Kenny Schafer (b. 2000) is a composer and pianist based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He holds a BMA in composition from Oberlin Conservatory and is currently a first year MM composition student at LSU School of Music. His music combines influences from a wide array of styles including Impressionist, Latin, jazz, Baroque, African, and pop music. Schafer’s music demonstrates a strong passion for the great composers of the Western Classical Canon maintaining an artistic voice that is utterly contemporary.