About Teen Jazz
In-Depth Information and Frequently Asked Questions
How did Teen Jazz get started?
TeenJazz.com, owned and hosted by Shannon Kennedy, has served several different purposes as a website over the last few years. In 2003 when Shannon Kennedy first bought the url teenjazz.com, Teen Jazz was the home page of a band she was in called Night_Vision, but after the band broke up, she later begin using it as her own personal website.
However, with Teen Jazz being the theme of the site, Shannon began changing the purpose of the site to be for Teen musicians, writing articles that gave advice on being a musician and offering hosting to kids who were interested.
As the site continued to develop, the demand for more information about other artists and aspects of music increased. Shannon began several series of music articles on everything from career advice to instrument, CD, and concert reviews. Shannon also began doing interviews with several established musicians to get the inside scoop on how they got to where they are with their careers, and what exactly they are doing in the music business.
About the site creator::
Shannon Kennedy is a female jazz saxophone and flute player, HollywoodWinds Artist and Rico Junior Artist in Orange County, CA. She currently attends Cal State Long Beach in California as a saxophone performance major. At only the age of 18, Shannon is already a published writer, recording artist, and has released two albums on the record label, Angel Eyes Creations. Shannon also owns a reed case manufacturing company with her father, Dave Kennedy, KenKase Reed Cases. Shannon Kennedy performs regularly in the San Diego area, LA/Hollywood area and Orange County. She regularly performs at Mission Viejo Christian Church as the tenor saxophonist/EWI player, and occasionally plays saxophone or oboe at Saddleback Church. Current projects as a sideman include co-producing a bossa nova cd, and a gospel cd which might tour in the near future. She is also working on several projects of her own including a duo CD with another artist, as well as her third album as an artist. Shannon plays with her own jazz quartet/trio/quintet, as well as many other ensembles in the traditional jazz, pop, smooth jazz, gospel, and blues styles.
Teen Jazz is currently supported by CD sales - the sale of CDs offsets the cost of keeping Teen Jazz online and running. If you are interested in supporting Teen Jazz, you can purchase Shannon's CDs at CD Baby.
Writers for Teen Jazz Articles: Greg Vail - professional saxophonist in Orange County, California. James Barrera - professor at Cal State Long Beach, music educator and saxophonist.
Fun Facts About Teen Jazz::
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What will happen to Teen Jazz when Shannon Kennedy is no longer a teenager?
Nothing different. Teen Jazz is not a site about Shannon Kennedy, it is a site about and for young musicians. Shannon will continue to host Teen Jazz and help young artists gain exposure. Besides, Teen Jazz, despite its name, is not just for teenagers. Teen Jazz is for anyone and everyone look for insight to the music industry. A little inside information on Teen Jazz is that some of the artists are over 20. In fact, anyone under the age of 30 is allowed to apply to become a Teen Jazz Artist. Anyone over 18 is allowed to apply to become a Teen Jazz Influence.
There are absolutely no age restrictions on Teen Jazz! So, even when Shannon turns 20, 25 or 30, Teen Jazz is still going to be online as long as there is internet or whatever replaces it. For artists who outgrow their "teen artist" title, they will be archived, not deleted.
