Art Baron

Art Baron
Art Baron
Birth name	Arthur John Baron
Born	January 5, 1950 (age 74); Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Trombone
Years active	1973–present

Arthur John Baron (born January 5, 1950) is an American jazz trombonist. He also plays didgeridoo, conch shell, penny-whistle, alto and bass recorder, and tuba.^[1]

Career overview

Baron is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music. He joined the Duke Ellington band in August 1973 at the age of 23 during the last year Ellington led the band and was the last trombonist Ellington ever hired.^[2] Baron leads The Duke's Men, a band made up of Duke Ellington band alumni. He has performed and/or recorded with Buddy Rich, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Illinois Jacquet, Sam Eckhardt, Roswell Rudd, Mel Tormé, Charlie Musselwhite, Andy Harlow (né Andre H. Kahn; born 1945), Fontella Bass, Sam Rivers, Glen Velez, John Tchicai, Wilber Morris, Alan Silva, George Gruntz, Joey DeFrancesco, Bobby Watson, Elliott Sharp, Annea Lockwood, Matt Glaser, Cyro Baptista, and She & Him.

Baron lives in New York City.

Discography

Ray Anderson: Big Band Record (Gramavision, 1994) with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
Alice Babs: Far Away Star (Bluebell, 1973–1976); OCLC 458759220
Betty Carter: The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine, 2019)
Duke Ellington: Continuum (Fantasy, 1974–1975); OCLC 42554761
Joey DeFrancesco: Where Were You? (Columbia, 1990); OCLC 21585305
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Blues 'n Dues et cetera (Enja, 1991); OCLC 716119553
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Beyond Another Wall (TCB (de), 1994); OCLC 41120645
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band: Merryteria (TCB, 1999); OCLC 767805575
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Portraits by Ellington (Columbia, 1992); OCLC 178707422, 27118574
Hal Willner Presents: Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus (Columbia, 1992); OCLC 27261567
Mingus Big Band: Nostalgia in Times Square (Dreyfus, 1993); OCLC 263151379
Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra, Inspiration (BMG France, 1999)
Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra, Culmination (BMG France, 1999)
David Sanborn: Another Hand (Elektra, 1990), Upfront (Elektra, 1991); OCLC 173203209
Alan Silva: Alan Silva & the Sound Visions Orchestra (Eremite, 1999); OCLC 54713022
Peggy Stern: Actual Size (Koch, 1998); OCLC 43907867
Frank Wess: Entre Nous (Concord, 1990); OCLC 26399518
New York Composers Orchestra, music of Marty Ehrlich, Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz, Doug Wieselman (de) (New World, 1990); OCLC 25094883
New York Composers Orchestra: First Program in Standard Time (New World, 1990–1992); OCLC 26065265
Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball (Columbia, 2012); OCLC 773616043
She & Him: Classics (Columbia, 2014); OCLC 894525699

References

^ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.; Baron is in Vol. 1 of 3), Barry Dean Kernfeld (ed.), Macmillan Publishers (2002); OCLC 46956628, 5576124458; Oxford Music Online — OCLC 219650052
^ "Masterclass with Art Baron: An Introduction to the Plunger," by Art Barton, as told to Bob Bernotas, Online Trombone Journal (www.trombone.org), 1992; OCLC 456219539, 614855213, 891207006, OCLC 613048903

External links

Art Baron discography, Artistdirect
"Inside the Ellington Band," by Nat Hentoff, Jazz Times, October 2006

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[Grove_Jazz_2002-1] The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.; Baron is in Vol. 1 of 3), Barry Dean Kernfeld (ed.), Macmillan Publishers (2002); OCLC 46956628, 5576124458; Oxford Music Online — OCLC 219650052

[Trombone_Journal_1992-2] "Masterclass with Art Baron: An Introduction to the Plunger," by Art Barton, as told to Bob Bernotas, Online Trombone Journal (www.trombone.org), 1992; OCLC 456219539, 614855213, 891207006, OCLC 613048903

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