Sean J. Kennedy

Mr. John Williams! 5.4.16 Verizon Hall stage, Philadelphia

Playing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 4/17 & 4/18/15

SJK featured in a VF ad!

Picture from Lincoln Center January 2017

Presenting lecture demonstration on the history of rudimental drumming in the USA.

THANK YOU to everyone that voted for my book SIXTY SECOND SOLOS, it got 2nd Runner Up in this year's DRUMMIES!

Playing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 4/17 & 4/18/15

Featured in Viking News 2016

Will Lee and SJK 11.21.14

Philly POPS! Concert - Verizon Hall, 2.7.15 with Michael Krajewski Music Director of The Philly Pops

Totally honored to be listed among these great artists! Thanks to Alfred Music for taking out this full page ad in the October 2015 DRUM! Magazine. And THANK YOU to everyone that voted for my book SIXTY SECOND SOLOS, it got 2nd Runner Up in this year's DRUMMIES!

Jerry Vivino, Mike Merritt and SJK, Winter NAMM 2013

Totally honored to be listed among these great artists! Thanks to Alfred Music for taking out this full page ad in the October 2015 DRUM! Magazine. And THANK YOU to everyone that voted for my book SIXTY SECOND SOLOS, it got 2nd Runner Up in this year's DRUMMIES!

My book "Sixty Second Solos" at the Alfred Music booth NAMM 2015

Filiming at Citizen's Bank Park for Phillies TV special

Mr. Vic Firth, Winter NAMM 2010

That's Bob Mintzer in front of me on tenor sax!

Aidan and I with Steve Moore from Rick K. and The Allnighters (aka "This Drummer is at the wrong gig!") 7/24/14 Knoeble's

Steve Ferrone and Sean

Tony Coleman, BB King's drummer, Winter NAMM 2010

Marimba soloist with SCB!

Hal Blaine, Winter NAMM 2010

Eddie Daniels, Winter NAMM 2013

Road to Wailea recording session

Sean, Liberty DeVitto and Bernard Purdie

Road to Wailea recording session

Danny Dunlap, Gabe Toth, Chris Kuczynski, Erin Stroup, SJK

Dave Weckl

Sean and Stanton Moore

Ray Clemens, Erin Stroup, SJK, John Stenger, Peter Blaikie, radio interview

My high school percussion teacher, Ray Deeley

Will Lee, Anaheim Hilton, 2009

Larry McKenna, Philly legend

Dave Stanoch

Hanging with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Percussion section! 4/18/15

Rick Smith, Ricky Byrd, Brenden Hackett, SJK

Andrew Moffatt, Mike Merritt, SJK Winter NAMM 2013

Jerry Vivino, Mike Merritt, SJK Winter NAMM 2013

Backstage at The Met, Mr. Richard Horowitz

Dave Black, Alfred Pub.

SJK, Vic Firth and Peter Erskin

Sam Ruttenberg, SJK, Dave Stanoch

Bob Mintzer and SJK

Hannah Ford and SJK

Eric Marinethal and SJK, Disneyland

SJK and W. Francis McBeth

SJK, Liberty DeVitto, Tiny Biuso, Sam Ruttenberg, Anaheim Hilton, 2012, photo taken by Bernard Purdie!

SJK and LD

SJK and Alicia Lemke

At GMA in Times Square, NYC

Biuso, Kennedy, DeVitto

Tim Price, John Drumbo French, SJK

Seán with Maynard Ferguson, Wilmington, DE, 1993

Ernie Watts and Seán West Chester Univeristy 'Criterions' Jazz Band concert Fall 1993

SJK and Alan White, 2013

Jerry Vivino, Mike Merriit, SJK 2013

SJK Band 2013

The Saftey in Numbers Band! l-r Erin Stroup, Rick Smith, Glen DeGeorge, SJK, Meg Vandegrift, Keith Spencer, Samantha Riesenberg, Heather High-Kennedy, Bob Wagner, Jason Long, Will Lee, Andrew Neu, Bill Bloom 11.21.14 Dresher, PA

Who's Who of drumming royalty signed this at the VF 50th Anniversary Party. My sig is under the 'R' in Years

Julio Fernandez, Richie Cannata, SJK Glen Cove Studio, NY, 2012

Alexander Markov and SJK 2013

on the set of NBC 10!

SJK4 on the set of NBC 10!

SJK and Richie Cannata

our dressing room at Verizon Hall

Playing with Will Lee

on stage Verizon Hall, VGL Orchestra 2009

at the launch of our new book, SJK and Liberty DeVitto, NAMM 2010

Paterson NJ, 2013

NBC 10!

an original SJK composition on display at Vault Brewing, Yardley, PA

stage door, NYC, 2014

on GMA, Times Square, NYC, Philadelphia Boys Choir

Barbara Walters

hanging with Clayton Cameron, 2014, Philly

Dr. Frederick Fennell

Kenny G, NAMM 2009

Michael Amante, and band

SJK's view at Philly Pops, Verizon Hall 2014

Playing with The Philly POPS! 2/15

SJK's view at Philly Pops, Verizon Hall 2014Philly Pops, Verizon Hall 2014

SJK's view at Philly Pops, Verizon Hall 2014

SJK and Bernard Purdie on drumset, Suffolk Theater Jazz Summit, June 2014

Backstage at the Warren Haynes Concert celebrating Jerry Garcia, hanging with Jeff Sipe

Tito Puente Jr, and SJK Suffolk Theater Jazz Summit, June 2014

The percussion section with Warren Haynes, PNC Arts Center, 8-9-14

Jazz Summit, Suffolk Theater: Alan Gerber - keys, Jerry Weldon, sax, Bernard Purdie and SJK drumsets, Tito Puente Jr - timbales, Jason Malletman Taylor - vibes

Joe "Bermuda" Schwartz, Weird Al's drummer

Up close with Alan White

Clayton Cameron, Anaheim, CA 2010

Hanging out pre concert Billy JoelElton John 2002 Tour under the stage at First Union Center. L-R Mark Rivera, Heather Ann High-Kennedy, Seán and Liberty DevItto

Heather and Seán on stage at Liberty's DeVitto's drumset. 2001, First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA photographer DeVItto

Heather, maestro Donald Nally and Seán. Festival dei Due Mondi 1997, Spoleto, Itlay

Heather, Evelyn Glennie and Seán backstage at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA 1999

Jeff Hamilton

Will Lee and SJK 11.21.14

Liberty, Sean and Chris Scialfa, Carl Fischer Music booth, NAMM 2009, Anaheim Conventon Center, Jan 17, 2009

Tommy Campbell

Marcia Chapa

with #51 Bernie Williams! Yankee's baseball and guitar great!

Percussive Arts Society State Convention 1997 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Mass Marmiba Orchestra, director Gordon Stout [Seán is third from left, Heather 7th from left]

Sean and Dave Brubeck Bethlehem, PA 11.1.08 Central Moravian Church

with John DeChristopher from Viper Representation

Ray Luzier (Korn drummer) and Sean, NAMM 2009, Anaheim Convention Center, Jan 17, 2009

Sean and Joe Bergamini (drumming guru with Hudson Music), NAMM 2009, Anaheim Convention Center, Jan 17, 2009

Sean and Dom Famularo, NAMM 2009, Anaheim Convention Center, Jan 17, 2009

Sean and Todd Sucherman (Styx drummer), NAMM 2009, Anaheim Convention Center, Jan 17, 2009

Tom Bones Malone

Zildjian

Sean and the World Peace Orchestra Percussion Section August 2013 Edison, NJ

Jammin' with bass phenom Mike Merritt

Backstage pre-show: Michael Amante (Prince of the high C's) Concert, Temple University PAC. April 2014 — with Matthew Cappy, Randy Kapralick, Michael Amante, Chuck Butler, Dave Palamar and Rich Kurtz.

SJK marimba soloist with The Southampton Community Band 11.22.14

My daughter Ashley and I performing at Holiday Percussion 2014, Woodbridge NJ

Holiday Percussion 2014, Woodbridge NJ

with Jason MalletMan Taylor and my daughter at Holiday Percussion 2014

with Gerry Brown, drummer for Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, etc..

with Steve Moore, The Mad Drummer!

with Tiny Biuso

interview at NAMM 2015 with Drummerszone.com

with bass legend Gerald Veasley, checking out my new book.

outside Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA 1/23/15

Cathy Rich

hanging out at Alfred with Daniel Glass

my new book, right next to "Stick Control"!

with Hollywood studio legend Joe Porcaro

with Dave Segal from candomusos.com

Dave Stanoch with my book "Sixty Second Solos"

with Liberty DeVitto and Torrey DeVitto

with Joe Hibbs (Mapex Drums)

with violin phenom Elizabeth Pitcairn

Sam Ruttenberg, Dave Black, Dave Stanoch and me.

So honored to be included in this new vocal book series being used at Musicians Institute. "Sight Singing, Volume 4" by my friend Anthony Viscounte. And look at the company I'm hanging with here?!?!?! Thanks Anthony and hoping this series is a huge success for you!

Goofing around with the rhythm section at intermission (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 4/18/15). Bill Hatcher, gtr, Michael Kurth, bass, SJK, and Robert Strickland, pn. All, KILLER players! Thanks for the warm welcome guys, it was a blast!!

Celebrate Marimba! Orchestra, Kutztown University, Sunday November 8, 2015. [SJK is in the way back, see arrow pointing at his spot on stage.]

With Gordon B. Stout. Celebrate Marimba! Orchestra, Kutztown University, Sunday November 8, 2015.

With Bob Becker. Celebrate Marimba! Orchestra, Kutztown University, Sunday November 8, 2015.

Performing with Sean Reilly and 'Sinatra 101'. Sinatra Centennial Orchestra, The Baby Grand, Wilmington, DE

Directing the kids before a 76ers Game!

Me and Dave Stahl (Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, etc...) 12/18/15 Paoli, PA

Me and the master...discussing grooves...

Performing with vibraphonist George Weldon. 2/4/16

Shaking my hero's hand, Mr. John Williams! 5.4.16 Verizon Hall stage, Philadelphia

Mr. John Williams! 5.4.16 Verizon Hall stage, Philadelphia

Chatting with JOHN WILLIAMS!

1/4/16 A privilege to once again be principal percussionist for the STV series. A great percussion section, and a great orchestra, especially since I got to play with this guy!! Chris Coletti from the Canadian Brass. — with Chris Coletti at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD

8.8.16: Jeff Sipe, Bill Cain, Sean J. Kennedy and Chris Colenari. Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, with Warren Haynes, Central Park SummerStage, NYC

Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, with Warren Haynes, Central Park SummerStage, NYC

Sean chatting with Hal Blaine

Sean and Bob Wagner performing at the Conn-Selmer booth, 1/19/17 Winter NAMM Show

Sean, Nicko McBrain and Aidan Kennedy. Anaheim, CA 1/20/17

Sean J. Kennedy, Andrew Synowiec and Aidan Kennedy

Sean and Lee Sklar 1/20/17

1/20/17 Aidan Kennedy, Hal Blaine and Sean J. Kennedy, Anaheim, CA

1/20/17 Aidan Kennedy, Bernard Purdie and Sean J. Kennedy, Anaheim, CA

Clayton Cameron and Sean J. Kennedy, 1/19/17 Anaheim CA

Gordon Goodwin and Sean J. Kennedy, 1/19/17

Gordon Goodwin, Clayton Cameron, Mark Amentt, Sean J. Kennedy. January 19, 2017 GenNext Roundtable

Sean, Aidan, Sam Ruttenberg and Maksym Deomin, Steve Gadd Band concert, Catalina Jazz Club Hollywood, CA 1/19/20

Craige Zildjian and SJK, Anaheim, CA January 2016

SJK conducting, "Concert of Excellence" rehearsal, 4/16/18 Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, world premier of SJK's "LUX CONTRITUM"

SJK conducting, "Concert of Excellence", 4/17/18 Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, world premier of SJK's "LUX CONTRITUM"