Kenwood Dennard

Kenwood Marshall Dennard (born March 1, 1956, New York City) is an American jazz drummer.

Dennard learned piano as a child and took up drumming at nine years of age. He attended the Manhattan School of Music from 1972 to 1973 and Berklee College of Music from 1973 to 1976. Later in the decade he worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Martino, High Life and Brand X. He played with Martino again in the late 1980s, and also with The Manhattan Transfer, Dianne Reeves, Jaco Pastorius, Lew Soloff, Bob Moses, and Stanley Jordan during that decade. In the 1990s he worked with Miles Davis, Maceo Parker, Quincy Jones, and Howard Johnson. He also led his own ensembles, including Just Advance, the Meta-Funk All Stars and Quintessence; his sidemen have included Hiram Bullock, Marcus Miller, Stanton Davis, Dave Bargeron, Herman Wright, Jr. and Victor Bailey. He is currently a professor of music at Berklee, where he has taught since 1999.

Discography

As Leader

• Joyous Lake with Pat Martino (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
• PDB with Jaco Pastorius and Hiram Bullock (DIW Records, 1989)
• Just Advance (Big World Music, 1992)

As Sideman

• 2016 Rochester 1977 Brand X Drums, Composer
• 2012 David Fiuczynksi's Planet Microjam David Fiuczynski Drums
• 2012 Soul Jazz Grooves Drums
• 2011 Friends Stanley Jordan Composer, Drums, Keyboards
• 2008 Bridging the Gap Live Yossi Piamenta Performer
• 2008 Jazz Goes Pop: Hits of the 60's, Vol. 1 Main Personnel, Drum
• 2008 State of Nature Stanley Jordan Main Personnel, Drums
• 2007 Live, Vol. 1 Robin Eubanks Keyboard Bass, Drums, Composer
• 2006 Night Dancers Paolo Lattanzi Liner Notes
• 2006 Starbright/Joyous Lake Pat Martino Main Personnel, Drums, Percussion, Composer
• 2005 Gospel for J.F.P. III: Tribute To Jaco Pastorius Drums, Primary Artist
• 2005 Kinda Jazzy Kinda Funky, Vol. 2 Drums
• 2005 Mysterious Voyages: A Tribute to Weather Report Drums
• 2005 Nunca's 2 Late Vertigo Drums
• 2004 EP Porterdavis Drums
• 2004 Kinda Jazzy Kinda Funky Drums
• 2004 UN Chumbawamba Composer
• 2004 Undercover [Hip Bop] Drums
• 2003 Macrocosm: Introducing...Brand X Brand X Guest Artist
• 2003 Soul Manifesto Live Rodney Jones Drums
• 2002 Highlights from Complete Miles Davis at Montreux Miles Davis Drums, Percussion
• 2002 Modern Electric Bass: Revised Edition Jaco Pastorius Performer
• 2002 The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 Miles Davis Drums, Percussion
• 2002 Tuba Tuba Dave Bargeron / Michel Godard Drums
• 2001 Live in New York City Jaco Pastorius Main Personnel, Drums
• 2001 Souvenirs Dave Howard Harmonica, Drums, Voices
• 2001 Tracking Kimo Williams Percussion
• 2000 As Above: Live at the Lizard Lounge Club d'Elf Drums
• 2000 The World of Drums and Percussion, Vol. 2 Drums, Primary Artist
• 2000 Timeline Brand X Drums
• 1999 First Light Pat Martino Guest Artist, Drums, Percussion, Composer
• 1999 Live in New York City, Vol. 6: Punk Jazz 2 Jaco Pastorius Guest Artist
• 1998 High Bias Niacin w/Chick Corea Guest Artist, Drums
• 1998 Holiday for Pans Jaco Pastorius Main Personnel, Drums
• 1998 Stone Blue Pat Martino Guest Artist, Drums, Percussion
• 1997 Healing Intentions Daryll Dobson Drums
• 1996 Beauty Is Only Knee Deep Jazz Funk Unit Composer
• 1996 Sketches of Coryell Larry Coryell Drums
• 1996 The Grand Encounter Dianne Reeves Arranger
• 1996 The Palo Alto Sessions Dianne Reeves Guest Artist, Drums
• 1995 Barge Burns...Slide Flies Dave Bargeron Guest Artist, Drums
• 1995 Gravity!!! Howard Johnson / Howard Johnson & Gravity Drums
• 1995 Jazz Á Go-Go [1995] Drums
• 1995 Sweetest Days Vanessa Williams Drums
• 1994 The Mind Electric Daryll Dobson Drums
• 1993 Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux Miles Davis / Quincy Jones Member of Featured Artist, Drums, Percussion
• 1992 Il Suono John Clark Drums
• 1992 Just Advance Kenwood Dennard Primary Artist, Producer, Arranger, Mixing, Drums, Jew's-Harp, Vocals (Background), Composer
• 1992 Life on Planet Groove Maceo Parker Main Personnel, Drums
• 1992 Live in New York City, Vol. 4: Trio 2 Jaco Pastorius Guest Artist
• 1991 Little Wing Lew Soloff Drums, Composer
• 1991 Live in New York City, Vol. 2: Trio Jaco Pastorius Guest Artist
• 1991 Live in New York City, Vol. 3: Promise Land Jaco Pastorius Guest Artist
• 1991 Stolen Moments Stanley Jordan Guest Artist, Drums
• 1990 Cornucopia Stanley Jordan Drums
• 1990 Live in New York City, Vol. 1: Punk Jazz Jaco Pastorius Guest Artist
• 1990 Roots Revisited: Bremen Concert Maceo Parker Main Personnel, Drums
• 1989 Time Peace Al MacDowell Drums
• 1988 Diamond Land Toninho Horta Drums
• 1987 Nothing Like the Sun Sting Drums
• 1987 The Story of Moses Bob Moses Drums
• 1987 X-Trax Brand X Drums
• 1986 PDB Jaco Pastorius Drums
• 1984 Present Time Michael Zentner Drums
• 1983 Hanalei Bay Lew Soloff Composer
• 1980 Davitt Sigerson Davitt Sigerson Drums
• 1977 Joyous Lake Pat Martino Drums, Percussion, Composer
• 1977 Livestock Brand X Drums
• 1977 For Every Heart Dianne Reeves Drums
• 1977 Live From San Francisco Brand X Drums

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References

• Mark Gilbert, "Kenwood Dennard". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.