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Kenny Garrett

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Kenny Garrett is a jazz saxophonist. He was born in Detroit, MI in 1960. His father was a tenor saxophonist. Kenny's career took off when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1978, then led by Duke's son, Mercer Ellington. Three years later he played in the Mel Lewis Orchestra (playing the music of Thad Jones) and also the Dannie Richmond Quartet (focusing on Charles Mingus's music). In 1984, he recorded his first album as a bandleader, Introducing Kenny Garrett. From there, his career has included 11 albums as a leader and numerous Grammy nominations. During his career, Kenny has played with many jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Brian Blade, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones, and Mulgrew Miller

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more

Read "Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Recognizing Thelonious Monk, birthdate October 10th, during Monktober with songs Purple Shades, In Walked Bud, Criss Cross, and Straight No Chaser. Classic music from Gloria Lynne, Johnny Hartman, and more. New music from Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, and more. Birthdays for Oscar Pettiford, Jean-Luc Ponty, and more. Playlist Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra with ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Homage to John Coltrane, Including the Album A Love Supreme Interpreted By Four Different Jazz Musicians

Read "Homage to John Coltrane, Including the Album A Love Supreme Interpreted By Four Different Jazz Musicians" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Our annual tribute to John Coltrane on the week of his birthday--His music as interpreted by Billy Bang, Bob Mintzer Big Band, Kenny Garrett, Larry Coryell and more. Includes a rendering of the album A Love Supreme with four different jazz artists performing each part of the four-part composition. Playlist John Coltrane “Giant Steps"--from ...

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Article: Profile

Children of the Light: Forging New Footprints

Read "Children of the Light: Forging New Footprints" reviewed by Jiaowei Hu


"The trio is a real laboratory for colours, voices, and ways of playing interactions," says the Panamanian-born jazz pianist Danilo Pérez. With bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade, Pérez has forged a bond over two decades in Wayne Shorter's last and yet groundbreaking Footprints Quartet. After Shorter withdrew from the public eye, the three sidemen ...

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Article: Inside The Interview

Lineage, Lift-Off: Sarah Hanahan’s Alto Speaks in the Present Tense

Read "Lineage, Lift-Off: Sarah Hanahan’s Alto Speaks in the Present Tense" reviewed by Steven Roby


Alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan plays with the urgency of a musician who learned the music in real time--absorbing the tradition on the bandstand and transforming it into forward momentum. “I've always been sure of my connection to the instrument," she says. “Anyone who knows me knows my dad is a drummer and a great ...

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Article: Album Review

David Bode: Good Hang

Read "Good Hang" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Good Hang. That is not only a good name for an album but one that depicts the luminous spirit animating a splendid debut recording by New Orleans-bred composer, arranger and saxophonist David Bode's stellar nineteen-member Crescent City-based big band. From end to end, top to bottom, stem to stern or inside out, this studio session is ...

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Article: Album Review

Mitch Towne: Refuge

Read "Refuge" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


After organ trios came to prominence during the 1950s, jazz groove has never been the same. Performers like Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, and most notably Jimmy Smith introduced a new level of soul to jazz music. With Refuge, organist Mitch Towne makes a compelling debut as a leader, adding his name to a who's who of ...

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Article: Interview

Sharel Cassity: In the Spirit

Read "Sharel Cassity: In the Spirit" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright


Even on an old familiar tune like Charlie Chaplin's “Smile" (1936), it is clear from note one that Sharel Cassity is a child of Bird, an altoist in the modernist tradition of Charlie Parker. Her first influence was actually her biological father, an organist, with whom she shared the stage in New Orleans at age 11, ...

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Article: Live Review

Christian McBride & Ursa Major at Assembly

Read "Christian McBride & Ursa Major at Assembly" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Christian McBride & Ursa Major Assembly Kingston, New YorkMarch 18, 2025 More than a West Philly kid who fell in love with the city's smooth '70s soul, bassist/bandleader/composer Christian McBride is a true ambassador of the vibe. The man radiates good times and good intent. With over three hundred recordings ...

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Article: Live Review

David Pastor trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson at Barcelona Jamboree Sala 3

Read "David Pastor trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson at Barcelona Jamboree Sala 3" reviewed by Artur Moral


David Pastor Trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson Jamboree Sala 3 Barcelona, Spain Pur Jazz March 4, 2025 If David Pastor had been born, say, in Sedalia, Missouri, instead of in Sedaví, in the Spanish Valencia province, his professional career and its media impact would probably have been quite ...


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