Kenni Holmen

Kenni Holmen is one of the most active recording and touring musicians from the Twin Cities area. He performed and recorded with many local, national and international artists over his thirty-year career.

Kenni has performed with Prince, Cory Wong, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, T.C. Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie. Also, Donny Osmond, The Rev. Billy Graham Crusade, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, and Garrison Keillor. Additionally, The Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, just to name a few. Kenni has recorded with Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Prince, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Ben Sidran, Babyface, Mandy Moore, and more.

Holmen remains busy recording album projects and jingles. Also, he writes, co-produces and performs with New Age artist Lorie Line, a role he has held since 1993. This includes a performance at The White House in the fall of 2000. Twin Cities Reader magazine voted Kenni Best Tenor Sax Player. Moreover, Kenni is also featured with Prince’s long-running horn section, The HornHeads. With them, he has toured throughout the United States and Europe since 1992.