Kenny Kirkland

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human jazz pianist keyboardist musician

Kenny Kirkland was an acclaimed American jazz pianist and keyboardist known for his virtuosic work with artists like Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, and Sting.

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Label Occurrences
Kenny Kirkland canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ
keyboardist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1998 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
associatedAct Branford Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elvin Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jeff "Tain" Watts NERFINISHED ⓘ
MiLes Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Brecker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ
Terence Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1955-09-28 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1998-11-12 ⓘ
education studied classical piano ⓘ
studied jazz theory ⓘ
familyName Kirkland NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullName Kenneth David Kirkland NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre fusion ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
post-bop ⓘ
givenName Kenneth NERFINISHED ⓘ
instrument keyboards ⓘ
piano ⓘ
memberOf Branford Marsalis Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sting’s touring band NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tonight Show Band with Jay Leno NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFeature complex harmonic language ⓘ
virtuosic piano technique ⓘ
notableWork Kenny Kirkland (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
participation on Branford Marsalis album "Renaissance" ⓘ
participation on Sting album "...Nothing Like the Sun" ⓘ
participation on Sting album "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" ⓘ
participation on Wynton Marsalis album "Black Codes (From the Underground)" ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
keyboardist ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
GRP Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

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Black Codes (From the Underground) → hasPerformer → Kenny Kirkland ⓘ
Think of One → performer → Kenny Kirkland ⓘ
Wynton Marsalis (debut album) → featuresMusician → Kenny Kirkland ⓘ
subject surface form: Wynton Marsalis (album)