Reviews

Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (Dare2)

The strong rapport between pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Dave Holland can be felt all the way through Without Deception. Much like their previous collaboration, … Read More “Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (Dare2)”

Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller: The Art of the Piano Duo – Live (Groovin’ High)

Kenny Barron teaches by simply playing piano duets with his students. The late Mulgrew Miller, 12 years Barron’s junior, was closer to peer than student … Read More

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Live Review: 46th Umbria Jazz Festival

When you have made many trips to Perugia, Italy for the Umbria Jazz Festival, you never get a sense of which years are bigger than … Read More

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Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles (Blue Note)

Kenny Barron has never had anything going for himself except excellence. He is neither charismatic nor flamboyant. Perhaps because his mastery of modern mainstream jazz … Read More

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Montreal International Jazz Festival

Highlights included Kenny Barron Trio, Roberta Gambarini and more

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Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition

For some strange reason, the trio that Kenny Barron has been leading for the past decade, featuring bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake, had … Read More

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Kenny Barron: At the Piano

Launched in 1975 by Don Schlitten, Xanadu Records released more than 100 LPs through 1986, including more than 40 reissues of archival material from the … Read More

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Kenny Barron/Dave Holland: The Art of Conversation

There are conversations meant solely for the ears of those involved, full of jocular camaraderie and inside references. And then there are those designed to … Read More

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Kenny Barron: Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights

That pianist Kenny Barron is a lover of Brazilian music is not news. He came up in the ’60s-and with Dizzy Gillespie, for Pete’s sake. … Read More

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Stan Getz/Kenny Barron: People Time: The Complete Recordings

When a jazz musician crosses the boundary of 60, he or she must decide what to do with phrases already played thousands of times. Do … Read More

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Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake: Without Deception (Dare2)

Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller: The Art of the Piano Duo – Live (Groovin’ High)

Live Review: 46th Umbria Jazz Festival

Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles (Blue Note)

Montreal International Jazz Festival

Kenny Barron Trio: Book of Intuition

Kenny Barron: At the Piano

Kenny Barron/Dave Holland: The Art of Conversation

Kenny Barron: Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights

Stan Getz/Kenny Barron: People Time: The Complete Recordings

10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1970s: Critics’ Picks

The Day Louis Armstrong Lost His Color: A Short Story

Speakin’ My Piece with Dekel Bor

The Changing Nature of Protest in Jazz