Kenny Barron
American jazz pianist (born 1943)
Kenny Barron
Born (1943-06-09 ) June 9, 1943 (age 81) Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician, composer Instrument Piano Years active 1960s–present Website www
Musical artist
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]
Early life
Barren was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . He had four siblings; his eldest brother was tenor saxophonist Bill Barron (1927–1989).[ 4] [ 4] Jimmy Heath .[ 4] Yusef Lateef two months before graduating high school.[ 4]
Later life and career
A few days after graduating, Barron set off on a week-long tour with Lateef.[ 4] [ 4] James Moody 's band, and in the same year he was briefly a sideman with bands led by Lou Donaldson , Roy Haynes , and Lee Morgan .[ 4] Dizzy Gillespie 's band, with which he toured internationally between 1962 and 1966.[ 4] the Jazztet around 1962, but did not record with them.[ 5] [ 4]
After leaving Gillespie, Barron briefly performed with Stanley Turrentine before starting a three-year stint with Freddie Hubbard .[ 4] [ 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 Anniversary (1987), Serenity Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions People Time: The Complete Recordings
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.[ 6]
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 .[ 7]
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 ,[ 8] Harry Pickens , Jon Regen and Aaron Parks .[ 9]
In 2022, Barron was elected in the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame.[ 10]
Discography
Barron in 1986 You Had Better Listen Atlantic , 1967) with Jimmy Owens Sunset to Dawn Muse , 1973)Peruvian Blue In Tandem Ted Dunbar Lucifer Innocence Together Denon , 1978) with Tommy Flanagan Golden Lotus Kenny Barron at the Piano Xanadu , 1981 [1982])Imo Live Whynot , 1982)Spiral Green Chimneys Criss Cross Jazz , 1983)1+1+1 Ron Carter and Michael Moore Landscape Autumn in New York Uptown , 1984) - reissued as New York Attitude Scratch Enja , 1985)What If? Two as One Buster Williams The Red Barron Duo Red Mitchell Live at Fat Tuesdays Rhythm-a-Ning Candid , 1989) with John Hicks The Only One Reservoir , 1990)Live at Maybeck Recital Hall Volume Ten Concord Jazz , 1990)Invitation Lemuria-Seascape Quickstep The Moment Confirmation Barry Harris Sambao Verve , 1992)Other Places Wanton Spirit Roy Haynes and Charlie Haden Things Unseen Swamp Sally Mino Cinelu Live at Bradley's EmArcy , 1996 [2001])Live at Bradley's II Night and the City Spirit Song Freefall Regina Carter Canta Brasil Sunnyside , 2002)Images Super Standard Venus , 2004)The Traveler Minor Blues Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights The Art of Conversation Impulse! , 2014) with Dave Holland Book of Intuition Concentric Circles Without Deception Dave Holland The Source The Complete Two as One (Red, 2023) with Buster Williams Beyond This Place Sources:[ 11]
References
^ 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 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bloom, Steve (June 1980). "Kenny Barron: Pianist's Progress". DownBeat ^ 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. ^ "DownBeat December 2022 Readers Poll" . archive.maherpublications.com . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .^ "Kenny Barron Discography" . MTV the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2017 .
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Albums
You Had Better Listen Jimmy Owens , 1967)Sunset to Dawn Peruvian Blue In Tandem Ted Dunbar , 1975)Lucifer Innocence Together Tommy Flanagan , 1978)Golden Lotus Kenny Barron at the Piano Imo Live Spiral Green Chimneys 1+1+1 Autumn in New York Landscape Scratch The Red Barron Duo Red Mitchell , 1986)Two as One Buster Williams , 1986)What If? Live at Fat Tuesdays Rhythm-a-Ning John Hicks , 1989)Invitation Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten The Only One Confirmation Barry Harris , 1991)Lemuria-Seascape The Moment Quickstep Sambao Other Places Wanton Spirit Swamp Sally Mino Cinelu , 1995)Things Unseen Live at Bradley's Live at Bradley's II Night and the City Charlie Haden , 1996)Spirit Song Canta Brasil Freefall Regina Carter , 2000)Images Super Standard The Traveler Minor Blues Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights The Art of Conversation Dave Holland , 2014)Book of Intuition Concentric Circles Without Deception Dave Holland , 2020)The Source Beyond This Place Member ofSphere WithBill WithRon WithStan WithDizzy WithFreddie WithYusef WithJames WithBuddy With
Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein Karrin Allyson , 2015)Live at the Blue Note Franco Ambrosetti , 1992)Mustang Curtis Amy , 1967)Old Bottles - New Wine Ray Anderson , 1985)The Best Thing for You Chet Baker , 1977)You Can't Go Home Again Studio Trieste Chet Baker and Hubert Laws , 1982)Bad Benson George Benson , 1974)Code Red Cindy Blackman , 1990)The Oracle Shining Hour Larry Coryell , 1989)Quicksand Ted Curson , 1974)Continuum Ray Drummond , 1994)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Tex Book Tenor All That Jazz Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)Awakening Sonny Fortune , 1975)Two for the Blues Frank Foster and Frank Wess , 1983)Frankly Speaking Tiger in the Rain Michael Franks , 1978)Man & Woman George Freeman , 1974)Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard Jim Hall , 1996)Light and Lively Louis Hayes , 1989)Una Max The Gap Sealer Albert Heath , 1972)Kwanza (The First) Jimmy Heath , 1973)Now! Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)In the Vanguard New Agenda Elvin Jones , 1975)Time Capsule The Bassist! Sam Jones , 1979)We're Goin' Up Eric Kloss , 1967)Jazz Nocturne Lee Konitz , 1992)Number Two Express Christian McBride , 1995)Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown Helen Merrill , 1995)Never Never Land Jane Monheit , 2000)Peace and Rhythm Idris Muhammad , 1971)A Time for Love Arturo Sandoval , 2010)This Bud's for You... Bud Shank , 1984)Solid Woody Shaw , 1986)Kamau Charles Sullivan , 1995)Pure Dynamite Buddy Terry , 1972)A Bluish Bag Stanley Turrentine , 1967)Jazz French Horn Tom Varner , 1985)Listen Here Roseanna Vitro , 1982)Natural Essence Tyrone Washington , 1967)Two at the Top Frank Wess and Johnny Coles , 1983)New York, New Sound Gerald Wilson , 2003)
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