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{{short description|American avant-garde jazz drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|American avant-garde jazz drummer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Joey Baron
| name = Joey Baron
| image = Joey Baron.jpg
| image = Joey Baron Oslo Jazzfestival 2023 (191432).jpg
| caption = Baron with [[John Zorn]] at [[Barbican Centre]] on June 18, 2006
| caption = Joey Baron performing in Munch, Oslo 2023<br /><small>Photo: Tore Sætre</small>
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Bernard Joseph Baron
| birth_name = Bernard Joseph Baron
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|06|26}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|06|26}}
| birth_place = [[Richmond, Virginia]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Richmond, Virginia]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[avant garde jazz]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[avant-garde jazz]]
| occupation = Musician
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Drums
| instrument = Drums
| years_active =1975–present
| years_active = 1975–present
| label = [[JMT Records|JMT]], Intuition, [[ECM Records|ECM]], [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]], Elektra Nonesuch, [[CAM Jazz]], [[DIW Records|DIW]]
| label = [[JMT Records|JMT]], Intuition, [[ECM Records|ECM]], [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]], Elektra Nonesuch, [[CAM Jazz]], [[DIW Records|DIW]]
| associated_acts = [[Bill Frisell]], [[John Zorn]], [[Masada (band)|Masada]], Baron Down, Down Home Band
}}
}}

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[[Image:Joey-Baron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Joey Baron in Aarhus, Denmark (2014)]]
'''Bernard Joseph Baron''' (born June 26, 1955 in [[Richmond, Virginia]]) is an American [[avant-garde jazz]] drummer who plays frequently with [[Bill Frisell]] and [[John Zorn]].
'''Bernard Joseph Baron''' (born June 26, 1955 in [[Richmond, Virginia]]) is an American [[drummer]] best-known for working in [[avant-garde jazz]] with [[Bill Frisell]] and [[John Zorn]].


==Music career==
==Music career==
Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, he taught himself how to play the drums. As a teenager, he played in rock bands and [[dixieland]] jazz groups and was given his first gig opportunity at the age of 13 when pianist BJ Doyle's regular drummer took ill and she knew he was a keeper after just minutes. After high school, he spent a year at the [[Berklee College of Music]]. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s and embarked on a professional career, playing with [[Carmen McRae]] and [[Al Jarreau]]. He worked as a freelance drummer and [[session musician]] with [[Chet Baker]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], and [[Hampton Hawes]].<ref name="New Grove">{{cite book|last1=Kennedy|first1=Gary|editor1-last=Kernfeld|editor1-first=Barry|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz|date=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1-56159-284-6|page=145|volume=1|edition=2nd}}</ref>
Baron, who is of [[American Jews|Jewish]] heritage, was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond, Virginia. When he was nine, he taught himself how to play the drums. As a teenager, he played in rock bands and [[dixieland]] jazz groups and was given his first gig opportunity at the age of 13 when pianist BJ Doyle's regular drummer took ill and she knew he was a keeper after just minutes. After high school, he spent a year at the [[Berklee College of Music]]. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s and embarked on a professional career, playing with [[Carmen McRae]] and [[Al Jarreau]]. He worked as a freelance drummer and [[session musician]] with [[Chet Baker]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], and [[Hampton Hawes]].<ref name="New Grove">{{cite book|last1=Kennedy|first1=Gary|editor1-last=Kernfeld|editor1-first=Barry|title=The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz|date=2002|publisher=Grove's Dictionaries Inc.|location=New York|isbn=1-56159-284-6|page=145|volume=1|edition=2nd}}</ref>


In 1982 he moved to New York City and joined guitarist [[Bill Frisell]], with whom he would play often throughout his career. He also played in groups with [[Red Rodney]], [[Fred Hersch]], [[Enrico Pieranunzi]], and [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]]. Starting in the late 1980s, he became a bigger part of the [[avant-garde jazz]] scene when he played regularly at the [[Knitting Factory]], recorded with singer [[Laurie Anderson]], and began a long association with [[John Zorn]]. For several years he participated in Zorn's projects Naked City and Masada.<ref name="New Grove" />
In 1982 he moved to New York City and joined guitarist [[Bill Frisell]], with whom he would play often throughout his career. He also played in groups with [[Red Rodney]], [[Fred Hersch]], [[Enrico Pieranunzi]], and [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]]. Starting in the late 1980s, he became a bigger part of the [[avant-garde jazz]] scene when he played regularly at the [[Knitting Factory]], recorded with singer [[Laurie Anderson]], and began a long association with [[John Zorn]]. For several years he participated in Zorn's projects Naked City and Masada.<ref name="New Grove" />
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'''With [[Dave Douglas (trumpeter)|Dave Douglas]]'''
'''With [[Dave Douglas (trumpeter)|Dave Douglas]]'''
* ''[[In Our Lifetime (Dave Douglas album)|In Our Lifetime]]'' ([[New World Records|New World]], 1994)
* ''[[In Our Lifetime (Dave Douglas album)|In Our Lifetime]]'' ([[New World Records|New World]], 1994)
* ''[[Stargazer (album)|Stargazer]]'' ([[Arabesque Records|Arabesque]], 1996)
* ''[[Stargazer (Dave Douglas album)|Stargazer]]'' ([[Arabesque Records|Arabesque]], 1996)
* ''[[Soul on Soul]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 2000)
* ''[[Soul on Soul]]'' ([[RCA Records|RCA]], 2000)
* ''[[Freak In]]'' (RCA Bluebird, 2003)
* ''[[Freak In]]'' (RCA Bluebird, 2003)
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* ''Live at Ronnie Scott's'' (Pye, 1977)
* ''Live at Ronnie Scott's'' (Pye, 1977)
* ''[[At the Great American Music Hall]]'' (Blue Note, 1977)
* ''[[At the Great American Music Hall]]'' (Blue Note, 1977)
'''With [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]]'''
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (Mark Murphy album)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (Muse, 1986)
'''With [[Gary Peacock]]'''
'''With [[Gary Peacock]]'''
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* ''[[Tangents (album)|Tangents]]'' (ECM, 2017)
* ''[[Now This]]'' (ECM, 2015)
* ''[[Now This]]'' (ECM, 2015)
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* ''[[Tangents (album)|Tangents]]'' (ECM, 2017)
'''With [[Enrico Pieranunzi]]'''
'''With [[Enrico Pieranunzi]]'''
* ''New Lands'' ([[Timeless Records|Timeless]], 1984)
* ''New Lands'' ([[Timeless Records|Timeless]], 1984)
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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[[Image:Joey-Baron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Joey Baron in Aarhus, Denmark (2014)]]
*''[[Step Across the Border]]'' (RecRec, 1990) with Fred Frith
*''[[Step Across the Border]]'' (RecRec, 1990) with Fred Frith
*''Masada Live at Tonic 1999'' (Tzadik, 2004) with Masada
*''Masada Live at Tonic 1999'' (Tzadik, 2004) with Masada
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*[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Joey_Baron.html ''Drummerworld'' article]
*[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Joey_Baron.html ''Drummerworld'' article]


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[[Category:Intakt Records artists]]
[[Category:Intakt Records artists]]
[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]
[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]
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Joey Baron
Joey Baron performing in Munch, Oslo 2023 Photo: Tore Sætre
Joey Baron performing in Munch, Oslo 2023
Photo: Tore Sætre
Background information
Birth nameBernard Joseph Baron
Born (1955-06-26) June 26, 1955 (age 69)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1975–present
LabelsJMT, Intuition, ECM, Tzadik, Elektra Nonesuch, CAM Jazz, DIW

Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American drummer best-known for working in avant-garde jazz with Bill Frisell and John Zorn.

Music career

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Baron, who is of Jewish heritage, was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond, Virginia. When he was nine, he taught himself how to play the drums. As a teenager, he played in rock bands and dixieland jazz groups and was given his first gig opportunity at the age of 13 when pianist BJ Doyle's regular drummer took ill and she knew he was a keeper after just minutes. After high school, he spent a year at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s and embarked on a professional career, playing with Carmen McRae and Al Jarreau. He worked as a freelance drummer and session musician with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, and Hampton Hawes.[1]

In 1982 he moved to New York City and joined guitarist Bill Frisell, with whom he would play often throughout his career. He also played in groups with Red Rodney, Fred Hersch, Enrico Pieranunzi, and Marc Johnson. Starting in the late 1980s, he became a bigger part of the avant-garde jazz scene when he played regularly at the Knitting Factory, recorded with singer Laurie Anderson, and began a long association with John Zorn. For several years he participated in Zorn's projects Naked City and Masada.[1]

Baron contributed to David Bowie's Outside (1995). Bowie would later praise Baron, stating: "Metronomes shake in fear, he's so steady."[2]

Discography

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Filmography

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Joey Baron in Aarhus, Denmark (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 145. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. ^ "David Bowie: A Different View". Modern Drummer. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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