Kenny Barron

piano · 1943 · Philadelphia

A pianist from Philadelphia, he joined Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra in 1962, staying about five years, then co-founded Sphere, devoted to the music of Monk. A partner of Stan Getz in the 1980s (People Time) and a professor at Rutgers from 1973 to 2000, he was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2010.

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Styles

• Hard bop
• Neoclassicism, Young Lions

Landmark tracks

• Voyage (1986)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Jan 11, 2021: French Quarter en direct de New York avec Alex Terrier et Kenny Barron (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

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