APR 10-13 | Resident Artistic Director: Kenny Barron
Apr 12, 2025
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Kenny Barron’s third night highlights his work as a composer and arranger in addition to his sterling pianism, focusing on original material and jazz classics performed with a chamber orchestra.
Called “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” by The Los Angeles Times, Kenny Barron is a 2010 NEA Jazz Master and eleven-time GRAMMY nominee who helped define and extend the jazz tradition since his work with Dizzy Gillespie in the early ‘60s catapulted him into the spotlight. Extensive associations with Freddie Hubbard, Yusef Lateef, Stan Getz, James Moody and Ron Carter built his peerless reputation as a sideman, and he has recorded over 50 albums as a bandleader over his five-decade career. A seven-time recipient of Best Pianist by the Jazz Journalists Association, Barron leads an ironclad trio with bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake, and regularly performs as a soloist and settings from duo to big band.
Kenny Barron’s third night as Resident Artistic Director highlights his work as a composer and arranger in addition to his sterling pianism, focusing on original material and jazz classics performed with a chamber orchestra.
The pinnacle of the jazz-piano tradition.
JazzTimes on Kenny Barron
The pinnacle of the jazz-piano tradition.
JazzTimes on Kenny Barron
Personnel
Kenny Barron piano
Orchestra TBA
One of the top jazz pianists in the world.
Los Angeles Times on Kenny Barron
Personnel
Kenny Barron piano
Orchestra TBA
One of the top jazz pianists in the world.
Los Angeles Times on Kenny Barron
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