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Art Baron & Friends at Welcome To Harlem Afternoon Jazz Series at Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church

Courtesy of Diane Shepherd | Posted on February 22, 2015

When

Tue, March 17, 2015
12:00 pm

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Musicians

Arthur Baron
trombone
Bill Easley
saxophone
Jennifer Vincent
bass, acoustic
David Gibson
trombone

About

Arthur Baron is a trombonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. His defining work was with Duke Ellington, where he toured and recorded from 1973 – 1974. He has worked with a host of luminaries, including Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, BB King, and Cab Calloway. In 2006 he was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions Band, touring Europe and the US. There he performed on trombone, sousaphone, penny whistles & mandolin. He has received several commissions, including Jazz at Lincoln Center. Art has been deeply involved with education, conducting workshop/clinics and guest appearances with a variety of age groups from pre-school to colleges and universities. In addition, Art was featured nightly as a soloist in the Broadway hit, AFTER MIDNIGHT, bringing his Ellington expertise to the production. Currently, he leads The Duke's Men, an ensemble of Ellington alumni, and is a mainstay at The Bowery Poetry Club in New York City, with his group Art Baron & Friends....

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