"Fortunately for music fans the world over, Barron overcame his disdain for music and rehearsing and grew to become one of the most top jazz pianists in the world revered for both his technical prowess and ability to connect with both casual and serious jazz fans. He's played with such jazz stalwarts as Roy Haynes, Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie who reportedly hired the pianist without an audition and Yusef Lateef, whom Barron credits as a key inspiration, especially with regards to his famed improvisational skills."
"And at Santa Clara's Triton Museum of Art, there's not one but four exhibits opening in January, ranging from slashed-and-bleached abstractions to uncanny paintings of suburbia that hearken to Edward Hopper and David Lynch. That latter show, opening Jan. 10, comes from South Bay artist Jonathan Crow, who gained fame with drawings of U.S. vice presidents wearing octopuses on their heads. Crow's latest exhibit, Cul-de-sac, explores the false utopia of suburban life, where divisive topics on race and gender often lurk below the surface."
Kenny Barron began piano lessons at age six, initially disliked practicing, and later became a celebrated jazz pianist known for technical prowess and improvisation. Barron performed with Roy Haynes, Lee Morgan, Dizzy Gillespie and Yusef Lateef and credits Lateef for key inspiration. Barron's Trio, featuring vocalist Tyreek McDole, appears Jan. 10 at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $66–$101. Santa Clara's Triton Museum opens four January exhibits, including Jonathan Crow's Cul-de-sac, which examines the false utopia of suburbia and underlying tensions around race and gender. A two-day David Bowie festival will also take place in the Bay Area.
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