Welcome to the website for the music of Kenn Harris (fingerstyle solo acoustic guitarist...composer...songwriter...in Arizona) Please see links to on line record stores, and other sources for reviews, soundclips and online orders. There are 5 "albums" that I have produced: (the CD's are listed below and a tape is out of print) "The Star-Spangled Banner/September Anthem" is now available on www.cdbaby.com/kennharris3 "the AMADA project": a breast cancer benefit album... is available in the Phoenix area at only Borders ( Biltmore only/24th St. and Cammelback) and on line at bathtubmusic.com Please check www.bathtubmusic.com and search for the Amada project,  for soundclips and to order online, from an Arizona company. and also at  www.cdbaby.com/amadaproject for fingerstyle guitar work, please check sites listed below... original "post-modern classical" compositions for solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar please see Amadeo and Songs from the Hacienda comments and links/ soundclips/ reviews etc. below: and Kenn's 1st ever international review, thanks to Henk te Veldhuis.......... Bridge Guitar Reviews, http://www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/resonance.html (scroll down to the fifth review from 3October2003 AMADEO is available on line at: cdbaby.com/kennharris2 thanks to Derek et. al. (sound clips available) and also on line at www.bathtubmusic.com and search for AMADEO BORDERS (Biltmore 24th and Camelback only) Phoenix.AZ  (AMADEO and the AMADA project) ZIA Record Exchange (Paradise Valley 2 copies left (AMADEO) Cave Creek Guitar Company, Cave Creek, AZ (AMADEO) KARMA MUSIC, 13610 N. Scottsdale Rd. #14 S/W corner T- Bird & Scottsdale (AMADEO) SONGS FROM THE HACIENDA, is essetially sold out/"a collectors item" with 2 copies only left on the planet. www.cdbaby.com/kennharris There are 4 albums available on cdbaby.com and for other information about these, please click album cover for link to sound clips/reviews etc. or to order on line. cdbaby is an extremely reputable company, and the "indie" record company's best friend. Orders are secure, and they reliably ship cds all over the world. "The Star-Spangled Banner/September Anthem"   /> 2006 # 4 available on line/handmade and signed cdr /and only this album is available for digital distribution "the AMADA project"   /> 2004 # 200 available of # 4000 edition "Amadeo"   /> 2003 # 20 available of # 1000 edition "Songs from the Hacienda"   /> 2000 essentially sold out... # 2 available/ of # 1500 edition THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER/SEPTEMBER ANTHEM  was recorded in the aftermath of September 11th/ see details at www.cdbaby.com/kennharris3 AMADA, " the loved one" in Spanish: official release date was OCT 10th 2004, at the Race for the Cure, PHX the AMADA project (a Breast Cancer Benefit Album) is now available as per headline inf. above, there is a descriptive review of the project, at jewishaz.com Oct. 2nd issue in health section, but music reviews are pending (I hope) . This project has taken a year to complete and includes 18 tracks, 74 minutes, of the work of over 50 ARIZONA musician, singers-songwriters, artists, and friends some very famous/The Governor of Arizona is on a rock song???YUP SHE IS !!! , a movie star/musician Coffee and Cigarrettes, who is a hot world famous, AZ and NY Drummer, a New Jersey Symphony, and Carnegie Hall Violinist, A locally famous Pianist, and some Rising Arizona folk Stars along with some totally unknown artists who all contributed their part, and sponsors, and supporters and friends, and 50-90+% will be donated to Charities such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation./The University of Arizona's Foundation, for Breast Cancer Research, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Cancer Programs, etc... See album credits for the full THANK YOU LIST! NOTE any Bonafide Charity can contact Kenn, to explore possible fundraising use of the Album) It goes from  rock to folk to light jazz to pop to classical to flamenco, to country, to modern acoustic guitar, to traditional, to Gospel, and was  and please ck  www. bathtubmusic.com  for other inf. and soundclips. The reason it all synergistically works together is the effort of story,  intent and Karma of the project. WE HOPE YOU WILL BUY IT, LOVE IT, SEND IT TO FRIENDS, HAVE IT BE A MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH BREAST CANCER, and RAISE A TON OF $ for Breast Cancer awareness, screening and reasearch. PLEASE DO NOT BURN A COPY as this would counteract the spiritual intent of the artists and is ... well... against the law...  and you do not want to mess with the Karma factor, do you ??? www.cdbaby.com/amadaproject   ............................................................................................................................... Original "post-modern classical" compositions for solo, fingerstyle, acoustic guitar: AMADEO: ~ RELEASE IN  JANUARY 2003 (in edition of 1000 with 150 available) "Kenn Harris has developed his own, unique style ... has demonstrated his wonderful artistry in this cd, through excellent techniques, balance, structure and dedication." Henk te Veldhuis, Editor, Bridge Guitar Reviews. October 2003 (see link above) "When Bill and Ted … get old and mellow, this will be their jam … this album is truly for fans of the eclectic virtuosity of Adrian Legg or Michael Hedges." Albert Mudrian et. al. editor, ZiaZine  local reviews,  October 2003"ZiaZine LOCAL reVIEWS: "Kenn Harris' CD Amadeo features his instrumental compositions for acoustic guitar and some truly fantastic playing." Phillip Black, Music Editor, JAVA, (Art.Ideas.Taste.PHX Culture) Music News, Local Notes, July/August 2003 "… a work of art … impeccable playing … simply beautiful … with only scarce accompaniment here and there, you'd think hearing a single guitar would grow tiresome after a while, but this disc is entrancing for its full 74 minutes. A" Thomas Bond, Music Editor, GET OUT ( Scottsdale/East Valley Tribune) entertainment Section March 6-12, 2003 I have also had the honor of having AMADEO  included on GET OUT's top 10 list of Local Albums, last year...........................  THANK YOU THOMAS BOND!!! www.cdbaby.com/kennharris2 ....................................................................................................................................... SONGS from the  HACIENDA: ~ RELEASE IN JULY 2000 (this is now a collectors item in Arizona as there are only 4 left on cdbaby, at www.cdbaby.com/kennharris and less in stores in Arizona/out of a total of 1500 printed) "solid" Kerry Lengel, Local Music Writer, THE REP, The Arizona Republic's entertainment guide "accomplished musician" Dan and Tara (Good Morning Arizona, T.V. 3 performance "masterful"…editors pick Derek Sivers et al. cdbaby.com "awesome" Steve Shippe, Jazz Pianist/ AM Radio Show Host, Phoenix, AZ "a well thought out work of art" Gus Brett ( Arizona Acoustic Scene) "you're a great guitar player, man" Jessie McGuire: Jazz Trumpet Master,2001 World Series Fame "fantastic" Johnny Smith, Jazz Guitar Legend ....................................................................................................................................... Kenn Harris grew up in New York in the 50's and 60's and soaked it all up! … "In 1961, at age 11, I taught myself how to play some chords, and then learned fingerstyle technique with classical lessons at around age 14, and finally learned how to find music within the chords by the time I was 30, and taking jazz ballad lessons in New Mexico" In 1984, Harris began composing his first album The Year of the Tiger which was released on cassette (remember those?) in 1986. ...................................................................................................................................... (comment from Kenn: if super RN, Kim Z. had not said  "where's my tape, I want my tape" over and over and over again, to such an extent that I HAD to reprint 100 of them, in the late 90's and had I not recieved such wonderful comments from my friends, I am uncertain if the rest of this storey would have unfolded as it did...THANK YOU KIM .................................................................................................................................... Fast forward almost 15 years to the release of Songs from the Hacienda, which received critical acclaim, earning him an appearance on T.V. Channel 3's Good Morning Arizona. What took him so long to come up with his second album? "Well … I've been a musician my whole life … and a doctor for about half … but I never stopped playing the guitar … and I'm actually starting to get good at it." Sure enough, the 56 year old Neurologist who attended the original Woodstock, and doesn't wear shoes when he plays has gotten good at it, and has been compared to: Adrian Legg, Ottmar Liebert, Leo Kotke, Earl Klugh, and Michael Hedges. .................................................................................................................................... On his new record, Amadeo, all of the interludes and the Amadeo Suite, (tracks 7,8,9 …Ah Recuerdos, Antara, Amadeo, were performed on his 1959 classical guitar, handmade by Amadeo, a Spanish guitar maker, in New York City, whose friend Andres Segovia was one of the first to play this instrument. Other selections were performed on Kenn's other vintage acoustic guitars including his 1956 Martin 00-17 that he bought with rolls of quarters from his paper route, his 1973 Martin D-28, and his 1966 Gibson L-50 carved archtop. ................................................................................................................................... On track 12, the September Anthem, Kenn played multiple instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars (utilizing his 1986 Fender Strat, and a Marshall Half-Stack,) midi-keys, as well as percussion. Collaborative additions of bass, and tambourine, by Arizona rockers, Odie, and Tina of The Tina Bailey Band, and an Arizona summer storm, recorded by his daughter Anna, and Kenn's soulful, solo acoustic rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, completed his first multitracking effort. (This 'soundtrack' was just aired with a video montage, at the end of each segment of, the PHX local affiliate CBS TV NEWS on KPHO Channel 5, as a September 11th Memorial, in 2003 & 2004) This is now available as an ep... CDr... "The Star-Spangled Banner/September Anthem" on www.cdbaby.com/kennharris3 as a homemade CDr, handmade, signed 'folkart' collectors item or is available for digital distribution thru cdbaby/itunes etc. ....................................................................................................................................... Amadeo is available at:  the Cave Creek: Guitar Company, Scottsdale:  Karma Music, Phx: BORDERS Biltmore, ZIA Paradise Valley and on line: at  www.cdbaby.com/kennharris2  and www.bathtubmusic.com search for Kenn Harris, or AMADEO. ...................................................................................................................................... Kenn  performs rarely at:  Cave Creek Coffee Company (C 4 is Arizona's version of Austin City Limits/thanks to  Anita & David , and  Gus check their show schedule...it is awesome) CHECK OUT EDDIE ELLIOT 3June06 Concert at C4 www.eddieelliott.com CHECK OUT GUS BRETT     24June06 CD release party, Gus is amazing  and we have collaborated for years... and I may be a guest performer , as part of the festivity. www.gusbrett.com and check out his 4 years in the making work of art, album "Orphan of Love" EACH HAVE THEIR OWN .coms and also ck on cdbaby.com for their names.... www.cavecreekcoffee.com Fiddlers Dream in PHX (the most supportive acoustic place on the planet)www.fiddlersdream.org. (Thurs. pm is songwriter's night and there is a program on Fri.and Sat. Pms and Sunday special events. and occasionally when possible, to catch one of his shows (Paisely Violin, or other places) my friend  Gus is kind enough to share his stage/ Gus is gearing up for a new cd release and performing alot lately ck www.gusbrett.com and get on his announcement list... ...and at benefit/charity events... see below... and as a guest artist with the Rockin' Docs. ................................................................................................................................................ Giving Back: 10%  of all proceeds goes to philanthropic organizations ( such as the West Side Food Bank in the Phoenix area)… Kenn has also performed as a guest artist at benefits with The Rockin' Docs…and has contributed to a benefit album for the 'Y- Me' breast cancer support group. Kenn performed  at the Susan G. Komen Foundation "Lighting the Way for a Cure" benefit  dinner,  on Thurs. Sept. 25th  in downtown  Phoenix,  in celebration of Survivors of Breast Cancer, and his original composition Sarrah Mahove, was  played during the candle lighting ceremony. A related local affiliate NBC TV News storey on  KPNX, Channel 12, aired on Sept. 12th. And recently in April 2006 at a few benefits. I HAVE PRODUCEDa Benefit Album for the Susan G. Komen organization, thanks to Joyce & Christi, & a ton of help from sponsors, musician friends.! The Cd,  was  available thru the Race for the Cure Committee OCT. 2004.... consider running/walking/supporting the "Race for the Cure" on 10 OCTOBER 2004 see above headline for other details. 50%+ of all profits from this album will go to charities. My next guitar album is tentatively titled "Jornada" and a folk/alt. country  album are works in progress. SLOW PROGRESS... Amadeo was recorded, mixed and mastered by: Otis Francis at Abcat Recording Studio. (602) 696-8763 ( Odie also worked on Songs from the Hacienda, and the AMADA project, a close friend and the reason, my music got out of my head and into reality! ...................................................................................................................................... contact information: for photos, inquiries, interviews, and additional records please be in touch.Tel:  (623) 933-3865   mail:  10503 West Thunderbird Blvd. Ste 313, Sun City Arizona, 85351-3049 e-mail:   kennharris@kennharris.com     ....................................................................................................................................... Concert/Performance news report: I am not performing much these days, while composing some new material... I am at Fids on Thurs pms now and then... ck back  for updates... I may play at Gus Brett's cd release party see www.cavecreekcoffee.com   28 April 2006 Phoenix Opthalmological Society annual meeting and Phx. Children's Hospital Benefit 23April 2006 Coalition to End Homelesness in Arizona, Annual meeting. October 10th 2004 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's Race for the Cure 10-10:40AM at the Survivor's Ceremony after the race... We created a rock band with Jennifer Spector back up vocals, David Tieman bass guitar, John Chodos II drum kit, A D tambourine,  the Elvis Chicks, survivors choir, Otis Francis, rythm and lead slide guitar, my self of lead vocals & fingerstlye electric, and Janet Napolitano, "the Gov" on sports whistle & tambourine. 10 Oct 2004 Survivors Ceremony and the conclusion of  Susan G. Komen's, Race for the Cure. 24January2004: guest artist with The Rockin' Docs, at benefit for a friend who had cancer. with thanks expressed  to Dr. Alan Miles for coordinating the event. Sadly, after a 6 year battle, our friend Eric, recently died. Seeing him and his wife dancing alone at the beginning and end of the evening, to a full rock band, and having all of his friends and hospital collegues join him, was one of the most beautiful pictures I will have in my mind forever. 11JANUARY2004: performed at C4 the Cave Creek Coffee Company's benefit for David Grossman...an award winning/best of Phoenix, local folk artist, injured in an accident. See www.cdbaby.com/davidgrossman and links to his www and please support his albums at Borders and other record stores in the Phoenix area.(thanks to Jennifer Spector for letting me  play her beautiful D28) and to Gus Brett for adding me on stage.) 8NOVEMBER2003: Thank to all our friends who came out to the SG3 at C4 concert on 8November2003!!! Your presence was a gift!  "SG3 at C4: the passion, grace & fire epiphany concert," was sold out ! Kenn (acoustic fingerstyle guitar) I had arranged a guitar supergroup with friends Chris Burton Jacome ( flamenco guitar)  and Pete Pancrazi ( jazz guitar) on the 8th of November at the Cave Creek Coffee Company,  in a first collaboration...(see above and links to  www.petepancrazi.com  and www.chrisburtonjacome.com  www.cavecreekcoffee.com  to be put on future announcement list please email kennharris@kennharris.com or  call Mary 623-933-3865 to leave email address/snail mail address/ or tel. # or fax # etc.  Nov. 8th, Sat. pm 8-10+ SG3 at C4, passion, grace & fire,epiphany concert  :  an evening of passion, grace and fire, celebrating the diversity and beauty of the guitar, with our  first ever concert of a "guitar supergroup" featuring 3 of Arizona's finest composer/musician/guitarists as they coverge upon the same stage, under the stars, by the fire, for what started out as an epiphany was transformed into a  magical alchemy, in solo/ duo/ and for the encore, trio formats featuring: Chris Burton Ja'come ~ Flamenco  Kenn Harris ~ Acoustic Fingerstyle Pete Pancrazi ~ Jazz on  Saturday night, on the 8th of  November 2003, from 8-10+ pm  at the Cave Creek Coffee Company    3+  miles North of the Care Free Highway, on Cave Creek Road, thanks to: Anita and David and Gus. tickets  $ 10  were limited to 70 seats/reservations needed and the concert was  SOLD OUT  Chris     is a phenomenal musician,  guitar player, composer, and a rising star in the flamenco world! His tones, nuance, technical flare and compositions are the best of both "old" as well as "new" flamenco!   Pete   is an award winning  jazz wonder( composer, musician performer)  and is known as "the #1"  jazz guitarist in town, who plays jazz in a number of different combinations, solo, duo, trio, etc and has developed his own unique/individual style... Anyone who loves the approaches to the instrument as exempified by  Johnny Smith ( my personal jazz/ tone hero, Joe Pass ( Pete's Hereo) , Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Tal Farlow et. al. will feel wonderful about hearing Pete play!I am still all :) s that my epiphany actually came true...and will have to say that this was awesome! We were really very excited to have done this, playing  together trusting a combined, 90+ years of  experience, as, musicians, composers and guitar players,  to create a magical moment in our musical histories...and we were so happy to have had such a wonderfully attentive audience there to share the experience with us...this was as live=real time,  as music gets! Guitar music afficianados will understand immediately, the homage to Paco de Lucia, Al  Di Meola, and John McLaughlin  in their sentinnel albums, and legendary performances:  " Friday Night in San Francisco" and "Passion, Grace and Fire," and others as The Guitar Trio, which are some of the best guitar musical recordings of all time,  and Chris, Pete and I were all  :)  :)  :) s about our involvement in this SG3 at C4  epiphany concert ...It was a truly enchanting evening, celebrating our music, and our instrument ! and yes I am a fan of Stargate ! 25SEPTEMBER2003 Susan G. Komen's Lighting the Way for a Cure, Benefit dinner 12SEPTEMBER2003 "Buddy Check 12, " TV segment 11SEPTEMBER2003 & 2004, September Anthem/Video Collage Memorial, after each segment of local news 22MARCH2003 AMADEO Cd Release Party, at the Cave Creek Coffee Company  with guests, Gus Brett, Saggio, and Millie on harmony :) ....................................................................................................................................................................................... KENN SAYS:-) I am very pleased to announce that AMADEO,  released in the first edition of 1000 CD's on 17JAN03... has been doing pretty well, and is almost sold out about 50 are left, THANK YOU for all the awesome words re' the Album...and IT NOW HAS 4 OFFICIAL REVIEWs thanks to Music Editors THOMAS BOND...GET OUT, and PHILLIP BLACK... JAVA see above...and on line Bridge Guitar Reviews, thanks to HENK te VELDHUIS and a very funny/cool review in ZiaZine (see below) thanks to Albert Mudrian et al. ....................................................................................................................................... It has been a great honor to have September Anthem, aired  with  a video montage, on TV Channel 5 (CBS affiliate,KPHO) as the concluding segment of each local news broadcast, as a Memorial to September 11th.(THANKS to Steve, and team!!!) in 2003 and 2004. ...................................................................................................................................... TV Channel 12 (NBC affiliate,KPNX) aired a segment, at my home, as a husband/friend/musician/doctor as part of a breast cancer screening public awareness campaign (Buddy Check 12) (Thanks to Lin Sue, Faye, Suzanna, Juan, and team!!!) .....in the universe strange things happen...last month on 12 August, the featured artist on this segment was Olivia Newton John, who is a survivor of breast cancer and a great supporter of the Susan G. Komen foundation's benefit programs...who peformed here last month...this month it was ME, kinda funny :) but the message is equally clear...don't sit on it, if there is a problem, get it checked out...early detection is the key to doing well...just do it! ...................................................................................................................................... AFTER SONGS from the HACIENDA was released I wrote: "Having "La Musica" as I call my compositions, out there in the world has been a wonderful experience for me. With my first release SONGS from the HACIENDA I had alot of support from family/friends/fans, and got to be on TV for my 14 and 1/2 minutes of fame...(Good Morning Arizona, thanks to Rolf,Kim,Tara,Dan,Scott)Radio (thanks to Steve Shippe)and have received some nice reviews by the Az. Republic's REP (thanks to Kerry)and the Jewish News of Greater PHX (thanks to Leisah) and The Acoustic Scene (thanks to Gus Brett...check his site at www.cdbaby.com/gusbrett also) , and have been able to play at FIDDLER'S DREAM in PHOENIX (THE MOST SUPPORTIVE ACOUSTIC PLACE ON THE PLANET, a few Borders, and the Glendale Library,thanks to Anne and events, at the Scottsdale Civic Center, and a few benefit concerts. THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP to support the music, for your kind words and encouragement! About 1500 copies are "out there" and about sold out!(there are a few left at a few Az. Borders, and Zias in Phoenix & Tucson, and less than #5 or 5 left on cdbaby.com/kennharris ...almost a collectors item??? .... and THANKS as noted to DAVID & ANITA and GUS BRETT at the Cave Creek Coffee Co.... having such a beautiful stage to play on AND LETTTING ME PLAY ON THAT BEAUTIFUL STAGE !THANKS to CHRIS at the Biltmore Borders/ 24th St. & Cammelback) who has been helpful in placing AMADEO (New Age and Local Artist's sections) see above re' stores and thanks! About 20 copies of AMADEO are still available... ....................................................................................................................................... "La Musica" is 90% work and 10% gift, and I like to give the gift back, ie. 90% goes to recording and production costs. 10% of all efforts for La Musica,  goes to organizations that try to repair the world. From AMADEO funds have gone  out to the West Side Food Bank's "Kid's Cafe" program, and the Susan G. Komen, foundation and other charity benefits...,educational grants, and gifts...  and from HACIENDA checks went out to The Lois Sullivan Scholarship Fund(Brighton Evangelical Congregational Church and the Boston University's Community Servic Center's Student Food Rescue Program in MA., The Pappas School for homeless kids, the Antidefamation Leage, the W.Side Food bank, in AZ, and the Sept.11th relief efforts in NY. THANKS to those who gave extra $ to the charities! I have produced a benefit cd for the Komen Organization's Race Chairs, 2004, see details above....................................................................................................................................... I got an AMAZING call from Johnny Smith my jazz-tone hero, just after HACIENDA was released....I'm still floating on air from that, and a comment from , Phoenix's own Jessie McGuire!!...and hearing how much my music means, or is used by my friends/fans makes me smile!!! ....................................................................................................................................... I started AMADEO in July, 2001 and all of the basic recording (prior to editing and mixing and mastering) was completed by September; then the events of 9-11 occured and changed our world. That week I spent about 20 hrs in the studio, recording and working on multitrack sound tracks that eventually after countless of hrs of editing thoughts over the next few months, became the requiem, SEPTEMBER ANTHEM. It took f o r e v e r , to finish the final editing, and then album design, and finally it was sent off for manufacturing in late 2002, and it is now done, out there in the world. Again my thanks goes out to OTIS FRANCIS, the most AMAZING recording engineer, who captures the tones and helps me create the final product, and to KIKI PARRY for the awesome layout/design. If you need a studio call OTIS FRANCIS, ABCAT RECORDING STUDIO, in Phoenix see tel no. above.   THE ALBUM...ART...& PHILOSOPY or Why I am saying NO to most of digital distribution ..........  I am r e a l l y old fashion and have chosen to preserve the 'album' in entirety, all 74 minutes of each album in sequence as the issues of song placement, relationships of keys, tones, emotional effects of the interludes is the subject of way too many hours of thought/... hundreds of photos are taken prior to selection of the few that will be included/ and artwork, texts, fonts, colors, disc graphics,(I spent several hundred dollars extra to reproduce the disc in full color to capture the subtle artistry of details of the handmade guitar that is the 'star' of this album and took the maker a year to complete/ I spent a few months of critical listenin to over 20 hrs of recordings, and drew out and tested and retested various sequences to come up with the final format of September Anthem...) and despite popular culture and changes in 'the industry' I have decided to NOT participate in digital distribution of individual songs/tracks... I grew up in the 50' and 60's and believe in simplistic concepts of respect of artistic truth and intent, golden rules... it is wrong to commit digital piracy via file sharing/ equals stealing, of anyones intellectual property and the heart and soul and efforts that go into it... I actually have bought multiple copies of my favorite albums for gifts for example Blue by Joni Mitchell etc. and think about the energy/creativity/of not just the music but the most simplistic yet beautiful album cover in my opinion ever done by a design team( Photographer Henry Diltz, and art director Gary Burden  which was the focus of an entire PBS documentary ...( they also did 100+ other of my favorite ALBUM COVERS such as  The  Doors, Eagles, James Taylor, Crosby Stills and Nash etc...) or the Koln concert by Keith Jarrett, well, I could go on... and on and etc... but since it is SO important to me, I will settle for less/fame/'sales'/exposure, and stick to my personal beliefs and roots that are in essence the nature of and approach to my art/musical composition, performance, and graphics, and design, layout, and in essence my own personal search for truth... for me it is a spiritual thing and no amount of $ is worth the compromise! And apart from the philosophical aspects, from a pure business sense, I am not convinced that any musician who is a new independent artist will really benefit...the digital distribution companies/hardware and software/ digital device/ and disc and computer supply companies  have become the next secret villians instead of the old well known record companies with the bottom line of more fuel in digital formats for ripping off intellectual property/and although I applaud the logic of trying to encourage responsible ownership of songs... as soon as it is in digital format and "out there" the pirates take over to illegally steal the digital material...thus the end result will be more rip offs. (opinions subject to change as life and technology unfolds... well...as of this 4th of July 2006 I have partially amended these thoughts... I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT MY VERSIONS OF OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM ON www.cdbaby.com/kennharris3 as a specific entity for digital distribution... see cdbaby link for details as I feel that this version of the "Star-Spangled Banner" and my soundscape of 9/11/2001 should be out there in the world. I still have no plans to release full albums on line. This one was made especially for this purpose. The full album is actually handmade folk art, signed etc and of a limited edition, with 4 available. well here's the ZiaZine review... Zia is one of the last indie record stores in Arizona! "ZiaZine LOCAL reVIEWS: Kenn Harris Amadeo Clarence & Blue Recording Co. When Bill and Ted (of Wyld Stallyns fame) get old an mellow, this will be their jam. Though Harris clearly has an education in classical guitar, his music is equally informed by modern artists. Jimmy Page's work on "Black Mountainside" by Led Zeppelin best approximates Harris' style and niche.Though younger fans of John Fahey and recent work by Papa M or Will Oldham might be intrigued by the finger work here, this album is truly for fans of the eclectic virtuosity of Adrian Legg or Michael Hedges." Albert Mudrian, Editor et al. "ZiaZine October 2003" In the Player are: Gus Brett: "Orphan of Love" This album is a work of art and 4 years of production went into it... more comments later... www.gusbrett.com or to check out the listening clips etc www.cdbaby.com/gusbrett2 This is his "masterpiece!" see comments on reviews on the cdbabysite. I AM STUDYING ALL OF JONI MITCHELL right now... Habibe Koite' and Baro from Mali/WONDERFULL Guitar/Voice/tunings/rhythm THE JANUARY TAXI, a really fine local band... well produced... find them, see them... Kathleen Edwards: "Back to Me" wonderful alt/country/rock album... James Linton: ck out guitar wonder at www.jameslinton.com and if you need a guitar teacher in the Phoenix Valley Sufjan Stevens: Come on feel the Illinoise, and Seven Swans, one of the most original sincere, contemporary ??? folk/alternative artists! I am a new fan, and have just caught his live show, in Tempe,  with his troup of performance artists. It is hard to describe what his writing/style approach is about... reminds me of an unusual sythesis of David Byrne in the Burning Down the House, Jonathan Demme, video with Ellis Paul's softer side... and a HS marching band... with classical and folk twists. GREAT STUFF!!! a show not to miss if in your town! Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter Band's "Oh My Girl" ... great cd and see them live if you are at all able to... they tour Arizona, not infrequently, and just did a wonderful show at the rhythm room and with the most dreamy tones from Phil's guitar ( remember Duane Eddy's, reverb thru the water tank behind the service station in Phoenix... yup that GOOD) and the Electric Viola, and Upright Bass, and totally "band responsible...understated" Drummer, add to Jesse's haunting lyrics, and acoustic guitar and sultry vocals... and the band's harmony vocals, and totally wonderfully intergrated sound from lots of touring... they are simply great... check out their site and reviews THEY ARE A GREAT BAND, and for me a new favorite band! www.jessesykes.com  I really LOVE THIS BAND ! Yeah Yeah Yeahs... total raw energy! A Tramp Shining, including McArthur Park by Richard Harris, all Jimmy Webb's masterpieces... ( I am studying his book "Tunesmith") Patty Griffin, her new album, "Impossible Dream" is brilliant, touching, and simply beautiful. and I just got the old one re' Ghosts" I love her use of languge change of tenses, narrators voices, absolutely amazing. I am performing 2 of her songs "Florida" and "Top of the World" that have taken forever to get into my way of understanding or interpreting of her songs. Ellis Paul, lots and lots of cds, favorite the live album! Lucy Kaplansky  The Red Thread www.lucykaplansky.com Jennifer Spector www.jenniferspector.com and www.cdbaby.com/jenniferspector Ed Elliot www.eddieelliot.com and www.cdbaby.com/eddieelliot EDDIE'S BAND IS ON TOUR check www.eddieelliot.com Jackson Browne "For Everyman" Gus Brett, new material see www.gusbrett.com and www.cdbaby.com/gusbrett2 a new album is finally done Joni Mitchell Blue/Ladies of the Canyon/Live albumin Santa Rosa Shadows and Light/Court and Spark www.jonimitchell.com Cry Cry Cry (Dar Williams, Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Shindell) one of my favorite modern folk albums The Mobius Band see www.mobiusband.com the new material is simply awesome... 9 years together and totally unique tones... samples  Counting Crows just about all but the live acoustic set from vh1 is a favorite as is August and Everything After Rolling Stones British 60's Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hearafterband Reckless Burning Ours I LOVE THE MIXTURE OF PURE AND GRUNGE TONES, great band! Rebekah Johnson Bach's Partitas for solo violin see www.amazon.com then look up her name under classical. BUY THIS ALBUM it is a masterpiece! Rebeka is a friend and has played Carneige spelling????  Hall SHE IS AMAZING Andrea Bocelli "Romanza" Whenever I get nervous about performance I think of the experience of his performance! Standing on the edge of a stage a tiny wood block to let him know where his footing was safe, singing his heart out with the San Diego Symphony, at Am West Arena... Chris Burton Ja'come www.chrisburtonjacome.com and www.cdbaby.com/chrisburtonjacome Jeremiah... who also plays lead for Eddie Elliott Chris Burton Jacome "Flamenco" masterfully done album... ole' Chris www.chrisburtonjacome.com ...................................................................................................................................... MOST RECENT CONCERTS: Gus Brett CD release party JUNE 24th 2006 at C4... Gus is now in Colorado, and touring, and his new cd is awesome.... see above link Sufjan Stevens see cd inf above re show... SEE it if you can Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter Band  Mobius Band the ep is great... (new cd is wonderful Matisyahu: "may you enjoy the success you deserve" Eddie Elliot I love Eddie's use of voice/lyrics/guitar/instumentation Tommy Emmanuel OK HE IS AMAZING and an absolute master of acoustic guitar,  DO NOT MISS HIM IF HE IS NEAR YOUR TOWN! Greg Brown, (with his daughter, and the most amazing guitar lead/and slide Bo) Jeremiah: is a favorite of soulful/alt/country/folk/slide/blues Lucy Kaplansky ... love her approach to music! ELLIS PAUL (who in my view is one of the greatest folk singer songwriters of all time, and Boston's # 1 Folk SInger 14 yrs in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kelly Joe Phelps Tracy Grammer ( with Jim Henry ) Patty Larkin John Mayer: warning for mature guitar aficianados  do not be fooled by the poppy-radio-friendly songs your kids listen to and dismiss him he is an AMAZING GUITAR PLAYER and I have seen him twice, and his Austin City Limits performance with Buddy Guy and his reverence for SRV is palpably real...he may be the best all around guitar player out there...effortlessly floating between acoustic/jangly pop-rock/ and jazz and blues/ and Strat/pureamped tube  toned rock, I was in awe at seeing him perform TWICE ! Counting Crows:  MY FAVORITE BAND( although on update Jesse Sykes is way up there also ie my favorite other band) and live absolutely wonderful !  ...................................................................................................................................... International artist? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? thanks to cdbaby/word of mouth/fans/friends/family/and my reviewers...my albums are all over the planet. (I am aware of the list below...please email me if I missed awareness of any other country) The Netherlands Italy Australia England Israel Bosnia Norway India Mexico and all over the U.S.A.   Other LINKS  for sound clips, reviews/book/resource inf recommendations/thoughts etc.   "The Star-Spangled Banner/September Anthem" www.cdbaby.com/kennharris3   the AMADA project www.bathtubmusic.com search  on bathtubmusic.com the AMADA project www.cdbaby.com/amadaproject on cdbaby.com AMADEO www.bathtubmusic.com  for Kenn Harris, please check/ and after listening to the cds  you're invited to write a review at the bottom of the page... AMADEO  www.cdbaby.com/kennharris2  please check/ and after listening to the AMADEO  you're invited to write a review at the bottom of the page..... AMADEO  on Bridge Guitar Reviews www.xs4all.nl/~guitars/resonance.html SONGS from the HACIENDA  www.cdbaby.com/kennharris   (now a collectors item)     Jacob's Record Company www.changerecords.com for  THE MOBIUS BAND www.mobiusband.com   to send an  e-mail  either go to my bathtubmusic or cdbaby.com sites and click on  menue item on left side of page OR click here kennharris@kennharris.com / and  to have email etc on announcement list for future performances...email or 623-933-3865 to leave message with Mary :) or OFFICE  for current cds or inf. AMADEO, and the AMADA project Boswell West Medical Office Building, 10503 West  Thunderbird Blvd. Ste. 313 Sun City AZ, 85351-3049 Books/contacts:  I recommend to my musician friends... Deep Community (adventures in the modern folk underground): Scott Alarik www.blackwolfpress.com  Jacob's mentor in the music business Ralph Jaccodine, published this book. It encourages the independent artist's understanding of the importance of what singer/songwriter/independent musicianship is all about...how do you define success???I love this book, and have discovered artists I had not been aware of because of it...and met some of them in Arizona, because of it. Performance: Livingston Taylor...a wonderful book, a synopsis of his Berkeley College of Music ( Boston ) course.  How to Record and Produce Your Own Independent Record Album:( check the title it says it all) Tim Sweeney and Mark Geller...a must have for the independent musician! CD Forge (LUCAS JONES IS THE BEST) www.cdforge.com  resource for production/Lucas and Mike Jones, also were sponsors of the AMADA project. quality, perfection with a purpose, and totally cool one stop, on target production...and did I say fun? www.cdbaby.com resource for distribution ( though I do not think digital distribution is "artist friendly" see philosophy above.) www.bathtubmusic.com   run by friends Jennifer Spector and David Tieman ( and ck out the other artists on their site and if you are a musician, consider putting your music on line, there is still room in the bathtub for more musicians! GOOD LUCK IN SEATTLE ! Abcat Recording Studio, Otis Francis, tel.  (602) 696-8763 ODIE WORKS ON ALL MY ALBUMS AND IS A MUSICIANS GIFT! www.ecolingo.com Dion Zeuss is an award winning graphic design artist, and donated HUNDREDS of hours to the AMADA project, making it look as good as the music sounds. Dion  is a tireless perfectionist when it comes to the finest of details, color resonance design, etc,  an artist and a wonderful person to work with, and recommended to all my Arizona, musician friends, (OK ALL FRIENDS... ANYwhere, and I mean anywhere...  we worked on the project, by the inf superhighway, in Arizona, New York, California, and New Mexico, for proofs and data input... ie businesses, etc. for their projects, and publicity design, cards letter heads...) The  name of her company, says alot, and if you want something original, well done and beautiful... contact Dion.   I am pleased to note that there are 1500 copies of Hacienda, are out there, and now is a collector's item, that 1000 copies of Amadeo are out there, and almost sold out ( about 20 left) and that there are over 3000 copies of the Amada project out there with only a few hundred left... not bad for the tiniest record company on the planet! I am working on "Jornada" the next guitar album, and also an alt/country/folk/soft/"no depression" type of album, and taking some voice lessonst o achieve this ... from Vanessa Purdy who unlocking my voice... please check vanessapurdy.com . Oh....... If I ever really get famous or something like that The Front ROW is for Kenn:)Heads (term first used by R. Uri who upon attending 2 concerts in a row said  "HEY,  I'm a Kenn Head" BE WELL friends ,  Kenn updated 4July2006