Alvester Garnett

{{short description|American jazz musician}}{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Alvester Garnett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|July 17, 1970}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| genre = Jazz

| instruments = Drums

}}

Alvester Garnett (born July 17, 1970){{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=Gary|title=The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2|year=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1561592846|edition=2nd|editor=Barry Kernfeld|page=16|chapter=Garnett, Alvester (Caroll)}} is an American jazz drummer who, among many other productions, has appeared on Great Performances on PBS in a tribute to Kurt Weill. Garnett has played with Abbey Lincoln, Betty Carter, Regina Carter, Clark Terry, Pharoah Sanders, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Teddy Edwards, James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Charenee Wade, Lou Donaldson, Benny Golson, Al Grey, Rodney Jones, and Sherman Irby, and others.{{Cite web |title=Alvester Garnett |url=http://www.stereotimes.com/alvester_bio.htm |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=www.stereotimes.com}}