Kenny Garrett News

London, Jack Massarik's rating Description: Detroit sax man who has worked with Davis, Metheny, Hubbard and Tyner plays with pianist Benito Gonzalez and co.

Skull-capped shrewdie that he is, Kenny Garrett hit town yesterday with a brand-new group.

“While much has changed, from the first notes of "Rubylou's Lullaby”

Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band - Published: April 29, 2008 It's been eight years since drummer Brian Blade released the outstanding Perceptual , his last release with his Fellowship band. via All About Jazz

“You've got to be efficient and you've got to have people helping you to keep your schedule together so you don't drop all those eggs you juggle.”

Marcus Miller - Published: April 28, 2008 Pictures of Marcus Miller often show him wearing what is almost a trademark porkpie hat. via All About Jazz

Blowtorch saxophones will light up the weekend. Altoist Kenny Garrett, one of the fortyish players reshaping the mainstream, is at Catalina's. Pharaoh Sanders, the torrential veteran of modality, is at the Jazz ... via City Beat

BATTLES OF THE SAXES It's a generational cross-town battle this week with tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders , a veteran of the John Coltrane '60s, at the Jazz Bakery and alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett , a ... via Los Angeles Times

“The organ allows me to explore those spiritual elements of the music that I'm always searching for.”

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett last performed in Pittsburgh in 2002 at the Mellon Jazz Festival. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“You just reach the point where you have to look closer.”

Music is always a search for saxophonist Kenny Garrett. "I'd call it a work in progress," he says about the quartet in which he will appear Saturday in North Side. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Bennink can commune with his own innate childlike nature, so he ended up sitting on the floor in front of the stage”

Kenny Garrett was in funky fettle. The saxophonist's latest band seem incredibly youthful, but are also armed with impressive technique and a clear understanding of several jazz satellite forms. via All About Jazz

Kenny Garrett performs Friday, February 1, and Saturday, February 2, at Arturo Sandoval's Jazz Club, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. via Broward-Palm Beach - News

There's no stopping the energy saxophonist Kenny Garrett puts into his music, especially with his outstanding improvisations. via Easton Express-Times

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Longwood Gardens has rolled out a new Jazz Club series that will bring in three performers through March. via CourierPostOnline

Whoever came up with the idea of booking Roy Haynes as the opening act for the new Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco deserves one of those genius awards. via All About Jazz

Grammy-winning neo-soul star Erykah Badu will headline the 2008 Barbados Jazz Festival, which is set for January 14th through January 18th at various locations on the Caribbean island. via CFRB

“One of the finest jazz saxophonists around”

Enjoy a night of hot jazz in the midst of an exotic orchid paradise at The Jazz Club at Longwood Gardens. via All About Jazz

“But the scene is still pretty vibrant and there are new clubs. Two Brazilian guys opened a club called Cachaca; it's intimate and the charges are reasonable.”

David Millward heads to the Big Apple to find its jazz scene continuing to flourish. via Telegraph.co.uk

Kenny Garrett launched into the title tune from last year's "Beyond the Wall" with gale force at Hartford's Artists Collective Saturday. via Hartford Courant