Artists:Kenni And Company

Kenni & Co, San Francisco's all-acoustic americana/contemporary folk quintet, has just released it's second album, Shine Shine Shine. "Back at Your Father's House," the first single from the album, is already in garageband.com's all-time top 10 best female vocals, top 10 best lyrics, and top 25 songs in the americana category. Reviewers have been asked to answer the age-old "sounds like" question, and the answers are all over the map--Joan Baez, Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, Norah Jones, June Carter--but there is no doubt that they like what they hear.

Kenni's listeners hear the voices of their favorite musical storytellers in her songs because Kenni works hard to be a storyteller. "Whether it's fictional or not, if it's a good story, if the emotions in it are real, the performance takes care of itself." Kenni puts the song first, the words and music together creating a world unto itself. Kenni writes songs that speak to listeners. And listeners speak back. . . and a conversation is born.

Joshua Zucker has been playing throughout the Bay Area since relocating from Saratoga Springs, New York, where he studied jazz performance and classical composition at Skidmore College. While in New York, he toured extensively with Gakk, featuring brother David Zucker of Seattleºs drum-n-bass phenomenon, Siamese. He toured with singer-songwriter Garrin Benfield in support of Boz Scaggsº recent tour. Josh is featured on Garrin's new release August Live.

Anne Schrager first established herself in the Bay Area music scene as a pianist pursuing folkloric music study interests. Her career began in New York, where she studied classical piano and composition at Mannes Conservatory and Ithaca College later pursuing a degree in jazz piano and composition from the New School for Social Research. Since moving to the Bay Area, Anne has continued to perform as a pianist, percussionist and vocalist in projects ranging from multimedia to West African drum ensembles, and just about everything in between.

Josh Greenberg is a multi-instrumentalist who honed his skills on the streets of New York City before moving to San Francisco in 1994. He is a regular in the blues clubs of San Francisco and plays virtually every percussion device imaginable, from drum set to household furniture. His vast and varied influences are apparent in his playing. He has blended his blinding speed with great precision and a deep knowledge of polyrhythm to come up with an instantly identifiable sound. read more.