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Kenny Garrett

1960 - Today

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Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. Garrett's primary instruments are alto and soprano saxophone and flute. Since 1985, he has pursued a solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Garrett is the 2,217th most popular musician (up from 2,269th in 2024), the 12,021st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,042nd in 2019) and the 894th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Garrett ranks 2,217 out of 3,175. Before him are Billy Higgins, Jeffrey Hammond, Yuri Kasparyan, Dee Palmer, Stanislav Bunin, and Rod Temperton. After him are Hiro Yamamoto, Susanna Mälkki, John Edwards, Shawn Drover, Michael Landau, and Atom Willard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kenny Garrett ranks 531. Before him are Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Jean-Philippe Durand, Makoto Sugiyama, Rosario Fiorello, Ioan Andone, and Kaz Hirai. After him are Charles Ng, Henry Worsley, Aleksandr Uvarov, Bill Johnson, Michel Faber, and Dean Malenko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Garrett ranks 12,024 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Thomson (1922), John Singleton (1968), Ann Coulter (1961), Iain Armitage (2008), Tracy Scoggins (1953), Edward Brophy (1895), and Eric Rudolph (1966). After him are Fred Ebb (1928), Naya Rivera (1987), Robert Tappan Morris (1965), Andrew Hampsten (1962), and Thomas Corwin (1794).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny Garrett ranks 894. Before him are Marshmello (1992), Marcella Detroit (1952), Merle Travis (1917), Earl Hooker (1930), St. Vincent (1982), and Billy Higgins (1936). After him are Hiro Yamamoto (1961), Michael Landau (1958), Atom Willard (1973), Harvey Mason (1947), Charlie Benante (1962), and Jimmy DeGrasso (1963).

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