Jazz Articles about Kenny Barron

Kenny Barron: Canta Brasil

by Dave Nathan
November 1, 2002

If one had to choose one word to describe pianist, instrumentalist and composer Kenny Barron, it would mostly likely be ubiquitous, in not only the kind of music he plays (which is most everything in modern creative jazz), but his in performing mates as well. Over the years, he has build relationships with the group Sphere, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef and, of course, the near magical association with Stan Getz in the 1980's. On this his latest release, ...

Meet Kenny Barron

by Craig Jolley
March 8, 2001

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in March 2001. Jazz Education I recently retired from Rutgers University. Right now I teach piano one day a week at Manhattan School of Music. In September I'll be teaching at the new jazz program at Julliard. I've taught David Sanchez and Terence Blanchard. They could already play so it was a matter of polishing things up—fine tuning. One of the primary things—we play as much ...

Kenny Barron and Buster Williams: Two as One

by C. Michael Bailey
September 1, 1999

Half of Sphere. One of the Two Sphere discs on RED Records is Pumpkins Delight: Sphere Live At Umbria Jazz (CD 123207). July 14, 1986 at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Included in this set were as series of duets by pianist Kenny Barron and Bassist Buster Williams. The result is a collection of music every bit as exciting as Pumpkins Delight. The stand out on the previous Sphere discs was Buster Williams and he is no less of a stand ...

Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue

by Jim Santella
October 1, 1998

Recorded in 1974 for Muse and recently reissued on CD by 32 Jazz, Kenny Barron’s second release as a leader features his expressive piano sound in “conversations" with lyrical guitarist Ted Dunbar. The format varies from a sextet, quartet, duo, and solo piece; however, that variety simply serves to allow the leader to offer different messages.

Of the four Kenny Barron compositions, “Peruvian Blue" stands apart as the one most representative of genre changes taking place in jazz during the ...

Kenny Barron: Peruvian Blue

by Douglas Payne
September 1, 1998

Peruvian Blue is Kenny Barron's second solo outing, coming right after 1973's marvelous Sunset To Dawn (released by 32 Jazz last year as part of the two-disc set Soft Spoken Here ). Originally released by Muse Records in 1974, this six-song program finds Barron shifting between electric and acoustic pianos in a variety of groupings, from solo to duo and trio to sextet.Barron solos with grand passion on acoustic piano for the standard, “Here's That Rainy Day," then ...