Kitchen's Passport

Biography After his debut solo show at the University of Alberta, Kenya was invited back to do a performance for the University's International Week. "I didn't feel that ready to do the show by myself so I got in touch with a few musicians I had jammed with to see if they were up for it. After the first couple of sessions, we felt really good playing together that we decided to form the band." Formed in January 2004 with the aim of only doing one show, Kitchen's Passport is taking its first steps performing in Edmonton. Composed of students, the band tries to squeeze in time between classes, work and exams to write new material and jam. Influenced by U2, The Dave Matthews Band, the Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty. Whitney Houston, Boyz II men and Brian Mcknight as well as Motown, Kenya's music is hard to pin down but he does get the crowds going. "We still are not quite sure where we would place oursleves in the music genres as we all come from different musical backgrounds and influences. We just like to groove." said Kenya when asked about the band's identity. The members of Kitchen's Passport are: Kenya Kondo-singer/songwriter, guitar Gabe Donnelley-vocals Tim Smith-Violin Paul Chernik-Keyboard Ryan Stewart-guitar Dan Yeung-cello Jesse Whitehead- Drums and percussion Discography Wait (demo): Streaming from Broadjam and New Music Canada Moses(live): Live version from Kitchen's Passport's Lister Hall Show, Feb. 2004. Streaming from Broadjam and New Music Canada. #4 week of 8th-14th November 2004 in the folk-rock category on boradjam.com (2nd week on charts) # 8 in mixed vocals production category (1st week on charts) on broadjam.com # 8 on 30th Oct. 2004 in the folk-rock category on Broadjam.com (1st week on charts) Gabe's Song: Demo streaming from New Music Canada

We are primarliy a live band with a great full sound . Our main venue has been the SUB stage and the Power Plant both at the Univeristy of Alberta. Kenya can be seen all over town where ever there is an open mic night.

We are into a very diverse range of styles. From mowtown and classic RnB to bands like U2, Matchbox Twenty, The Goo Goo Dolls, Vertical Horizon, Coldplay, The Dave Matthews Band, Boyz II Men, Jack Johnson,Metallica, The Red hot Chilli Peppers and Hawksley Workman (great performer that one).

FULL LINE UP GEAR three vocal mics DI for keyboard DI for guitar with multi-effects pedal 2 mics (for a violin and a cello) plugin for electric guitar (guitar runs through a fender amp 50watts) plugin for an acoustic guitar mics for drum set bass amp stage monitors FULL ACOUSTIC LINEUP 3 vocal mics 2 acoustic guitar plugins 2 mics (violin and cello) mic for Njembe (hand drum) keyboard DI stage monitors LIMTED ACOUSTIC LINEUP 2 vocal mics 2 acoustic guitar plugins 3 mics( violin,cello and Njembe-hand drum) stage monitors Links: The Local Music Directory http://www.localmusicdirectory.com A directory of musician and music business website links organized by category