NPR: Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out

NPR: Facing Homelessness And Crushing Medical Debt, A Renowned Jazz Guitarist Reaches Out

May 17, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Kenny Burrelll

One of the jazz world’s most enduring artists, the influential 87-year-old guitarist and composer Kenny Burrell, is facing financial ruin and homelessness.

His plight became public after his wife, Katherine Burrell, launched a GoFundMe page on May 9, in which she chronicled a number of overwhelming circumstances that the couple is currently navigating.

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