Carlos Garnett

Carlos Garnett
  • Type: Legacy Bandleader
  • Country: Panama
  • Born: 1 December 1938 in Red Tank, Panama Canal Zone, Panama
  • Died: 3 March 2023 in Panama City, Panama

Biography

Panamanian tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett moved to New York in 1962 and played with *Freddie Hubbard*, *Art Blakey* and *Miles Davis*, contributing to 'On the Corner'. His five leader albums for #Muse Records#, from 'Black Love' in 1974 through 'Cosmos Nucleus', defined a spiritual, funk-driven jazz of his own. After a quiet 1980s he resumed recording in the 1990s and returned to Panama in 2000, teaching and performing there for the rest of his life.

Carlos Garnett Discography

Frequent Collaborators