The Kenny Garrett Quartet to Perform at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

On Saturday, February 5 at 7:30 and 9:00 PM, celebrated alto saxophonist and Warner Bros. recording artist Kenny Garrett will perform with his quartet as part of the Jazz at the Conservatory series at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. Tickets for this performance are $25 for each set; $15 for students and seniors, and can be purchased beginning Monday, January 24 with Visa or Mastercard by calling the Conservatory at 718-622-3300. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Avenue, at Lincoln Place, and is accessible by the Q or B trains to 7th Ave. or the 2 or 3 trains to Grand Army Plaza.

Kenny Garrett was born in Detroit and was introduced to the saxophone at an early age by his father, who played tenor. In 1978, Garrettt was offered a slot in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Three years later, Garrett moved to New York to play with The Mel Lewis Orchestra and the Dannie Richmond Quintet. His first album as leader, Introducing Kenny Garrett, was released in 1984, a time during which he was also recording with Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. In 1986 he began working with jazz legend Miles Davis, with whom he recorded four albums. Garrett