Kenny Burrell’s journey from jazz legend to GoFundMe appeal
Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell is 87 and battling health and financial problems. By Geoff Edgers Geoff Edgers Reporter covering movies, museums, comedy, music and pop culture Email Bio Follow May 15 at 3:03 PM The first question was why Kenny Burrell, the guitar master who recorded with John Coltrane and Aretha Franklin and released many of his own albums during Blue Note’s golden age, found himself in such a crisis that his wife had to start a GoFundMe campaign.
According to his wife, Burrell had an accident two years ago that left him unable to perform. There’s also the identity theft that created a tangle of credit and savings issues. Both Was and McLaughlin have donated to the campaign, as have many other musicians, including guitarist Pat Metheny. The cover of Burrell’s album “Introducing Kenny Burrell.” “He was a killer,” McLaughlin said. “We all imitated Kenny. Who else are you going to imitate? Coltrane never recorded with a guitar, and yet he recorded with Kenny.”
By that, he means the 2,831 contributors who responded in the first six days. By Wednesday, the campaign’s goal of $100,000 had been surpassed by more than $50,000. Donors include former Doors guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, pianist Ahmad Jamal, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and guitarists Smokey Hormel and Jimmy Vivino, not to mention a slew of fans who have given $10, $15 and $20.
Burrell isn’t the first musician to seek help through crowdfunding. Drummer Alphonse Mouzon raised $61,000 after he was diagnosed with cancer. And New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, who has cancer, is in the midst of a campaign.
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