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Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige, Blue Note, Verve, CTI, Muse, and Concord. His collaborations with Jimmy Smith were notable, and produced the 1965 Billboard Top Twenty hit Verve album Organ Grinder Swing. [1]
Jul 11, 2019 · July 11, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Kenny Burrell, a hero to generations of guitarists and one of the few jazz giants still alive, was in serious trouble, according to a May GoFundMe campaign. Or...
Apr 19, 2024 · UCLA. Guitarist Kenny Burrell directed the UCLA Jazz Studies program from 1996 to 2016. Now 92, Kenny Burrell’s passion for music led him to record more than 90 sessions as a leader and hundreds more as a sideman. In addition, he's dedicated the latter half of his life to preserving and instilling the music for future generations.
Biography. One of the leading exponents of straight-ahead jazz guitar, Kenny Burrell is a highly influential artist whose understated and melodic style, grounded in bebop and blues, made him in an in-demand sideman from the mid-’50s onward and a standard by which many jazz guitarists gauge themselves to this day.
1950s - 2020s. Born. July 31, 1931 in Detroit, MI. Genre. Jazz. Styles. Bop, Cool, Hard Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Soul Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz. Also Known As. Kenneth Earl Burrell.
Jan 24, 2014 · Just before 11 o'clock on a crisp Monday night in Hollywood, 82-year-old Kenny Burrell put his Gibson guitar in its velvet-lined case and said goodnight to several members of the Los Angeles...
Aug 7, 2015 · July 1, 2007 • Guitarist Kenny Burrell has recorded with the likes of Billie Holiday, John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. Now on the other side of 75, he discusses his lengthy career, his latest...
