Jen Kearney

SHK Music is proud to host Jen Kearney's full band and Cilla Bonnie's trio for what will be a very special evening of music at Boston Harbor Distillery. JEN KEARNEY - https://jenkearney.com/ Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Jen Kearney has spent some time seasoning her particular style of original music. Her sound is truly an amalgamation of genres including Soul, R&B, Funk, Rock, and Latin. Kearney’s music and attention to lyrics and has met critical acclaim nationally and internationally. Kearney released a 4-song EP called ‘Atlantic’ in 2022 to international acclaim. She has released several self-produced full-length albums and session work on many other projects. She has toured extensively both as a solo act and with a full band. She spent 2018-2020 in London touring the UK with her own act and with a 9-piece Latin band called Snowboy & the Latin Section. Kearney has shared the stage with Maceo Parker, Los Lobos, Daryl Hall, Mavis Staples, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Derek Trucks Band and more. She is a two-time New England Music Award Nominee. “singer-songwriter-keyboardist, Jen Kearney has now been back in the states for a while, whence she has just released a four-track EP…Jen Keeps to her soulful inclinations across the project, a whiff of Stevie with a little pop and some jazzier meat on its funky bones…” -Chris Wells, Echoes Magazine “Lots of things make Kearney’s new EP a wonderful trip: deep soul, jazz flourishes, huge funk horns, introspective lyrics sung in Kearney’s big, blustery voice.” – Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald “Jen Kearney is a gifted singer who can belt out a song with the best of them. She puts a refreshing new spin on funk music…modernizing it with thoughtfully conceived lyrics… simply mesmerizing.” -Steve Morse (Billboard/Rolling Stone) CILLA BONNIE - https://www.cillabonniemusic.com/ Cilla is a working bass player, singer and songwriter. Over the past 15 years she’s performed, toured and recorded in numerous projects from Maine to Los Angeles. In 2020 she released her fourth recording project, ‘August’ and is gearing up to record her next project in 2024. Cilla Bonnie’s music is a blend of R&B-inspired groove and structure similar to Radiohead. In addition to her solo project, Cilla currently plays bass for the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Alisa Amador and Boston-based soul artist Ali McGuirk. Check out Cilla’s most recent recording project 'August' and follow her on Instagram @cillabonniemusic to keep up with her performances and upcoming recording projects.