KJ Denhert with Geoff Gallante at The Falcon

Guitarist and songwriter, KJ Denhert, calls her music Urban Folk and Jazz. Her voice is powerful, her lyrics full of intelligent insight, and her musicianship is impeccable. Her eclectic yet unified performances reach out to audiences without compromising her music and beliefs. She performs the unusual feat of being both highly individual and quite accessible.

KJ remembers, “I picked up a guitar when I was ten and immediately I started writing music. I loved Sergio Mendes’ songs and really got into James Taylor and Joni Mitchell who I still consider my two main influences. I also loved the singer-songwriters of the time including Carole King and Laura Nyro and later fell in love with Steely Dan’s music, and just wore out my copy of Hubert Laws’ Rite of Spring.” ...

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Guitarist and songwriter, KJ Denhert, calls her music Urban Folk and Jazz. Her voice is powerful, her lyrics full of intelligent insight, and her musicianship is impeccable. Her eclectic yet unified performances reach out to audiences without compromising her music and beliefs. She performs the unusual feat of being both highly individual and quite accessible.

KJ remembers, “I picked up a guitar when I was ten and immediately I started writing music. I loved Sergio Mendes’ songs and really got into James Taylor and Joni Mitchell who I still consider my two main influences. I also loved the singer-songwriters of the time including Carole King and Laura Nyro and later fell in love with Steely Dan’s music, and just wore out my copy of Hubert Laws’ Rite of Spring.”
KJ co-produced her CD, Number 9, supported by a strong cadre of players, including longtime New York Unit band members Mamadou Ba , (Harry Belafonte, Regina Carter) on bass and drummer Ray Levier. Saxophonist, Aaron Heick (Richard Bona, Chaka Khan, and Sting) has remained a regular since his debut on KJ’s 2007 recording Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz, while balancing a busy schedule that paired him with Sting on the latest recording of “Englishman in New York.”
www.KJDenhert.com

Geoff Gallante (Cornet/Trumpet/Flugelhorn Soloist)
At just 13 years old, Geoff has already performed in 34 US states, with 5 different ensembles of the US military! He's appeared on the CBS Early Show, NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC's Today Show, the Kennedy Center and the White House. Geoff is the youngest instrumentalist ever accorded that honor.
Geoff has soloed with America's finest wind ensembles, notably the US Naval Academy Concert Band, Ridgewood (NJ) Concert Band, Allentown (PA) Band, Wheaton (IL) Municipal Band, Compton Heights Concert Band of St. Louis, Plano (TX) Community Band, Northwinds Symphonic Band (Atlanta), Fond Du Lac (WI) Symphonic Band, Naples (FL) Concert Band, and Metropolitan (Boston) Wind Symphony. He was a featured soloist at the 2012 ACB Annual Convention in Poughkeepsie, NY, and a member of Capitol Focus Jazz Band and Blues Alley Youth Orchestra.
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