LARRY MCKENNA
Genres: Hard Bop, Pop, Art Song, Folk • United States

Larry McKenna, tenor saxophonist, has performed as soloist with many jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Jon Faddis, Buddy DeFranco, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Frank Tiberie, Warren Vache, Mickey Roker, Rosemarie Clooney, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Peter Nero & the Philly Pops and many more. He is currently an instructor of jazz theory, harmony, and saxophone at the Community College of Philadelphia, and has numerous advanced private students, many of whom are well-known professional musicians. Larry began playing at the age of fourteen. At age 18, he went on the road for a year with a five-piece band of Philadelphia musicians playing clubs along the East Coast. He returned to Philadelphia and attended the Granoff School of Music and played local gigs before playing in Woody Herman’s Orchestra. After touring with Herman’s band, he returned to Philadelphia, then joined George Young’s Band in Wildwood, N.J. and played with that read more...