Kenny Garrett is one of the most important jazz musicians of the last 30 years and possesses an unmistakable sound on saxophone. He has earned the highest honors in Jazz including NEA Jazz Master, Grammys, and numerous awards from Downbeat magazine. He began his career with the likes of Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers before crafting his unique voice the combines Jazz and strong influences from 70s R&B. The result is a career defined by a joyful melodicism and infectious rhythm. 

Sounds from the Ancestors pays homage to all of the musical styles that feed into jazz including the music of West Africa, Blues, R&B, and Funk through the lens of Jazz. 

Who will be into this?
Lovers of Hard Bop from the ‘50s and ‘60s like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Wayne Shorter, and Sonny Rollins will find themselves right at home. Likewise, lovers of the Bop Revival of the 90s and 2000s featuring Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Christian McBride, and Joshua Redman will dig this!