While much of the world sheltered in place during the first year of the pandemic, jazz great Kenny Garrett quietly marked several milestones. In the fall of 2020, the alto and soprano saxophonist ...

On Standard of Language, alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett explores every popular trend in jazz, covering the last fifty years of the genre’s history. From free jazz to soft and all the bop in between, ...

Native Detroiter Kenny Garrett has been on the cutting edge of jazz for some time now. The former Miles Davis sideman has built a reputation as an uncompromising trailblazer while managing to write ...

One of the most widely recognized and well-respected saxophone players around right now, Kenny Garrett, has produced numerous albums. He has worked with several key players in the contemporary jazz ...

No surprise then that Kenny Garrett’s recent set at Ronnie Scott’s consisted of two elements: edge-of your-seat, improvisatory explorations on the edge of free jazz, riding high on great technical ...

Alto and soprano saxophonist Kenny Garrett is an explorer. He's constantly seeking new situations, new sources of inspiration, and new ways to expand the boundaries of his own musical conception.

In 1988, Miles Davis needed an alto sax player for his small-ensemble Live Around the World sessions. He chose a 27-year-old from Detroit named Kenny Garrett. Garrett is 45 now, but he's still ...

Mike Stern is right behind Pat Metheny as a neo-fusion guitarist in search of new sounds. Among the many guest musicians on "These Times" are Bela Fleck (banjo), Kenny Garrett (saxophone) and Richard ...

The problem with smooth jazz is not that it uses repeating pop melodies and R&B grooves, but rather that it uses them so badly. Tunes don't have to be sappy; rhythms don't have to be mechanical; ...

KENNY GARRETT'S NEW album, "Beyond the Wall," is ostensibly a tribute to Chinese culture inspired by the alto saxophonist's recent trip to that country. More persuasively, however, it is a tribute to ...