MJF's Interview with
KENNY BARRON
Artists Who Influenced
Dizzy Gillespie
"The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play." - Dizzy Gillespie
Wynton Kelly
"In Wynton Kelly we had a combination of Red Garland and Bill Evans so we could go in any direction we wanted." - Miles Davis
Hank Jones
“I am the sum total of everything I have experienced musically.” - Hank Jones
Tommy Flanagan
"I’m in touch with the past, I keep the faith with simplicity. I even still have a rotary phone." - Tommy Flanagan
Thelonious Monk
"What you don't play can be more important than what you do." - Thelonious Monk
McCoy Tyner
“The reason for longevity is truth and honesty, and I think we that we possessed that and it manifested itself in our art form.” - McCoy Tyner
Recommended Recordings
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