Kenny Garrett

Kenny Garrett is an American saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most distinctive instrumentalists to emerge from Detroit's 1980s and 1990s jazz scenes. A versatile musician, he is equally at home playing classic jump-and-rhythm & blues, standards, modal music and jazz-funk. Receiving his first professional break with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1978, he moved to New York and joined the Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra. Introducing Kenny Garrett, his Criss Cross leader debut, appeared in 1984. During a five-year stint with Miles Davis's group, he issued ...