Ramon Kenan - Trumpet
Ramon Kenan adds the high note icing on the Swing Street cake. Ramon is a Raleigh native who holds a BA in Music from Oral Roberts University, and has been performing professionally since high school. In the late ‘90’s Ramon was the Adjunct Trumpet professor at both North Carolina Central University and North Carolina State University. He has performed with jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Byron Stripling, Fred Wesley, Stanley Turrentine, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. His international travels include Canada, Indonesia, Europe, the Bahamas, and Russia.
In addition to playing lead trumpet with Swing Street, Ramon is a current Member of the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra, the Raleigh Jazz Orchestra, and the North Carolina Brass. He is a local radio producer, song writer, and composer. He has composed a five (5) movement symphony with plans to premiere it by year 2009.
Ramon's "Trumpetology" CD is available for sale on his personal website at:
http://www.ramonkenan.com/Trumpetology.html
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Central Carolina's Premier
9-Piece Swing Band
Central Carolina's Premier
9-Piece Swing Band