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News: Interview

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Detroit's Kenny Garrett is a restless man. Before he'd even released his 2006 Nonesuch album Beyond The Wall, he'd already moved on to a different band with a completely different repertoire. And it's always been like that for Garrett, who is constantly searching for new territory to mine and new corners of the world—both geographical and ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #46: Kenny Garrett

The Jazz Session #46: Kenny Garrett

Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Kenny Garrett about his new CD, Sketches of MD (Mack Ave Records, 2008). This album features the paired saxophones of Garrett and Pharoah Sanders, who’ve performed together many times but never recorded live. Garrett wrote all the tunes on the album, each of which draws inspiration from a sideman or groove concept ...

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Article: Interview

Kenny Garrett: Back To The Future

Read "Kenny Garrett: Back To The Future" reviewed by Jason Crane


Detroit's Kenny Garrett is a restless man. Before he'd even released his 2006 Nonesuch album Beyond The Wall, he'd already moved on to a different band with a completely different repertoire. And it's always been like that for Garrett, who is constantly searching for new territory to mine and new corners of the world--both geographical and ...

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Article: Album Review

Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium

Read "Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium" reviewed by John Kelman


Kenny Garrett continues his relationship with tenor legend Pharoah Sanders from Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch, 2006), but ditches some of the gravitas for Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium. An album of unabashed blowing and multiplicity of stylistic references, it's the closest Garrett has come to his seminal Standard of Language (Warner Bros., 2003). Were ...

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Song of the Day

Wayne's Thang

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Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2008
Duration: 5:06

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Article: Album Review

Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium

Read "Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium" reviewed by Greg Thomas


Kenny Garrett continues his mélange of modal exploration with Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium. The recording is a sequel to Beyond the Wall, Garrett’s early collaboration with Pharoah Sanders, and is a snapshot of his progression.The opening number, “The Ring,” starts with a dramatic theme stated by the alto-tenor front ...

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Article: Album Review

Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium

Read "Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett gives listeners a kaleidoscopic view of his music in this fun live recording. A post-bop saxophonist who performed with Miles Davis during the trumpeter's later fusion/funk years, Garrett has since gone on to make his own name as one of the fiercest players around. In spite of what labels/critics may have desired, ...

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Article: Live Review

Kenny Garrett at Dazzle

Read "Kenny Garrett at Dazzle" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Kenny Garrett Dazzle Denver July 25, 2008 Kenny Garrett is restless. Over his 20 or so year career, he's explored a good piece of the jazz territory. Consequently, a Kenny Garrett concert is a little like a random parachute jump; you could land just about anywhere. Friday night at Dazzle, ...

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Giant Steps

Featuring the music of Kenny Garrett
Duration: 10:49

From a performance at the 1997 Montreux Jazz Festival. Kenny Garrett (alto sax) Kenny Kirkland (piano) Nat Reeves (bass) Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

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