Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell was born on Jul 31, 1931 in USA. Kenny Burrell's big-screen debut came with The Quiet Earth directed by Geoff Murphy in 1985. Kenny Burrell is known for Rounders directed by John Dahl, Matt Damon stars as Mike McDermott and Gretchen Mol as Jo. The upcoming new movie Kenny Burrell plays is Eat Pray Love which will be released on Aug 13, 2010.

Composer, conductor and guitarist, educated at Wayne University earning a Bachelor of Music degree. He was a guitarist in the Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman orchestras, and also formed his own group. He appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival. Joining ASCAP in 1959, he composed the instrumentals "Sugar Hill" and "Kenny's Blues".