Jump to content

Joe Kennedy Jr.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Vmavanti (talk | contribs) at 11:18, 5 August 2020 (Undid revision 971284207 by Mcguirejazz (talk)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For other people named Joe Kennedy, see Joe Kennedy (disambiguation).

Joe Kennedy Jr. (1923 – April 17, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and educator. Kennedy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He performed and recorded with pianist Ahmad Jamal and was director of jazz studies at Virginia Tech from 1984 to 1995. Kennedy performed with Benny Carter, Toots Thielemans, Billy Taylor, and the Modern Jazz Quartet and appeared at major international jazz festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival.

Discography

As leader

  • Strings by Candlelight (Red Anchor, 1962)
  • Magnifique! (Black and Blue, 1980)
  • Accentuate the Positive with Toots Thielemans (Consolidate Artists, 1998)

As sideman

With Ahmad Jamal

With John Lewis

  • Kansas City Breaks (Finesse, 1982)

With Billy Taylor

  • Where've You Been? (Concord Jazz, 1981)

Sources

  • "Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Living Legacy Jazz Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  • "Joe Kennedy Jr". Retrieved 2016-06-02.


Stub icon

This article about a United States jazz musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about an American violinist or fiddler is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Kennedy_Jr.&oldid=971319476"