Musician Dictionary

Kenny Barron

American jazz pianist

DescriptionAmerican jazz pianist
Source: Wikidata
Born1943-06-09
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplacePhiladelphia Philadelphia
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer jazz musician jazz pianist recording artist pedagogue musician pianist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
Genrespost-bop jazz hard bop
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsEnja Records Criss Cross Jazz Candid Records PIAS Group
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Super Trio Kenny Barron Trio Kenny Barron Quintet Joe Henderson Sextet Classical Jazz Quartet Buster Williams Trio Sphere Ron Carter Trio The Joshua Breakstone Quartet Kenny Barron Quartet The Jimmy Owens–Kenny Barron Quintet The Bob Thiele Collective The Super Premium Band Freddie Hubbard Quintet Dizzy Gillespie Quintet The Lee Konitz Quartet Stan Getz Quartet Ted Curson & Company The Classical Jazz Quartet The Al Gafa Quinteto Continuum (5) Doug Sertl's Uptown Express Sphere (16) Ray Alexander Sextet Jon Faddis Quintet The Bill Barron Quartet Eddie Harris Quartet Tom Harrell Quintet Perry Robinson 4 The Jimmy Owens - Kenny Barron Quintet Ron Carter Quartet Louis Hayes Quintet Buck Hill Quartet Bill Mobley Sextet The New York Saxophone Madness Chet Baker Group Tom Williams Quintet Eddie Allen Quintet Greg Abate Quintet Ralph Lalama Quartet Eddie Henderson Quintet Greg Marvin Quintet John Swana Sextet Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio Super Trio (2) Harry Allen Quartet Eric Alexander Sextet The Jet All Star Quartet Yusef Lateef Quartet The Art Of Three Louis Hayes Sextet Swing Summit Jon Nagourney Quartet Barry Harris Kenny Barron Quartet The Kenny Barron Ensemble The Mark Kirk Jazz Quartet The Quartet Legend Kenny Barron-John Hicks Quartet Ray Drummond Quintet American Academy of Arts and Sciences Kenny Barron Trio Kenny Barron Quintet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences NEA Jazz Masters
Source: Wikidata

Members

Also known as

Baron Barron K Barron K. Baron K. Barron K.Barron Ken Barron Kenneth Baron Kenneth Barron Kenneth Barrron Kenny Baron Kenny Barron & Terence Blanchard Kenny Barrow Kenny Brown Kenny Darron К. Баррон Кенни Баррон ケニー・バロン

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 6b2e6e7c-4289-447c-a3dc-120e386da267 · wikidata: Q489233 · isni: 0000000081889024, 0000000483118281 · discogs: 65746 · spotify: 3LvX4UVIfEjsQVqrbBToQ3 · apple_music: 51443

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