Saxophonist Kenny Garrett Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Detroit's Kenny Garrett is a restless man. Before he'd even released his 2006 Nonesuch album Beyond The Wall, he'd already moved on to a different band with a completely different repertoire. And it's always been like that for Garrett, who is constantly searching for new territory to mine and new corners of the world—both geographical and musical—to explore.

For his album Sketches of MD (Mack Avenue, 2008), Garrett is invoking the spirit of his former boss, trumpeter Miles Davis. The music on the CD combines sonic ideas from several of Davis's former sidemen, including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock and Garrett himself. Garrett's musical foil on the recording is saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders.

AAJ Contributor and host of The Jazz Session spoke with Garrett about recording with Pharoah Sanders and more in Kenny Garrett: Back To The Future.

But that's not all. AAJ Contributor Mark F. Turner weighed in early on Sketches of MD on September 17 and you can read Managing Editor John Kelman's new review of the release today.

You can also listen to “Wayne's Thing," from Sketches of MD, as today's AAJ Daily Download and watch him in performance on AAJ's Daily Video.

AAJ is committed to providing the most extensive coverage available surrounding new releases, so be sure to check out all of our coverage of Kenny Garrett and Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium today!