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Dave McKenna
photo credit: Janet Sommer

Active

1940s - 2000s

Born

May 30, 1930 in Woonsocket, RI

Died

October 18, 2008 in Woonsocket, RI

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Piano Jazz Swing Jazz Instrument Mainstream Jazz Standards Stride

Member Of

Concord All Stars
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Dave McKenna

Biography by Scott Yanow

Pianist whose career began in the 1940s; however, his elegant, lush, and slightly loopy, style flashed to jazz's earliest days.
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Album Highlights

  • Dancing in the Dark
    Dave McKenna
    Dancing in the Dark
  • Blues Up
    Dave McKenna
    Blues Up
  • Easy Street
    Dave McKenna
    Easy Street
  • Celebration of Hoagy Carmichael
    Dave McKenna
    Celebration of Hoagy Ca …
  • A Handful of Stars
    Dave McKenna
    A Handful of Stars
  • Double Play: No Bass Hit/Major League
    Dave McKenna
    Double Play: No Bass Hi …
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Artists Moods

  • Elegant
  • Sophisticated
  • Amiable/Good-Natured
  • Carefree
  • Confident
  • Dramatic
  • Earnest
  • Earthy
  • Energetic
  • Exuberant
  • Freewheeling
  • Literate
  • Lively
  • Melancholy
  • Nostalgic
  • Passionate
  • Playful
  • Poignant
  • Refined
  • Rousing
  • Sentimental
  • Stately
  • Stylish
  • Warm
  • Witty
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