Jazz Articles about Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell: Prime: Live at the Downtown Room

by Graham L. Flanagan
March 7, 2010

Guitarist Kenny Burrell remains one of the few living jazz giants to emerge from the hard bop movement of the mid-1950s. Set to turn 79 this summer [2010], Burrell still occasionally performs, when he isn't too busy with his position as Head of Jazz Studies at UCLA, including a week at Yoshi's that was culled into 75th Birthday Bash Live! (Blue Note, 2006). Prime: Live at the Downtown Room showcases six straight-ahead cuts recorded live at a Buffalo club in ...

Kenny Burrell: Prime - Live at the Downtown Room

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 28, 2009

Kenny Burrell è uno dei grandi maestri della chitarra elettrica jazz emersa definitivamente sulla scena musicale negli anni cinquanta, dopo l'esplosione improvvisa di Charlie Christian negli anni quaranta. Con Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney e Tal Farlow ha costituito un quintetto di leader innovativi e capaci, che si sono suddivisi abbastanza equamente la scena negli anni cinquanta per poi vedere arrivare i nuovi fenomeni della decade successiva: Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, George Benson, Pat Martino, John McLaughlin e, in ...

Kenny Burrell: The Ralph J. Bunche Suite

by Jerry D'Souza
March 26, 2009

Kenny Burrell The Ralph J. Bunche Suite UCLA Ethnomusicology Publications 2008

Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was a man of indomitable spirit. He had to fight against the odds to succeed, but formidable barriers did not deter him. Among his many distinctions was the Nobel peace prize, the first person of color to be awarded one.

Kenny Burrell celebrates the life and legacy of Bunche in his orchestrated work, The Ralph J Bunche ...

Times Square Ball Drop? Who Needs It? Cookin' at the Jazz Bakery on New Year's Eve.

by Kim Vinson
January 25, 2009

Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Benny Green, Clayton Cameron, Trevor Ware New Year's Eve Jazz CelebrationThe Jazz BakeryLos Angeles, California December 31, 2008

Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Benny Green, Clayton Cameron, and Trevor Ware sparked a jazz-infused fireworks display bringing in 2009. Thousands may have watched with festive flair in temperatures of 4 degrees while the famous ball descended in Times Square, New York, but in Los Angeles on a foggy and cold New ...

Kenny Burrell: Kenny Burrell 75th Birthday Bash Live!

by Andrew Velez
October 10, 2008

This 75th birthday bash for and with guitar master Kenny Burrell brought together his quintet with Hammond B3 maestro Joey DeFrancesco and flute virtuoso Hubert Laws as special guests. As if that wasn’t juice enough for an evening, for the first half dozen sides of this gala, Burrell had an historic meeting with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. The opener, a Wilson tune, “Viva Tirado,” is an undulating orchestral explosion into which Burrell jumps with his unique brand of ...

Kenny Burrell: Mr. Good Notes

by Russ Musto
October 3, 2008

“I'm just trying to play the good notes," says Kenny Burrell, lighthearted laughter accompanying his response to the question of how he would characterize his style of guitar playing. The reply betrayed the genial humility that has long distinguished him as one of the music's truly gracious gentlemen. Burrell has been playing the “good notes" for well over half-a-century now, his lengthy resume and voluminous discography--arguably the greatest of any jazz guitarist--a testament to an unrivaled versatility, an important component ...

Kenny Burrell and The Jazz Heritage All-Stars play in Hollywood

by Jim Santella
July 26, 2007

Kenny Burrell and the Jazz Heritage All-Stars Catalina Bar & Grill Hollywood, California Friday, July 13, 2007

While some jazz clubs come and go, Catalina Bar & Grill has continuously brought Los Angeles the best in top-flight music for over 20 years. Local artists as well as influential visiting celebrities closely follow the club's calendar all year round. This night, the attraction was a local artist with a worldwide ...