All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Barron's birthday today!
Kenny Barron's unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms is what inspired The Los Angeles Times" to name him one of the top jazz pianists in the world" and Jazz Weekly" to call him The most lyrical pianist of our time."
Philadelphia is the birthplace of many great musicians, including one of the undisputed masters of the jazz piano: Kenny Barron. Kenny was born in 1943 and while a teenager, started playing professionally with Mel Melvin's orchestra. This local band also featured Barron's brother Bill, the late tenor...Read more.
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