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Robert Kennedy

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Robert Kennedy plays jazz organ, piano, and accordion in freelance solo and group settings, and is the accordionist in the acclaimed group Mission Hot Club.

Born and raised in the American South, Robert has lived and worked in the San Francisco bay area since 1988. He played piano in the Stanford University Jazz Band and studied jazz piano with the great jazz pianist, band director, and educator Bill Bell. Robert helped found the groups Hip Pocket Jazz Quintet and Double Funk Crunch, and has had the pleasure of playing venues such as Yoshi's, the Boom Boom Room, the Agenda Lounge (back in the day) and the SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium with renowned players such as Nancy Wright, Calvin Keys, Will Weston, Terrence Brewer, and many more, playing jazz, blues, R&B, and rock and roll. Among his many inspirations Robert counts the playing of Jack McDuff, Billy Childs, Larry Goldings, Herbie Hancock, and Tony Monaco.

Album

Closer To Home

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Wild Bill; Dat Dere; Robert’s Reflection; Come On, Come In; Do You Know a Good Thing (When You See One)?; Sista Rissy; Rakin’ and Scrapin’; Carrot Cake; Sandu; Alligator Strut.

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Article: Album Review

Robert Kennedy: Closer To Home

Read "Closer To Home" reviewed by Geannine Reid


Robert Kennedy has an interesting story: by day he works for Google; by night he is an organist in the San Francisco jazz scene. Though it is not unusual for musicians to have two careers these days, as let's face it, musicians are still being paid rates from the '70s for playing music. Kennedy hails originally ...

Album

Big Shoes

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2015


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