The Four Seasons was making me popular in Britain, but EMI America had no interest in making that happen in the States, so I just had a classical career there.

He later included jazz klezmer and other genres in his repertoire. On 24 October 2006 Kennedy broke his arm in a cycling accident confirmed in an interview on BBC Radio 3 on 20 April 2007.

He later included jazz klezmer and other genres in his repertoire. He made his early career in the classical field and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is a British-born violinist and violist.