Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors: Tiny Desk Concert

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Suraya Mohamed | May 2, 2023
Saxophonist Kenny Garrett has been a significant player in jazz for more than 30 years. He's played with the best: Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and more. And with such a fabled past, he is still pushing the boundaries of modern jazz. His most recent album, Sounds from the Ancestors, was one of NPR Music's best albums of 2021.
"I believe that music does heal people," Garrett said in a recent interview. "That's the reason that I play this music, because I know it heals me." You can hear that spiritual belief along with gospel elements of the Black American church on the first song of this Tiny Desk performance, "When the Days Were Different." On "Hargrove" Garrett pays homage to both John Coltrane's A Love Supreme and trumpeter Roy Hargrove, as the song's hard-bop infused R&B groove builds momentum right up until the end.
The set finishes strong with Ronald Bruner Jr. on drums driving an expressive display of polyrhythmic virtuosity on Garrett's "For Art's Sake," a stunning tribute to drummers Art Blakey and Tony Allen that embraces both modern jazz and Afrobeat influences.
Garrett was in town to receive the National Endowment for the Arts' highest honor in jazz: the 2023 NEA Jazz Masters award. This Tiny Desk plus other events marked the festive occasion that culminated with an exciting tribute concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
SET LIST
"When the Days Were Different"
"Hargrove"
"For Art's Sake"
MUSICIANS
Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone, keys
Rudy Bird: percussion
Corcoran Holt: acoustic bass
Melvis Santa: vocals
Ronald Bruner Jr.: drums
Keith Brown: piano, keys
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
Creative Director: Bob Boilen
Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Sofia Seidel, Alanté Serene
Audio Assistant: Josephine Nyouani
Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer
Tiny Desk Team: Maia Stern, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Pilar Galván, Jill Britton
VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

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  • @dinowilliams3601
    @dinowilliams3601 Жыл бұрын

    I always enjoy seeing my brother perform!! My biological brother that is!! Every time I see him perform it reminds me of the first time which has been over 30 years! He is the true sax man he is the true Kenny g he's the doctor!! Thank you my brother for entertaining the world with your passion!! May the grace and peace of the most high be with you always!!

  • @MelodicAssymetry445

    @MelodicAssymetry445

    Жыл бұрын

    He's definitely among the great sax players of all time. I was introduced to his music about 20 years ago and was instantly drawn in. He's my personal favorite

  • @JackieLastrada

    @JackieLastrada

    Жыл бұрын

    The real Kenny G was in the house!!

  • @alicefaivre-duolua

    @alicefaivre-duolua

    Жыл бұрын

    Just saw it in south of France and happy to have been able to see him closer! I can't count how many times I listened his solos with Miles! Burning! A true Legend in my heart!

  • @kpllc.

    @kpllc.

    Жыл бұрын

    You've definitely been blessed to have him playing around the house all those years. Many thanks and much love to you, him, and your family.

  • @mindfulculturecreators

    @mindfulculturecreators

    Жыл бұрын

    @Dino Williams hey UNC!! And yes, Kenny is the original KENNY G!

  • @mackavenue
    @mackavenue Жыл бұрын

    Thank you to NPR for having Kenny Garrett for this Tiny Desk! If you enjoyed this concert pick up your copy of "Sound from the Ancestors" on vinyl today!

  • @ethanburton9180

    @ethanburton9180

    Жыл бұрын

    Get that bag mack avenue I see you

  • @T.A.P.O.
    @T.A.P.O. Жыл бұрын

    The production in this music is top-notch. It sounds like it was recorded in a professional studio.

  • @Baribrotzer

    @Baribrotzer

    Жыл бұрын

    That may also be a matter of the band's musicianship. Every one of them has a dead-on fully-developed personal sound - and you'd expect no less from top jazzers like this - and their sense of balance, taste, and timing are just as good. If the music is first-rate, it's not quite as hard to get a first-rate recording.

  • @pws8091

    @pws8091

    Жыл бұрын

    Always is from NPR - impeccably done. I subscribed and never looked back, every artist is respected beautifully in sound.

  • @tdb517

    @tdb517

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Baribrotzer Nah it's a constant fact with all bands going there. It sounds so natural yet so great. A lesson for all sound engineers.

  • @Baribrotzer

    @Baribrotzer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tdb517 Also, everybody has to play at low volume, and the music is not going out through a big PA a few feet away. That's going to help in getting a good sound. All they'll usually need to worry about is leakage from the drums - and the top-quality, highly directional mics they use will minimize that. Plus, it's live. Leakage isn't the problem it'd be in a studio recording, where overdubs might be used to fix clams.

  • @MrBensMusic

    @MrBensMusic

    Жыл бұрын

    those crazy mics are like $2200 apiece, so that helps.

  • @frederickwilliams8172
    @frederickwilliams8172 Жыл бұрын

    One thing bout Kenny .. he’s going to have a legendary drummer lol 😩

  • @MatSmithLondon
    @MatSmithLondon Жыл бұрын

    This will go down as a legendary performance - Kenny is so relaxed, rhythm section on fire - so down to earth, yet Santa provides this other worldly vocal texture. I've always had Garrett's music in the back of my head but this makes me want to go and re-explore his work.

  • @src9691

    @src9691

    Жыл бұрын

    So many of Garrett's recordings and albums are marred by bad sound engineering, and Tiny Desk is putting them to shame.

  • @subzu2733

    @subzu2733

    6 ай бұрын

    @@src9691what’s the point of saying this

  • @giorgiomanzardo6771
    @giorgiomanzardo6771 Жыл бұрын

    I decided to be a musician in my life, that's totally thanks to kenny garrett. Today I'm a musician and I'll never stop.

  • @gene-smith
    @gene-smith Жыл бұрын

    Love this! Incidentally, that's Thundercat's brother on the drums....

  • @edkyle2568

    @edkyle2568

    Жыл бұрын

    Know him from The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi

  • @emmanuelmesioye8450

    @emmanuelmesioye8450

    8 ай бұрын

    Ronald Bruner ?

  • @benrubins8172

    @benrubins8172

    Ай бұрын

    He is a friggin monster on the drums.

  • @darkbluebossa
    @darkbluebossa Жыл бұрын

    Kenny Garrett is a legend! He played with Miles Davis in one of my fave Miles concerts (La Villette 1991)

  • @kevinhenderson9841
    @kevinhenderson9841 Жыл бұрын

    7:54 might be the best quote in a solo ever

  • @Osnosis

    @Osnosis

    Жыл бұрын

    What's the quote of?

  • @rawtwhylahthadrummer6256

    @rawtwhylahthadrummer6256

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Osnosis the nursery rhyme “This Old Man”

  • @ErikBruchez

    @ErikBruchez

    3 ай бұрын

    He also quotes Miles Davis's Jean Pierre at 3:00.

  • @chrisone9737
    @chrisone9737 Жыл бұрын

    Kenny garret, yesssss

  • @timofeygolev
    @timofeygolev Жыл бұрын

    0:00 When the days were different 4:51 Hargrove 10:55 For Art's Sake

  • @helloitsmcdole
    @helloitsmcdole Жыл бұрын

    Props to tiny desk giving roses to the best in the business! Kenny is a hero for so many of us. It's beautiful to see him showcased amongst other top notch musical acts! LLKG! LLVB!

  • @vanessaseymour2634
    @vanessaseymour2634 Жыл бұрын

    The booking agents on NPR Tiny Desk are brilliant. I can't believe all the endless musical choices that are presented.

  • @randywatson5713
    @randywatson57139 ай бұрын

    Within seconds you know this is going to be great. And I was not disappointed. Fantastic band, incredible performance, crisp sound - thank you Mr. Kenny Garrett and NPR.

  • @dartagnan00113
    @dartagnan00113 Жыл бұрын

    wanted to give a shout-out to my cousin corcoran holt on the bass, GREAT music from kenny garrett and his band!!!!!!!!!!!…

  • @corcoranholt651

    @corcoranholt651

    Жыл бұрын

    Love u Cuz! 👊🏾

  • @StantawnKendrick
    @StantawnKendrick Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much NPR for making this happen. Legendary

  • @SaxophoneDanLive

    @SaxophoneDanLive

    Жыл бұрын

    you're up next !

  • @megajames3000
    @megajames3000 Жыл бұрын

    I was just listening to songbook yesterday too💯

  • @BeatsNKarats

    @BeatsNKarats

    Жыл бұрын

    That's his best album in my opinion, and also one of my favorite all-time albums

  • @TheDanSebastian
    @TheDanSebastian Жыл бұрын

    Pure gold! Mr Garrett a beacon of humanity and the light that shines within us all! Long Live Jazz, humanity's music!

  • @GjaP_242

    @GjaP_242

    Жыл бұрын

    "Long Live Jazz, humanity's music!" Also. There are others that humanity likes. 1:23

  • @gschmarri2014
    @gschmarri2014 Жыл бұрын

    Gotta be my favorite alto sax player alive, his tone is just so distinct

  • @rtp4527

    @rtp4527

    8 ай бұрын

    amen

  • @valkasolidor6727
    @valkasolidor6727 Жыл бұрын

    I began by feeling that I was too restless to enjoy this tonight, but it's a superb performance by seasoned artists. Such positive spirits throughout, and as Kenny was quoted to say, "healing". What distinguishes the best of older artists to me is when you see them not just keeping the act on the road, but keeping the flame burning, expressing true spirit, often including younger musicians being nurtured and encouraged. Artists deserving mention for this are too many to mention, but clearly Kenny is still one of them.

  • @hiruytirfe5029
    @hiruytirfe5029 Жыл бұрын

    Rest In Power Vernell Brown

  • @lena.dymytrenko

    @lena.dymytrenko

    Жыл бұрын

    it was a difficult but honorable way, Rest ... We really love you 🙏

  • @corcoranholt651

    @corcoranholt651

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏾❤️

  • @nicholaswise5818
    @nicholaswise5818 Жыл бұрын

    It's incredible how he can walk up to one of the musicians and the energy increases 5 fold. Absolutely amazing.

  • @gil3green
    @gil3green Жыл бұрын

    During one of Garrett's performances, Brunner smashed the cymbal so hard he knocked it over! Without missing a beat he reached down stood it back up and continued to jam! Good to see Bird get some space too!

  • @jokatech
    @jokatech Жыл бұрын

    I had to come through and watch my uncle. Powerful!

  • @nikolabankovmusic
    @nikolabankovmusic Жыл бұрын

    Thank you NPR Tiny desk! ❤

  • @user-xf8cd2kt6h
    @user-xf8cd2kt6h5 ай бұрын

    what a vibe!

  • @CKiesling
    @CKiesling Жыл бұрын

    Keith Brown on piano. University of Oregon professor represent 🔥🔥

  • @pattrick86
    @pattrick86 Жыл бұрын

    This is really amazing. Thanks so much to the whole team at NPR for making these Tiny Desk Concerts possible!

  • @lindatauhid9958
    @lindatauhid9958 Жыл бұрын

    Old school/new school contemporary vibe!❤

  • @shakazulu365
    @shakazulu365 Жыл бұрын

    Melvis adds beauty and texture to this performance. I love her musicality. Viva Cuba!

  • @RonaldoPereiraSaxofonista
    @RonaldoPereiraSaxofonista6 ай бұрын

    is just incredible to see how a great master that lived the golden times in jazz just keeps surfin.

  • @adibsabir
    @adibsabir Жыл бұрын

    The Great Kenny Garrett ❤

  • @Puebow
    @Puebow Жыл бұрын

    Ronald Bruner, you are a monster drummer of the highest power!!!

  • @oseimwandishi7129
    @oseimwandishi7129 Жыл бұрын

    You can feel the joy in his music!

  • @bennie_who
    @bennie_who Жыл бұрын

    I've been listening to the same version of Hargrove for so long now I only wish there was a version live and finally my wish was granted! Beautiful music!

  • @Mac62little
    @Mac62little3 ай бұрын

    Percussion at its finest

  • @lsapluspartnersllc8082
    @lsapluspartnersllc8082 Жыл бұрын

    Kenny Garrett is an absolute beast on the saxophone who goes hard every time. Whether it’s with Miles or Marcus Miller, he kills it. He is my favorite sax player.

  • @martialag
    @martialag Жыл бұрын

    Another amazing concert from NPR Music. You never disappoint me 👏🏾👏🏾

  • @jazzjens
    @jazzjens Жыл бұрын

    S O O O G O O O D❣❣❣💚 💙 ❤ 💛 ❤ 🧡 💜 Kenny Garrett is LEGEND!

  • @riekysamodra
    @riekysamodra Жыл бұрын

    Yeayy so stoked to watch ronald bruner with kenny garrett

  • @erictocatlian615
    @erictocatlian615 Жыл бұрын

    Tiny Desk is one of the best things in this world

  • @pmanfitness
    @pmanfitness Жыл бұрын

    Kenny is a legend.

  • @luismeviyu28
    @luismeviyu289 ай бұрын

    Lo vi tocar en Bogotá Colombia en el año 1997 junto al fallecido pianista Kenny Kirkland, ese día es inolvidable para mi, hoy es una leyenda del saxofón el gran Garrett!!!

  • @elaaltndag5713
    @elaaltndag57137 ай бұрын

    I was at their concert last night in Ankara, Türkiye. That was phenomenal. I just wanted to listen their performance again. Thank you NPR!

  • @denouvel
    @denouvel Жыл бұрын

    I saw him in concert during the festival "Jazz sous les pommiers" in Coutances, France in 1998 and it was so great !!

  • @Concentrum
    @Concentrum Жыл бұрын

    these guys are tight. what a performance, what a vibe

  • @david100r3
    @david100r3 Жыл бұрын

    This is all I need... Thx kenny, Thx npr. Fire fire fire 🔥🔥🔥

  • @davidskey
    @davidskey Жыл бұрын

    3:02 quote from Miles Davis’ tune “Jean Pierre”, which in turn is based on a French lullaby.

  • @benaviberkowitz2115

    @benaviberkowitz2115

    Жыл бұрын

    Was looking to see if anybody noted it.

  • @nicolascomesse7432
    @nicolascomesse7432 Жыл бұрын

    I met Kenny Garret once at Selmer Paris. From my first step in the building, I could recognize his very special sound, but the hardest part was to find him, as he clearly enjoyed playing in the corridors and the elevator. One of the friendliest and most passionate saxophonist I ever met. Thanks for this Tiny Desk!

  • @BenGardner87
    @BenGardner879 ай бұрын

    Caught his set at the Detroit Jazz Festival. The band is phenomenal. Really glad to see this.

  • @yeahyeah5976
    @yeahyeah5976 Жыл бұрын

    Oh so that’s how you play the drums

  • @saxtant
    @saxtant Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely transcendent. Such Unity. Love this music so much.❤

  • @obedientjmoncrieff6220
    @obedientjmoncrieff62208 ай бұрын

    Talk about Truth it's all here baby!! The brother is enchanting.

  • @rfdm7270
    @rfdm7270 Жыл бұрын

    How is his tone that good😭 id give anything to sound like that

  • @ronaldl9085
    @ronaldl9085 Жыл бұрын

    Wow ... grabbed me from the first bars on ... amazing performance.

  • @bubajazz
    @bubajazz9 ай бұрын

    What can i say… I love Kenny Garrett!!!

  • @SALIMASOUND
    @SALIMASOUND Жыл бұрын

    Great to see you all on here! Sound good as always! Hey Mister Bird!

  • @yeahmon2
    @yeahmon2 Жыл бұрын

    Kenny Garrett and Sounds From The Ancestors! Fantastic!

  • @melissasmith5002
    @melissasmith5002 Жыл бұрын

    I’m a little late, but they SNAPPED!!! LOVE THIS, They are AMAZING!!

  • @PabloVestory
    @PabloVestory Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! With music this good and honest, who needs big displays of bright lights, screens, smoke, coreographies, inflated egos showing off...? just a few books to support a keyboard is enough. BEAUTIFUL!

  • @lukeherren5171
    @lukeherren5171 Жыл бұрын

    This was way, waaaaaaay too short! Thank you Mr. Garrett. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @ethanburton9180
    @ethanburton9180 Жыл бұрын

    Perfect bday present !!

  • @maexmaestermann471
    @maexmaestermann471 Жыл бұрын

    WOW!!!! Super!!!!!!!!!!1 FINALLY a jazz saxophonist!

  • @pederlong1784
    @pederlong1784 Жыл бұрын

    The voice and sax beautiful

  • @EricGronneberg
    @EricGronneberg Жыл бұрын

    Kenny is an absolute legend. His sound and compositions are both very unique. Very cool 🎶 🎷

  • @danielleriverin3117
    @danielleriverin3117 Жыл бұрын

    From 🇨🇦 That's so cool, I love it! 😊✌️😁😇

  • @skippruitt2391
    @skippruitt2391 Жыл бұрын

    So soulful, glad to see my brother playing on Tiny Desk. Detroit stand Up, Let's go Kenny🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @timbruer7318
    @timbruer7318 Жыл бұрын

    A huge groove from the word go - wonderful.

  • @juanjosehurtadonunez9318
    @juanjosehurtadonunez9318 Жыл бұрын

    TRUE MUSIC , TRUE ARTIST , THX KENNY

  • @MSYS_15
    @MSYS_15 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you mr Garrett and your band for blessing us with this wonderful performance

  • @ChipTheMusicMan
    @ChipTheMusicMan Жыл бұрын

    The energy, the love - it's all there in the music. Superb performance!

  • @recyclebininfinity4983
    @recyclebininfinity498316 күн бұрын

    love the drumsticks!! 🍊!!

  • @JackieLastrada
    @JackieLastrada Жыл бұрын

    That was AWESOME!! These guys were transcendent. Thanks for putting this together.

  • @PBrew2
    @PBrew2 Жыл бұрын

    My Guy Corcoran Holt on Bass! DC's very own and DESA Alum!

  • @amstarfrn
    @amstarfrn Жыл бұрын

    Sounds of mother earth beautiful rthyms ..🌍😊angelic sounds from heaven wish to be part of the tiny desk one day .

  • @michaelsimpson8455
    @michaelsimpson84556 ай бұрын

    Thanks 🙏🏾, thanks... I am enjoying this series more and more. "Keke", as Quincy jones and Miles Davis call him. Virtuoso, a genius. Saxophone, flute, piano......👏🏾

  • @magoomassenberg4646
    @magoomassenberg4646 Жыл бұрын

    The REAL Kenny G !!!

  • @Farahnoise1

    @Farahnoise1

    Жыл бұрын

    ahahaha best coment¡¡¡ jajajajaj

  • @tiarclark9059

    @tiarclark9059

    Жыл бұрын

    The ONLY Kenny G.😅

  • @QuevedoSax
    @QuevedoSax Жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! JUST WOW!!!😍🔥😱❤️

  • @guilboy
    @guilboy Жыл бұрын

    Maaan the sound is so crystal clear ....... Good job!!!

  • @tiarclark9059
    @tiarclark9059 Жыл бұрын

    Kenny had me years ago with African Exchange Student.

  • @rodtrues1
    @rodtrues1 Жыл бұрын

    Watching the NBA Playoffs and Grooving to Kenny Garrett, more Fun!

  • @GroovyLyfe731
    @GroovyLyfe731 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing us so much good !! Peace

  • @chrisbullock6477
    @chrisbullock6477 Жыл бұрын

    I got so much done today with this playing in the background!!!

  • @dylanebel2094
    @dylanebel2094 Жыл бұрын

    Now that is a wow performance. On repeat, great vibe...

  • @bigwhig3126
    @bigwhig3126 Жыл бұрын

    Saw Mr. Garrett play with Miles Davis in 1989 when they came to my town. That was a long time ago and I didn't know who he was...I just remember...Miles sure has a really great sax player in his band. I love his passion and such a rich thick warm honey shape to his sound...you can feel it in every note!

  • @edkyle2568
    @edkyle2568 Жыл бұрын

    Sounds so good!

  • @tylerarnott1515
    @tylerarnott1515 Жыл бұрын

    Wooooooieee 🔥❤️🔥❤️

  • @TheBeardandKD
    @TheBeardandKD Жыл бұрын

    This was great to wake up to!

  • @nigelinniss7219
    @nigelinniss7219 Жыл бұрын

    God Bless Kenny Garrett.

  • @AUrbanovicz
    @AUrbanovicz Жыл бұрын

    Very, very good❗️🎶🤙🏾🫶🏻 regards from Poland🤜🏻

  • @Adel-po8bt
    @Adel-po8bt Жыл бұрын

    This music is so much on fire, since I saw Mr G the first time over 30 years ago, his music is always with me! He teaches me to follow my own path not his! Connect to my inner musical self! Thx Mr G

  • @juansecar2
    @juansecar2 Жыл бұрын

    As soulful and beautiful as always... and Roy, watching and groovin from above!!!

  • @pianoworb14
    @pianoworb1411 ай бұрын

    🥲🥲🥲🥲… had a few tears this mornin.. thank you so much

  • @RaiderClarke312
    @RaiderClarke312 Жыл бұрын

    Dang...... Didnt think someone like Mr. Garret on NPR. Glad to see more Artist on Tiny Desk....

  • @DrewbiousMaximus
    @DrewbiousMaximus Жыл бұрын

    Kenny!!

  • @benaiah1960
    @benaiah1960 Жыл бұрын

    I had the privilege of hearing both Mr. Garrett and Mr. Branford Marsalis do this conceptual album, whereas they give homage 😢 to masters, yet stamp it with their Mount Rushmore flavor - and all I can say, in the spirit of an amateur in the most strict Latin definition is ... bravo! ❤

  • @troytolbert2005
    @troytolbert2005 Жыл бұрын

    Mr Garrett is a living legend ambassador of Jazz. Give him his flowers NOW.💐🎷

  • @eastgapeach
    @eastgapeach Жыл бұрын

    I needed this. So good ❤

  • @essentiallearning8458
    @essentiallearning8458 Жыл бұрын

    beautiful performance

  • @benjaminiraa
    @benjaminiraa Жыл бұрын

    Kenny Garret is absolutely incredible. And soul for the listener. Thank you all

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