Kenny Garrett Musical artist

Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is a Grammy Award-winning American post bop jazz saxophonist and flautist who gained fame in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and of Miles Davis's band. He has since pursued a successful solo career and has been described as "...The most important alto saxophonist of his generation" by Washington City Paper and "...One of the most admired alto saxophonists in jazz after Charlie Parker" by The New York Times.

Personal facts

Kenny Garrett
Birth dateOctober 09, 1960
Birth place
Detroit , Michigan

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Musical artist

Career started1978
associated musical artist
Miles Davis
Woody Shaw
Art Blakey
Marcus Miller
Five Peace Band Live
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Post-bop
Jazz fusion
record label
Warner Bros. Records
Atlantic Records
Criss Cross Jazz
Mack Avenue Records

Kenny Garrett on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.kennygarrett.com
  2. http://www.mackavenue.com/artists/detail/kenny_garrett