Kevin Vanderwerf

Kevin is a retired Engineering Fellow from Honeywell’s aerospace group who specialized in navigation algorithms and Kalman filtering.  He was born and raised in Minnesota and moved to Oro Valley with his wife Kim and their two kids (then in middle school) in 2002.  Kevin continued to work for a Minneapolis Honeywell operation from his home until he retired in 2019.

Kevin started playing guitar at a young age and performed with a local country band in high school, but his love was always rock and roll.  After a long hiatus from playing guitar while raising a family, Kevin joined with another local musician (Tim Hilzendeger) in 2015, and they began performing as a duo in 2017.  They adopted the name KT Klassics.  (The KT stands for Kevin and Tim).  In early 2022, Tim moved to San Francisco.  So, Kevin became a one-man band using backing tracks to support his live guitar/keyboard and vocals  Kevin continues to use the name KT Klassics and has built a great following around the Northwest Tucson area as well as in the White Mountains (where he spends most of the summer).  He has a a great selection of songs and is continuing to expand his repertoire.  Come on and experience his show.  You will not be disappointed!