Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as a 2010 Jazz Master, 11x-GRAMMY® Award Nominated Jazz Pianist KENNY BARRON has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. A 6x-Jazz Journalist Association "Pianist of the Year" Award-Winner with over 40 recordings as a leader, Kenny Barron is one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Baron is recognized the world over as a master of performance and composition and THE LOS ANGELES TIMES named him "one of the top jazz pianists in the world" while Jazz Weekly calls him, "The most lyrical piano player of our time."