Kenney Polson

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.

It was in Los Angeles, California where Kenney began his professional career. As a saxophonist, Polson performed on shows with James Brown, Little Richard, Bettye Swan, Z.Z. Hill, Joe

Williams, D.J. Rodgers, Gil Scott-Heron, Fred Wesley, Lee Garrett, 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.

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; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has given clinics, performances, and lectures on jazz in Beijing, China and he is presently teaching at Merced College.

Kenney has recorded with some of Brazil's most famous jazz musicians, many of which are represented on his soon to be released compact disc, "Paradise," which contains several of his smooth jazz compositions and arrangements. Some of these recorded selections have been heard on a network of public radio stations in central and southern California as well. Mr. Polson's music has also been heard on radio stations in the San Francisico bay area, Boise, Idaho and in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kenney has formed his group "The Kenney Polson Project" and is promoting the "Paradise" CD. Look for the group's non-stop show at a location near you. Don't miss it!!!!