ALBUMThe Only One (feat. Ben Riley & Ray Drummond)Kenny Barron
ALBUMRythm-A-Ning (feat. John Hicks)Kenny Barron
ALBUMWhat If?Kenny Barron
ALBUMTwo As OneKenny Barron + Buster Williams
ALBUMScratchDaniel Humair, Dave Holland & Kenny Barron
ALBUMGolden LotusKenny Barron
ALBUMAt the PianoKenny Barron
ALBUMPeruvian BlueKenny Barron
ALBUMSunset To DawnKenny Barron
Artist Playlists
Kenny Barron Essentials
The jazz pianist is the embodiment of grace and meticulousness.
Kenny Barron: Deep Cuts
The jazz pianist can thrive in just about any post-bop context.
About Kenny Barron
Artist Biography
After establishing himself as one of post-bop’s most erudite, reliable and versatile sidemen during the 1960s and 1970s, pianist Kenny Barron finally began to assert himself as a leader during the next decade and has remained a model of grace, exploration and tradition of mainstream jazz ever since. Born in Philadelphia in 1943 (16 years behind his saxophone-playing brother, Bill), he became a fixture on the scene from 1961, adapting to the demands of veterans like trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie—his first employer—and post-bop saxophonists like Booker Ervin, Yusef Lateef and Joe Henderson. From the beginning, Barron has deftly internalised hard-bop fundamentals while retaining a sense of curiosity, a practice that blossomed after extended stints with Stan Getz and as co-leader of the Thelonious Monk repertory quartet Sphere. Barron has complemented his harmonically sophisticated, effortlessly swinging brand of small-group jazz with regular excursions into bossa nova jazz projects. Between 1974 and 2000 he served as a music professor at Rutgers University. He continues to perform and record with the poise and elegance of a veteran but the wonder of a young lion.
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Genre
Jazz
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