Kenny Barron Quartet
Village Vanguard178 7th Avenue South, New York 10014
Village Vanguard presents the Kenny Barron Quartet in a quartet performance. No individual performers or special guests are listed, and the available listing gives no indication of a release celebration, tribute, residency, late set, or other stated theme. The music takes place in the Vanguard's triangular basement room, with the stage at its point and tables arranged outward from it; the room holds 123 listeners.
The supplied material identifies the billed act as the Kenny Barron Quartet, but offers no biographical account of Kenny Barron or the quartet: no hometown, personnel, musical history, collaborators, recordings, or critical quotations are provided. What is specified is the setting for the performance: portraits of jazz legends line the walls, a red curtain frames the stage, and the venue asks for silence before the concert. Drinks are available at the bar; food is not served. The acoustics are described as excellent, and the room is quiet beforehand.
A narrow basement staircase leads to a triangular room with a red curtain and a stage at the point, where musicians play for a small audience of 123. Tables open like spokes from the stage, and the walls hold portraits of jazz legends. The acoustics are excellent, and the only sound before the music begins is the hum of the room. No food is served, only drinks at a bar. Shows start at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., with seating beginning at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. respectively. The atmosphere is focused entirely on the music, with silence requested before the concert begins.