Kenny Barron Trio feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa & Johnathan Blake

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Kenny Barron was still playing with the creators of modern jazz, with Dizzy Gillespie in the sixties. He phrases his swinging mainstream piano as if all the bop clichés and bop phrases, which hardly any young pianist seems to get past today, didn't exist. His harmonically very agile playing stands for passion and devotion beyond competition and rivalry." - Joachim Ernst-Behrendt

With these beautiful words Ernst-Behrendt described Kenny Barron in his "Jazz Book". It could hardly be expressed more aptly. Barron's unmistakable style has brought him into the ranks of the absolute world stars of jazz in his more than 60-year career. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Barron played with Philly Joe Jones at the age of 16 and, after moving to New York, with virtually every musician of note. Roy Haynes, Lee Morgan, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter, Stan Getz; they all enjoyed Barron's incredibly sensitive as well as creative playing, whether as an inspiring soloist or as an ideal accompanist in all kinds of jazz contexts. A multiple winner of the Downbeat and Jazztimes critics' and readers' polls, six-time "Best Pianist" by the Jazz Journalists Association, Kenny Barron was inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2010, he was awarded the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship, the highest official honor for jazz musicians in the United States.

Kiyoshi Kitagawa has made a name for himself not only as a congenial player in Kenny Barron's trio. Born in Japan but now a longtime Brooklyn resident, the double bassist has played with many of the jazz scene's greats throughout his career. After first tackling the guitar, he switched to the double bass at age 19 and worked with many notable Japanese musicians in the 1980s before moving to the United States. There he worked with Brian Blade, Kenny Garrett, Jimmy Heath, Danny Grissett or Regina Carter, among others.

Johnathan Blake is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has collaborated with many jazz greats, including Tom Harrell, Kenny Barron, David Sánchez, Don Byron, Oliver Lake, Randy Brecker, and many others. Blake is also known for his work as a member of the Omer Avital Quintet and the Ravi Coltrane Quartet. In his own projects, Blake has brought together a number of high profile musicians including Chris Potter, Mark Turner, Avishai Cohen, and Ben Street. His playing is characterized by energy and creativity, and he is highly regarded by critics and audiences alike.

0:00 New York Attitude
13:37 Night Fall

Kenny Barron - piano (USA)
Kiyoshi Kitagawa - bass (JP)
Johnathan Blake - drums (USA)

Audio recording - Václav Květoň
Video - Alexander Hoetzinger

Recorded live at Zig Zag Jazz Club in Berlin on 22.11.2025

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