The Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation hosts special guest artist and jazz pianist Kenny Barron on campus for a week-long residency. All are welcome as Mr. Barron is interviewed by Mark Stryker, columnist and author of the recent book Jazz from Detroit.

Honored by the National Endowment for the Arts as a 2010 Jazz Master, Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms. The Los Angeles Times named him “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly calls him “the most lyrical piano player of our time.”