Kenny Graham

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Kenny Graham
Born
Kenneth Thomas Skingle

(1924-07-19)19 July 1924
Ealing, London, England
Died17 February 1997(1997-02-17) (aged 72)
London, England
GenresJazz, bebop
OccupationsMusician, composer, arranger
InstrumentsTenor saxophone, alto
Years active1940–1980s

Kenny Graham (born Kenneth Thomas Skingle; 19 July 1924 – 17 February 1997) was a British jazz saxophonist, arranger, composer and essayist, described as "one of Britain's foremost jazz composers and arrangers", and as "a genuine, often overlooked pioneer of the modern jazz movement in Britain".

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