Hello! My name is Joey Kendrick. I am a Brooklyn-based composer. I am also autistic. My music reflects my experience of the world, combining elements of jazz with minimalism and experimental electronic sounds.
Career Highlights
In 2016, I completed the six-movement Suite for Jazz Ensemble. A lot of people liked it, and I was awarded the BMI Foundation’s 1st Annual David N. Baker Jazz Composition Scholarship.
In 2019, I arranged and conducted the premiere big band performance of Ingrid Jensen’s composition Leaves at Dizzy’s Club in Lincoln Center.
In 2020, I released many remotely-recorded big band compositions, including Big Band Counterpoint, which has since been performed by some university ensembles.
In 2021, my big band composition Trickle Down was selected for performance in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop Recital.
In 2023, I released my debut solo EP, Dry January. Instead of a big band, the EP features voice, trumpet, historical audio, and ambient sounds such as a radiator.
In 2025, I released Remixes & Recovers, a collection of sound collages with sampled music and improvisation. It includes my hit single Are These Boots Made for Walkin’.
In 2026, I dropped a sneak preview of my new project: ART ROBOT. Stay tuned…
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