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Kenny Kirkland

Kenny Kirkland (1955–98)

“He was one of the greatest human beings I ever met. I knew him for ten or twelve years, and he’s still part of my emotional landscape. I learned a lot from him, that way of approaching harmony, where there are no wrong notes, just the note that you follow with…”
Sting on Kenny Kirkland (1955–98)

Piano player Kenny Kirkland performs live onstage with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet at Meervaart in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 13 1983 (photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)