Jazz Articles about Simone Baron

About Simone Baron

Album Review

Seth Kibel: Clarinet, Without a Net

Read "Clarinet, Without a Net" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 18, 2026

The late great Phil Woods once observed that the clarinet “was invented by six guys who had never met each other," which is another way of saying it is more than challenging to play. It is a challenge that woodwind virtuoso Seth Kibel accepted years ago and has spent much of his career as an award-winning jazz artist pursuing. On Clarinet, Without a Net, Kibel plays clarinet on every number, backed on even-numbered tracks by one quintet, on ...

Album Review

Simone Baron & Arco Belo: The Space Between Disguises

Read "The Space Between Disguises" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
October 13, 2020

Simone Baron debutta con quest'eclettico album, che mette in luce il suo talento nel comporre e orchestrare temi particolarmente articolati, dove musica da camera, jazz e suggestioni folk convivono strettamente. Di lei non sappiamo molto, eccetto le sue origini in parte italiane (in linea materna), che ha avuto incarichi al Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity e altre istituzioni, ha ricevuto prestigiosi riconoscimenti (un grant dal DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities -Chamber Music America) e ...