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	Riding the riff home
		Garrett's originality starts with his tone: a roar of hot-and-sour sonorities, brawn and warm projection, brindled by a soulful grit straight from the streets of Detroit.
		Garrett was at a Mack Avenue Dairy Queen with his father one day around 1970 when the burly tenor sax of Stanley Turrentine came barreling through the car radio.
		Garrett was about to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1978 when Wiggins arranged for him to play a few gigs with the Ellington band, then led by Duke's son, Mercer.
	www.freep.com /fun/music/qjazz29.htm (1685 words)

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		Kenny studied with one of Detroit's finest jazz teachers in trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, and before he could graduate from high school Garrett was already performing and touring with the Mercer Ellington Orchestra, with whom he consumed the sound of Cootie Williams for three and a half years.
		Kenny's strong leadership and talent, due to his understanding of the history and what the music is all about through his teachings from the jazz gurus, enabled him to start his own quartet which has been stable for a few years, now.
		Kenny Garrett may not get as much attention outside the jazz world that Kenny G gets, however, he is definitely an important contributer and leader in jazz music today.
	www.duke.edu /~cre2/KennyGarrett/page4.html (488 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz
		First tier alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett is notorious for his energy and for his ability to spontaneously compose (improvise).
		GarrettÃÂÃÂ’s quartet features Chris Dave, another in the seemingly endless stream of happening young drummers, who brings a startling new propulsion to the ensemble and to his musical exchanges with Garrett.
		That's what Kenny Garrett's music is about--being free and expressing in all those different genres of music.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /iviews/kgarrett2002.htm (1657 words)

	riverfronttimes.com \| Music \| Kenny Garrett \| 1999-12-15
		His initials are K.G., his first name is Kenny and he plays saxophone, but that's about the only similarities you'll be able to dredge up between the smarmy noodlings of Kenny G and the inspired, cutting-edge approach of alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett.
		Garrett, a native of Detroit, just turned 39 in October, but he's already carved out a two-decade musical career that includes stints with Miles Davis, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Woody Shaw and the underappreciated band Out of the Blue and even a regular touring gig with Sting.
		And Garrett has also put together an impressive string of recordings as a leader that has earned him a reputation among critics and fellow musicians as one of the finest alto-sax players on the planet.
	www.rftstl.com /issues/1999-12-15/music/soundchecks.html (344 words)

	The Chanticleer: Volume 50, Issue 25: Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kenny Garrett has quietly emerged as one of the most important figures in modern jazz.
		Garrett and the band played on through the heartbreak, producing an album that remains optimistic and, as the title suggests, happy.
		Kenny Garrett may not be the greatest saxophonist who ever lived, but he certainly makes a strong case for the top 10.
	www.jsu.edu /chanticleer/vol50/features/5025feat-kennygarrett.html (389 words)

	Kenny's Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As the jazz world settles into the third year of the new millennium, it has become eminently apparent that Kenny Garrett is the most consistently scintillating and inspiring alto/soprano saxophone force in the genre.
		Fittingly, Garrett chose that word for the title of one of the new compositions on Standard of Language - because keeping jazz fresh and vital in the present tense has been his mission since he arrived on the scene in the early `80s.
		Kenny dedicated the entire 1999 album, to him, whom he called his "musical brother." Now, on Standard of Language, he respectfully introduces a song that was inspired by Kirkland, titled “Doc Tone's Short Speech.” "'Doc Tone' was Kenny Kirkland's nickname," he said.
	swingstreet.com /jazzworld/asp/artistpages/KennyGarrett/artistbio.asp (1635 words)

	Kenny Garrett: Happy People - PopMatters Music Review
		LListening to Kenny Garrett's sweet-tough sax on Happy Days, his seventh outing for Warners, it is tempting to speculate on what might have happened if smooth jazz had not appeared on the scene.
		Garrett's quartet consists of himself (alto and soprano sax), Vernell Brown (piano), Chris Dave (drums), and Charnett Moffett (acoustic bass).
		Garrett obviously hero-worships Hutcherson and he is in many ways the ideal role-model for the younger man, their tone, attitude, and goals are very similar.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/g/garrettkenny-happy.shtml (1258 words)

	InternetEd Reviews: Kenny Garrett- Standard Of Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Standard Of Language, like Kenny Garrett’s 2002 record, the unexpectedly smooth Happy People, has earned this promising jazz musician much attention and a great deal of respect.
		All in all, throughout Standard Of Language, Garrett’s stunning alto-sax playing proves to be perfectly improvised and flexible enough to handle the elastic song structures with plenty of grace and flair.
		Kenny Garrett fires things up with the lively “What Is This Thing Called Love?,” a sometimes humorous, sometimes frantic piece.
	www.interneted.com /Reviewpages/garrettkennystandard.htm (287 words)

	Around the Nation - Kenny Garrett - Jazz at the Bistro -St. Louis, MO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garrett opened up the set with a high-energy song that was full of experimentation and abstraction.
		Garrett’s ability to mold each note into a separate entity sets his style apart from standard definitions.
		Garrett is also known for his love of the Japanese culture.
	www.thejazznation.com /AroundTheNation/KennyGarrett.htm (252 words)

	Jazz Police - “G-Force” on the Band Stand—Kenny Garrett Quartet at the Iridium, October 26-30
		Kenny Garrett grew up surrounded by jazz, gospel, R & B, and classical music in his native Detroit.
		Moving to New York 3 years later, Garrett played in the Ellington band’s Sophisticated Ladies; he was exposed to the music of Thad Jones as a member of the Mel Lewis Orchestra and to the music of Mingus as a member of the Dannie Richmond Quintet.
		The Kenny Garret Quartet will be on the bandstand at the Iridium in New York City, October 26-30, sets at 8 and 10 pm (www.iridiumjazzclub.com).
	www.jazzpolice.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5475&Itemid=117 (773 words)

	KEXP 90.3 FM - where the music matters
		Recorded in California during the week of September 11, 2001, Garrett's latest release "Happy People" not only manifests a snapshot of Kenny's musical vision, but also reflects the resilience of mankind in the face of global adversity.
		Garrett, his band, co-producer Marcus Miller, and very special guest, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, all persevered during this trying time to create an album brimming with spiritual oneness and optimism.
		Garrett continues down a path of composition that started in earnest on his 1997 album, "Songbook." After a series of acclaimed albums interpreting others' material he was honored with a Grammy nomination for his first collection of all original works.
	www.kexp.org /learn/feature_kennygarrett.asp (242 words)

	Kenny Garrett STANDARD OF LANGUAGE
		Kenny Garrett is one of those artists whose pedigree cannot be questioned.
		With Garrett's sax and Charnett Moffett's throbbing bass lines, this CD has a great live feel to it.
		Garrett's friend never got to hear this song, but you shouldn't miss it.
	www.geocities.com /caughtlivetoo/garrettcdsol.htm (296 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Pursuance [the Music of John Coltrane]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garrett's chief foil throughout is guitarist Pat Metheny, the quartet completed by bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Brian Blade.
		Given that Garrett's latest opus, Simply Said, is somewhat mellow and meandering by comparison, it's probably wise to delve back a few years for this and 1997's Songbook.
		With 'Pursuance' Kenny Garrett did not so much erect a mortuary monument in honour of a illustrious dead man, as a sanctuary, light and glassy, where we can meditate and study and meet friends.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002N69 (1179 words)

	Variety.com - Reviews - Kenny Garrett Quartet
		The "language" that Garrett speaks of in the album's title is the lexicon of hard bop-modern translations of Wayne Shorter and John Coltrane.
		Garrett stretched the opening "XYZ" nearly to its breaking point, firing off a series of increasingly impassioned tenor salvos, starting with complex treatises and ending up with single, sustained notes that mimicked guttural cries and plaints to heaven above.
		Garrett switched to soprano sax for that slippery tune, waxing wraithlike at first, then segueing into a playful bit of sparring with Brown, who tossed a wry quote from "London Bridge" into one of his solos.
	www.variety.com /review/VE1117920494?categoryid=34&cs=1 (462 words)

	Kenny Garrett
		Kenny Garrett is one of the most exciting saxophonists of the past decade.
		Kenny recognizes Art Blakey as one of the masters who allowed musicians to hone their craft in his institutions.
		Garrett grew up on James Brown and was listening to Prince, so it was actually a perfect vehicle for him.
	www.smooth-jazz.de /Artists1/Garrett.html (981 words)

	Music \| Kenny Garrett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Garrett, an alumnus of the Miles Davis band, has a thick tone and a massive, assaultive solo style that takes as much from Coltrane as from Charlie Parker.
		Besides speed, Garrett has full-mouth articulation, taking big round bites out of each note no matter what the velocity, and his harmonic reach means that those notes keep pouring out in unpredictable patterns.
		Garrett offers some variety with his soprano playing, the McCoy Tyner—like 6/8 " Kurita Sensei, " the easy, fusion-esque melody (" Native Tongue "), and the start-stop abstraction of " Gendai.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/otr/documents/02827364.htm (197 words)

	Kenny Garrett Quartet
		Garrett's professional career began at age 18, with the Ellington Orchestra.
		Garrett stayed with Davis until the trumpeter's death in 1992.
		Garrett gives high priority to keeping an audience entertained — "because when I go to a club as a listener, I want to be entertained." But unlike his smoother counterpart, this Kenny G. doesn't water down the music.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/073197/article030.shtml (472 words)

	The Harvard Crimson :: Arts :: Unhappy People
		Garrett hit closer to the mark when he put down his alto and picked up a soprano sax, as he did on “Asian Medley,” a three song compilation of Japanese and Korean folk tunes.
		Moreover, Garrett infused his interpretation with pathos so breathtaking it was hard to reconcile his performace with the concert’s opening.
		Garrett was at his absolute best when he stayed within—but was not constrained by—the structure of his chord changes, but he did that all too infrequently to redeem the remainder of the show.
	www.thecrimson.com /printerfriendly.aspx?ref=254313 (572 words)

	Songbook (Kenny Garrett)
		Kenny Garrett is one of those rare musicians who consistently amazes whether playng his own compositions as he does here or working out on standards.
		Kenny Garrett is a huge talent and I will be checking out anything he releases from here on out.
		Kenny Garrett puts double harmonic minor (major scale with b2,b6) to use as only he can in Sing a song of song, giving it that middle eastern-walking-across-a-dessert-at-high-noon sound.
	johnkeyes.com /a/B000002NEN-songbook.html (599 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Kenny Garrett
		One of the most distinctive saxophone voices to emerge in the 1980s and 1990s, Garrett is a product of the flourishing jazz scene in Detroit, where, like his contemporaries Geri Allen and Regina Carter, he came under the influence of inspirational trumpeter Marcus Belgrave.
		But it was his work with another inspirational trumpeter, Miles Davis, that brought Garrett's work to an international audience for the first time, mainly on the albums Amandla and Dingo from 1989 and 1990 respectively.
		In all this Garrett's blues-tinged, precise and rapid-fire style stands out, and it is mainly so individual because of his seemingly inexhaustible fund of invention.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/kenny_garrett.shtml (251 words)

	Jazz Artist Interview - Kenny Garrett Keeps Energy High@ jazzreview.com
		Garrett’s one off those players who gets into the music, penning compelling compositions, then exploring them deeply and thoroughly with a band of hand-picked, like-minded musicians.
		Kenny Garrett: He was a pianist I really thought had a lot of promise.
		Kenny Garrett: First time I went to Japan I was 18, playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra [with Mercer Ellington].
	www.jazzreview.com /articledetails.cfm?ID=1426 (1590 words)

	Kenny Garrett - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Kenny Garrett - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960.
		Kenny played with Miles Davis and Art Blakey before going out on his own.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kenny_Garrett (118 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Kenny Garrett
		Unlike all the other kids who ditch the alto as soon as their fingers get big enough to pick up the tenor to try to be the next 'Trane, Kenny Garrett knew that he wanted to chunk it out on the alto.
		Garrett's first professional gig was not too shabby; he got a seat in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, under the direction of Duke's son, Mercer.
		While Garrett has the freedom to work with almost anyone in the jazz community, he has chosen to build his band around people with open ears who are unafraid to follow him in his sonic wanderings.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/03.23.05/garrett-0512.html (695 words)

	Kenny Garrett MP3 Downloads - Kenny Garrett Music Downloads - Kenny Garrett Music Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As of 2002, Kenny Garrett had spent a decade recording for Warner Bros., with Happy People being his seventh release for the major label.
		That was a remarkable accomplishment in an era when, to succeed, it seemed that jazz musicians either had to adopt pop-oriented contemporary jazz as their style or, if they stayed in a traditional mode, be, uh, dead.
		Garrett remained very much alive, but Happy People demonstrated the strategies that the alto saxophonist had developed to maintain his precarious status.
	www.mp3.com /albums/523441/summary.html (348 words)

	Vancouver Jazz Forum - Kenny Garrett
		For those that weren't there Kenny basically fired the band after the first tune and played duo with the piano player the rest of the set until the second half of the last tune (giant steps) when he brought the band up for a drum solo then huffed off stage saying "That's it, were done..".
		I understand that Kenny was P.O-ed on the first nite, and pretty sick on the second nite.
		I was a tad disappointed that Kenny couldn't observe the size of the room and not have to play with all of the mics and monitors.
	vancouverjazz.com /forums/showthread.php?t=343 (1160 words)

	Georgia State University School of Music - View Article
		Kenny Garrett will give a free MASTER CLASS on Monday, April 14 at 3:00 pm in Room 150 of the Haas Howell building (corner of Forsyth and Poplar) on the GSU campus in Downtown Atlanta.
		Born in Detroit, Kenny Garrett was introduced to the saxophone early by his father, who played tenor.
		Above all, Kenny Garrett is about making a way for all of music to grow.
	www.music.gsu.edu /articleview.aspx?id=39 (493 words)

	Local 802 News - Publications & Press Releases
		Planning to go to college, Garrett was presented instead in 1978 with an invitation to join the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which was led by Duke's son Mercer.
		In the mid-'80s, Garrett not only released his first solo album but he also began playing with many of the greats he grew up listening to.
		Kenny Garrett: I grew up in Detroit and I remember in my childhood being at the Dairy Queen with my father.
	www.local802afm.org /publication_entry.cfm?xEntry=25549551 (2882 words)

	SHEILA JORDAN, KENNY GARRETT, at Ronnie Scott`s Jazz Club LONDON. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		His first recording as a leader, Introducing Kenny Garrett, was made for the European Criss Cross label in 1984, and features trumpeter Woody Shaw alongside him.
		On Garrett 5 (Paddle Wheel, 1988), Shaw is replaced by Wallace Roney while Mulgrew Miller retains the piano stool, but it is Garrett's 1990s' Warner albums upon which his considerable current reputation rests.
		Of the new album, Garrett says: 'I'm working on setting what the standard should be for my music' - both in the studio and on the bandstand, the saxophonist is currently setting the standard for the contemporary jazz world.
	www.ronniescotts.co.uk /ronnie_scotts/ronniescotts/142/06.htm (650 words)

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