Career Highlights

DISCOGRAPHY

“Kenia Celebrates Dorival Caymmi” – Mooka Records – 2010
“Simply Kenia” – Mooka Records -2008 * Winner of the 2008 Brazilian International Press Awards for Best CD of the Year
“Project: Ivan Lins” – Mooka Records – 1997
“Love Lives On” – Denon Records – 1991
“What You’re Looking For” – Denon Records – 1990
“Distant Horizon” – MCA Records – 1988
“Initial Thrill” – MCA Records – 1987

SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES

Untitled 4Jovino Santos Neto Quartet – “A Celebration of Sergio Mendes”
River City Brass Band – “Tribute to Duke Elington and Antonio Carlos Jobim”
Joe Negri – “Children’s Project”
MCG Jazz – “New Home” (various artists Compilation CD)
James Taylor – “That’s Why I’m Here”
Justo Almario – “To The Max”
Salsamba – “The Traveler”
Donald Harrison – “The Devil’s Toothpick” (Original Soundtrack)
Claudio Roditi – “Red on Red”

JAZZ FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES

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“Bonaire Heineken Jazz Festival ” – ABC Islands
“York Jazz Festival” – York, PA
“Mellon Jazz Festival” – Harrisburg, PA
“Cape May Jazz Festival” – Cape May, NJ
“Three Rivers Arts Festival” – Pittsburgh, PA (with Orchesta Tropical)
“Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival” – Rehoboth, DE
“Music at Gretna” – Mount Gretna, PA
“Berks Jazz Festival” – Reading, PA
“Mellon Jazz Festival” – Pittsburgh, PA
“Syracuse Jazz Festival” – Syracuse, NY
“Warsaw Jazz Festival” – Warsaw, Poland
“Animal Crackers Jazz Festival” – Madison, WI

Broadcast Appearances

Horizons” – WQED-TV, Pittsburgh
“The Edge” – WRUP – Pittsburgh, PA
“The Morning Show” – KDKA TV – Pittsburgh, PA
“Live from Studio A” – WQED TV – Pittsburgh, PA
“On Q” – WQED TV – Pittsburgh, PA
“Bruce Krane Show” – PCTV TV – Pittsburgh, PA
“Pimienta” – Maria Conchita Alonso, Mexico City (Broadcast to 18 Spanish-speaking countries)
“Warsaw Jazz Festival” – Channel 1 – Poland
“Sem Censura” – TVE – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Gente do Rio” – TVRIO – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Brazil / New York” – WNYC – New York, NY

Brazilian Vocalist Extrordinaire Kenia