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Currently, Derrick Gardner is 59 years, 6 months and 19 days old. Derrick Gardner will celebrate 60rd birthday on a Tuesday 3rd of June 2025. Below we countdown to Derrick Gardner upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Derrick Gardner |
| Occupation | Trumpet Player |
| Age | 59 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 3, 1965 (Illinois) |
| Birthday | June 3 |
| Town/City | Illinois |
| Nationality | Illinois |
Derrick Gardner’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Derrick Gardner was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Chicago-born jazz trumpeter who has played with some of jazz's most popular groups, such as the Count Basie Orchestra. He has been lauded by critics for his extreme skill at improvisation.
He picked up trumpet at age nine and became a local sensation upon moving to New York City in 1991.
His own group, Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets, won the Independent Music Award for Best Jazz Album for their 2009 album "Echoes of Ethnicity".
His mother Effie is a classically-trained musician who earned her doctorate from Michigan State University.
He has worked with a long list of collaborators, including saxophone legend James Moody.
