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Kenny Nightingale The Music Maker - BIOGRAPHY
Kenny Nightingale The Music Maker - BIOGRAPHY: Nightingale is a Nigerian born musician based in the United States of America. Inspired by John Coltrane, Michael Jackson, Dave Koz, Hugh Masekela, Kenny G, Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Charlie Parker, Aaron Neville. Jimmy Hendrix. His musical background began with a strong family of 8 talented and musically gifted brothers. Motivated in his music career by so many legends before him, just to name a few, Jimmy Hendrix, Grover Washington Jr, Slash, and Jonathan Butler. Kenny Nightingale is an American based smooth jazz recording artist who includes a fusion of gospel and contemporary beats. Mr. Nightingale writes songs and creates sounds that come from the deep. He plays with angelical tunes and a unique blend of jazz from all parts of the world.
My Saxophone, his latest single, was created from his passion for the instruments that he plays. That alone has confirmed to him that playing angelical sounds of smooth jazz with a unique blend form all parts of the world is what he is commissioned to this day. Kenny is a Gospel Choice Awards 2016 Nominee for Best Instrumental Album. In 2020/ 2021 Kenny's single "Coltrane To Montgomery" topped the Smooth Jazz 100 Billboard chart at #24 and the smoothjazz network chartsat #11. Kenny's single Hello" came out August 13th of 2021. This date is very significant to Mr. Nightingale. "Hello" originally written by the legendary Lionel Richie was adapted to a salsa-Latin jazz rhythm. And made it to the smooth jazz network billboard charts in 2021. A new single is out now on the radio "My Saxophone" is one of his writings and it's set to make a smash hit on the charts this year.
