), saxophonist Gary Love (2007 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame), guitarist Tom Kusian (2008 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame), and fiddler Tim O’Connor (2011 Tucson Musicians Museum Hall of Fame). Together, John and Kate create a unique experience that gets to the heart of each song. Performing as duo to combo for the past three years in New Mexico, they are excited to expand their engagements to the Tucson and Phoenix areas. For parties, events, clubs, weddings, special occasions, corporate events. Classy. Sophisticated. Tasty. |
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