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Infobox musical artist | name =| image = Kenny Barron Munich 2001.JPG| caption = Kenny Barron in Munich (2001)| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| Known as =| origin =| instrument = Piano | genre = Jazz | occupation =| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943 in Philadelphia ) is an United States|American Jazz piano|jazz pianist . Known for his lyrical style of playing, Barron has appeared on hundreds of recordings as both leader and sideman and is consequently considered one of the most important and influential jazz pianists since bebop . http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-barron-p54461/biography Allmusic biography
Biography
Kenny Barron is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron (musician)|Bill Barron (1927–1989). One of his first gigs was as pianist with the Dizzy Gillespie quartet.
He graduated in 1978 with a BA in Arts from Empire State College (Metropolitan Center, New York City).
He also co-led the groups Sphere (band)|Sphere and the Classical Jazz Quartet .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p7596/biography|pure_url=yes Allmusic biography
Between 1987 and 1991, Barron recorded several albums with Stan Getz , most notably Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions , Serenity , Anniversary and People Time , a 2CD set.
He has been nominated nine times for Grammy Awards and for the American Jazz Hall of Fame. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B|url= http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=May 17, 2011
For over 25 years, Barron taught piano and keyboard harmony at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He now teaches at the Juilliard School of Music . His piano students have included Noah Baerman , Earl MacDonald , http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/music/detail.aspx? pid=10188& aid=2865 Harry Pickens , and Aaron Parks . http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2012125758_aaronparks16.html
10 Years Hence: Recorded Live At Keystone Korner, San Francisco (1975)
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http://www.kennybarron.com/ Kennybarron.com
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Barron Kenny Barron Discography at www.JazzDiscography.com
http://www.internationaljazzproductions.com/kbarron.html Int'l Jazz Prod.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=16114983 Kenny Barron at NPR Music
http://holtremembers.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-remember-kenny-barron.html I Remember Kenny Barron, by Steve Holt
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