Kenney Polson
Gresham
Kenney Polson has steadily developed as an accomplished saxophonist/composer since the age of 13. His fluent musical styles include jazz, Latin, classical, new age, rhythm & blues, funk, and gospel. He attended Fresno City College, Fresno, California and earned an Associate of Arts Degree (Music). He studied at California State University- Fresno earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Music Education). Kenney has earned a Masters of Music Degree (Jazz composition/Arranging) at the internationally acclaimed Fine Arts School at Howard University in Washington, DC. He has also earned a Education Specialist degree from Lewis & Clark College.
As a saxophonist, Polson performed on shows with Bettye Swan, Z.Z. Hill, Joe Williams, D.J. Rodgers, Gil Scott-Heron, Fred Wesley, Lee Garrett, Michael Henderson, Norman Connors, and a host of others. Kenney has been on tour in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Colombia, Brazil, and over a dozen Caribbean Islands. Kenney has also performed on national television (CBS) with internationally known jazz artists Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Heath, Phil Woods, David Sanborn, and Wynton Marsalis. He will also be seen this summer (2016) on tour with The Stone City Band.
Mr. Polson has been involved as an educator during his musical career and has been sought as a clinician and also as an adjudicator for concert band and jazz band competitions. He has taught both public and private school in Fresno, California; Bogota, Colombia; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Portland, Oregon. He has given clinics, performances, and lectures on jazz in Beijing, China. Kenney has recorded with some of Brazil's most famous jazz musicians, many of which are represented on his release, "Paradise," which contains several of his smooth jazz compositions and arrangements.
Kenney’s recording, "Paradise" Volume 1, will be heard worldwide beginning March 8, 2016. Go to iTunes, Amazon.com, Google Music, or any other major digital store to get your copy. You can also download it to your phone or go to Spotify and listen there! Stay tuned for “Serendipity” Volume 2 (release date, July 4, 2016) And, look for his show at a location near you!
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