Kenneth David “Kenny” Kirkland was an American pianist/keyboardist. Considered by many to be one of the most important and influential pianists of his generation, he is most often associated with Sting, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Kenny Garrett. Wikipedia
Kenny Kirkland, the pianist who has died aged 43, was a leading figure in the jazz renaissance of the early 1980s, along with the trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. www.stonealliance.com/Kirkland/DailyTelegraph.htm
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