Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.[1][2][3]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kenny Barron is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron (1927–1989). One of his first gigs was as pianist with the Dizzy Gillespie quartet. Barron was briefly a member of the Jazztet around 1962, but did not record with them.[4]
He graduated in 1978 with a BA degree in arts from Empire State College (Metropolitan Center, New York City).
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Kenny Barron born June 9 1943 is an American jazz pianist who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era 1 2 3 Kenny BarronBarron at the Oslo Jazzfestival 2018Background informationBorn 1943 06 09 June 9 1943 age 80 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S GenresJazzOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s PianoYears active1960s presentWebsitewww wbr kennybarron wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Kenny Barron is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron 1927 1989 One of his first gigs was as pianist with the Dizzy Gillespie quartet Barron was briefly a member of the Jazztet around 1962 but did not record with them 4 He graduated in 1978 with a BA degree in arts from Empire State College Metropolitan Center New York City He co led the groups Sphere and the Classical Jazz Quartet 1 Between 1986 and 1991 Barron recorded several albums with Stan Getz most notably Voyage 1986 Anniversary 1987 Serenity 1987 Bossas amp Ballads The Lost Sessions 1989 and People Time The Complete Recordings 1991 a two CD set He has been nominated nine times for Grammy Awards and for the American Jazz Hall of Fame He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009 5 In May 2010 Barron was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music along with African born singer songwriter Angelique Kidjo Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia and songwriting duo Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble 6 For more than 25 years Barron taught piano and keyboard harmony at Rutgers University in New Jersey He now teaches at the Juilliard School of Music His piano students have included Earl MacDonald 7 Harry Pickens Jon Regen and Aaron Parks 8 Discography editMain article Kenny Barron discography nbsp Barron in 1986You Had Better Listen Atlantic 1967 with Jimmy Owens Sunset to Dawn Muse 1973 Peruvian Blue Muse 1974 In Tandem Muse 1975 1980 with Ted Dunbar Lucifer Muse 1975 Innocence Wolf 1978 Together Denon 1978 with Tommy Flanagan Golden Lotus Muse 1980 1982 Kenny Barron at the Piano Xanadu 1981 1982 Imo Live Whynot 1982 Spiral Baybridge 1982 Green Chimneys Criss Cross Jazz 1983 1 1 1 BlackHawk 1984 1986 with Ron Carter and Michael Moore Landscape Baystate 1984 Autumn in New York Uptown 1984 reissued as New York Attitude Scratch Enja 1985 What If Enja 1986 Two as One Red 1986 with Buster Williams The Red Barron Duo Storyville 1986 1988 with Red Mitchell Live at Fat Tuesdays Enja 1988 Rhythm a Ning Candid 1989 with John Hicks The Only One Reservoir 1990 Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Ten Concord Jazz 1990 Invitation Criss Cross Jazz 1990 Lemuria Seascape Candid 1991 Quickstep Enja 1991 The Moment Reservoir 1991 1994 Confirmation Candid 1991 with Barry Harris Sambao Verve 1992 Other Places Verve 1993 Wanton Spirit Verve 1994 with Roy Haynes and Charlie Haden Things Unseen Verve 1995 1997 Swamp Sally Verve 1995 with Mino Cinelu Live at Bradley s EmArcy 1996 2001 Live at Bradley s II Universal 1996 2005 Night and the City Verve 1996 1998 with Charlie Haden Spirit Song Verve 1999 Freefall Verve 2000 with Regina Carter Canta Brasil Sunnyside 2002 Images Sunnyside 2003 Super Standard Venus 2004 The Traveler Sunnyside 2007 Minor Blues Venus 2009 Kenny Barron amp the Brazilian Knights Sunnyside 2012 The Art of Conversation Impulse 2014 with Dave Holland Book of Intuition Impulse 2016 Concentric Circles Blue Note 2018 Without Deception Dare2 2020 with Dave Holland The Source Artwork 2023 Sources 9 References edit a b arwulf arwulf Allmusic biography AllMusic Retrieved November 22 2014 Rizzo Gene March 5 2005 Kenny Barron 50 Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time Hal Leonard Corporation p 143 ISBN 9780634074165 Retrieved January 18 2013 Yanow Scott 2001 Kenny Barron All Music Guide The Definitive Guide to Popular Music Hal Leonard Corporation p 1152 ISBN 9780879306274 Retrieved January 18 2013 Blumenthal Bob 2004 In The Complete Argo Mercury Art Farmer Benny Golson Jazztet Sessions CD liner notes p 12 Mosaic Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter B PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved May 17 2011 Aubrey Everett May 15 2010 Several Jazz Artists Honored at Berklee Commencement JazzTimes Archived September 27 2017 at the Wayback Machine Wanton Spirit Vervemusicgroup com Retrieved November 22 2014 Kugiya Hugo June 15 2010 Jazz pianist Aaron Parks is back on the farm the James Farm The Seattle Times Archived from the original on June 22 2011 Kenny Barron Discography MTV mtv com Retrieved January 19 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenny Barron Official website Kenny Barron Discography at www JazzDiscography com Int l Jazz Prod Kenny Barron at NPR Music I Remember Kenny Barron by Steve Holt Kenny Barron iPhone iPad application Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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