On August 14 & 15 the SJK4 began recording their new CD with the help of Chicago Carl Snyder at Lost World Music.
On October 3rd the great jazz sax player Bob Mintzer came into the studio and layed down three tunes with the SJK4!
On November 14th Liberty DeVitto came to town! Sean, Heather and Liberty practiced on Tuesday night and then on Wednesday November 15th went into the studio and layed down some percussion tracks!
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Liberty DeVitto Session 11/15/06
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Winning Photo of the Year
Lehigh Valley Music Awards 9 (2007)
Jennifer Link, photographer
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Sean and Liberty working on the drum duet.
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Liberty and Heather laying down some percussion tracks for the new CD.
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Sean and Liberty
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Liberty DeVItto
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Liberty and the Power Trio!
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Liberty and Sean
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Sean and Liberty analyzing the playback.
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Sean and Liberty trading 4's and 8's.
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Sean and Liberty practicing the night before the session in Kennedy's studio. Notice all of the good drums are missing! Everything was at the studio.
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Liberty DeVitto and Sean working on some marimba parts for the new CD.
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11/13/06
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Jim Verdeur laying down some bottom!
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Jim wailin' on Alto
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Bob Mintzer Session 10/3/06
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"Erin Stroup, John Stenger, Ray Clemens and Sean J. Kennedy (The Sean J. Kennedy Quartet) really love to play together. It shows in their music. The tunes are lively and fun. I had a ball playing their music." -Bob Mintzer 10/4/06
[L to R : Sean, Bob, Erin, John & Ray]
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Bob, Sean and Erin
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Bob, Sean and Erin
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Bob, Sean and Ray
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Erin, Bob, Ray and Sean
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Bob and Sean
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Bob, Erin & John
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Erin and Bob
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August Studio Sessions
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'Chicago' Carl Snyder
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Sean in the booth.
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Ray and John discussing where to get lunch.
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Bryan laughing at AV's shaker.
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Stroup in the booth.
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Ray trying to figure out what this piece is for.
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Sean getting ready to sing.
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Anthony Viscounte on percussion
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Frank DiBussolo, Erin and Sean hanging out in between takes.
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Anthony Viscounte on shaker
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