This pdf was last updated: Apr/23/2010. Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett plays with the kind of clarity, strength and personality that bespeaks experience mated with wisdom - the masterful saxophonists heads for a European tour. Line-up Kenny Garrett - saxophone Shedrick Mitchell - piano Charnett Moffitt - double bass Christopher Dave - drums On Stage: 4 Travel Party: 5 Website www.kennygarrett.com Biography Kenny Garrett was born in Detroit in 1960. His musical education began virtually at birth. His father was a tenor saxophonist and therefore, young Garrett constantly heard jazz around the house. He discovered jazz greats Charlie Parker and John Coltrane while in high school, and studied sax with Bill Wiggins. Planning on attending university, Garrett changed his mind when, in 1978, he was given the opportunity to join The Duke Ellington Orchestra, led by Duke's son, Mercer. He stayed with the band for three-and-a-half years. Moving to New York in 1982, Garrett worked with The Mel Lewis Orchestra, playing the music of Thad Jones, and with Dannie Richmond's quintet, which performed the music of Charles Mingus. 1985 was Kenny's watershed year; he performed and recorded with Blakey (Feeling Good on Delos and Hard Champion on Pro Jazz), and also with Shaw, Hubbard and OTB (for Blue Note). A year later, Garrett heard that Miles Davis was looking for an alto player. He sent the trumpeter a tape, and after only a few phone calls, Kenny was hired. He played with Miles about five years and played on four Warner Bros. Records albums with the jazz giant: Amandla, Dingo (Michel Legrand), Live Around The World and Miles Davis and Quincy Jones: Live at Montreux, the latter being Miles' final recording (he died in September, 1992). Kenny made his first solo album, Introducing Kenny Garrett, for Criss Cross Records, then followed it up with two fine albums for Atlantic: Prisoner of Love and African Exchange Student. He also made recordings with Donald Byrd, Hubbard, Mulgrew Miller, Cedar Walton, Wallace Roney and others. 1997 then brought completion and fulfillment. Having a keen appreciation for the legacy of jazz pioneers and innovators, Kenny started to create his own legacy with Songbook, the first CD made up entirely of his own compositions: a musical digest of his enormous talent, extensive experience and unique style.Since then many albums followed - the latest CD "Standard of Language" has just been released in 2003. Discography 1984 Introducing Kenny Garrett - Criss Cross 1988 Garrett 5 - Paddle Wheel 1989 Prisoner of Love - Atlantic 1990 African Exchange Student - Atlantic 1992 Black Hope - Warner 1994 Threshold - Warner 1995 Stars & Stripes Live - ITM 1995 Triology - Warner 1996 Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane - Warner 1997 Songbook - Warner 1999 Simply Said - Warner 2001 Old Folks - WestWind 2002 Happy People - Warner 2003 Standard of Language - Warner Bros. Nova Concerts International - Booking Agency for Jazz, Worldmusic & Pop Tel: +33 553585256 - [email protected] - www.novaconcerts.com.