Popularly dubbed an "elder statesman" of jazz, pianist Kenny Barron, needs no introduction to aficionados of contemporary American music. At 80, he is still actively playing, composing, mentoring, ...

Kenny Barron, playing at Ronnie Scott’s last Friday, brought to improvisation a mixture of intelligence and creativity in which excess has no place. Even though many of the technically astounding runs ...

Taking the full measure of piano maestro Kenny Barron requires a lot longer than four nights, but his SFJAZZ Center residency offers a concisely delectable look at one of jazz’s most beloved artists.

The bandstand was filled with players who presumably were very happy with the outcome of Super Bowl LIX. “This band is known as ‘Four of Us Are from Philly and One of Us Is Not,'” joked legendary ...

The term has today lost most of its original meaning. It evokes the ability to be totally present without showing off, to do more with less, and to evoke a kind of spiritual purity and healing. In ...