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…this duo has an exciting new sound, a unique sound…a Kenned & Carl sound.

--Dean Richards, WGN Television, Chicago, IL--

…Kenned & Carl perform everything equally well from their new country and touching title tune of their CD “Old Friend” to WWII songs and Broadway-like standards…

--John Russell Ghrist, Midwest Ballroom/WDCB Radio, 90.0 FM,
Glen Ellyn/Chicago-- 

Kenned & Carl are Chicago area performers who travel with a keyboard, a mixer and two speakers.  Their set-up provides audiences in any venue with the sound of a Jazz Ensemble, a Big Band, an Orchestra, or a disco dance club. 

Kenned & Carl have a magical chemistry that touches everyone they encounter, their music is inspiring and lyrical, the arrangements sound like an entire orchestra and are original, and their concerts are nothing short of amazing…taking their audience up and down the emotional gamut and one minute you are laughing and the next have a tear in your eye.

--Sandra L. Levin, Owner, Orbit Skate Center, Palatine, IL--

The years have taken the duo from the AIDS Walk in Grant Park, to the Park West, to the The Apollo Theatre (both in Peoria and Chicago), to The Carlton Hotel in Oak Park, Illinois, The Chicago Hilton and Towers, and many stops in-between.  Several Corporate representative clients include Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood; West Suburban Hospital, Oak Park; DIFFA; AIDS Walk Chicago; the International Society of Event Specialists in Atlanta; OPALGA; Chicago Association of Realtors; and the Hemmingway Foundation.

If you want high quality talent with superior attention to detail – book Kenned & Carl!  I have hired them for a variety of engagements and they NEVER disappoint.  Whether it’s an event for 20 or 400 – my guests have been entertained and enthralled by the exquisite sound and talent emanating from this dynamic duo!

--Ray Johnson, Trustee, Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL-- 

Kenned & Carl began singing at Hev’in on Walton in Chicago.  They have appeared in Chicago and the surrounding area at The Roxie; The Park West; Stars; The Gentry; Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn; Philanders of Oak Park; The North End; The Five Seasons Country Club in Burr Ridge; and The Lake Room in Oak Park, just to name a few. 

I was blown away…for an evening of thoroughly top-notch musical entertainment, you can enjoy many performers, but for an experience that is enjoyable and touches the soul, you MUST see Kenned & Carl.

--Rick Karlin, Former Entertainment Editor, Gay Chicago Magazine --

Kenned & Carl have taken their show on the road to Texas, Florida, Michigan and the Chicago-land area.  They offer concerts designed around Broadway, Great Standards, and Christmas (both sacred and secular). 

…near faultless reproductions of Broadway show tunes.

--Fred Lenhoff, Wednesday Journal, Oak Park, IL-- 

They’re more than Broadway babies…when Kenned & Carl perform one of their shows—you’re hearing Broadway, baby.

--Renee Enna, Diversions Editor, Pioneer Press-- 

Kenned & Carl have worked philanthropically in Chicago for Bonaventure House, Chicago House, and Illinois Masonic Hospital.  In Hinsdale, they performed musical programs for cancer patients and their families at The Wellness House.  In Oak Park they worked for many years with Community Response.