MUSICIAN

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. His primary instruments are alto and soprano saxophone and flute. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenny Garrett has received more than 328,870 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Garrett is the 2,266th most popular musician (down from 1,859th in 2019), the 12,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,465th in 2019) and the 916th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Garrett ranks 2,266 out of 3,175Before him are Dan Fogelberg, Lucky Thompson, Aaron Burckhard, Dennis Chambers, Truls Mørk, and Jason White. After him are Alex Gaudino, Meredith Brooks, Conrad Lant, Leon Wilkeson, Phil Lesh, and Simon Kirke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Kenny Garrett ranks 532Before him are Malouma, Michel Faber, Rivo Rakotovao, Frederik Ndoci, Christopher Cousins, and Chuck D. After him are Nahed Hattar, Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Guy Henry, Emir Mutapčić, Tomoyuki Kajino, and Carol Yager.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenny Garrett ranks 12,038 out of 20,380Before him are Ted Tally (1952), Chuck D (1960), Mary Anderson (1859), King Baggot (1879), Eion Bailey (1976), and Thomas Beatie (1974). After him are James Burrows (1940), Kitty Wells (1919), Meredith Brooks (1958), Daniel Cosgrove (1970), Kelly Carlson (1976), and Josh Groban (1981).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kenny Garrett ranks 916Before him are Duke Pearson (1932), Dan Fogelberg (1951), Lucky Thompson (1924), Aaron Burckhard (1963), Dennis Chambers (1959), and Jason White (1973). After him are Meredith Brooks (1958), Leon Wilkeson (1952), Phil Lesh (1940), Alison Krauss (1971), Billy Powell (1952), and André 3000 (1975).