Kernfeld, Barry (Dean)
KERNFELD, Barry (Dean)
KERNFELD, Barry (Dean). American, b. 1950. Genres: Music. Career: Freelance writer and editor. Hamilton College, part-time lecturer, 1981-82; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, lecturer, 1983-84. Part-time saxophonist, 1980-84, 1994-. Freelance writer, 1984-. Publications: What to Listen for in Jazz, 1995; Pop Song Piracy: Bootleg Song Sheets, Fake Books, and America's First Criminal Copyright Trials, forthcoming. EDITOR: (and contrib.) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2 vols., 1988, 2nd ed., 3 vols., 2001; The Blackwell Guide to Recorded Jazz, 1991, 2nd ed., 1995. Address: 506 W Foster Ave, State College, PA 16801-4039, U.S.A. Online address: bdk4@psu.edu
More From encyclopedia.com
Dave Brubeck , Brubeck, Dave
Pianist, composer, bandleader
According to Robert Rice of the New Yorker, the combo led by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck during the 1950s a… Franco , Franco
Singer, guitarist, bandleader
When Franco, known as “the sorcerer” or “the god-father,” died in 1989 at the age of 51, his legacy was secure a… Marian Mcpartland , McPartland, Marian
Pianist, composer, educator, radio, commentator
Few women in jazz have become as successful an instrumentalist as pianist Marian M… Jazz , Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a uniquely American style of music that developed in the early twentieth century in urban areas of the United States. As it grew in… Stan Getz , Getz, Stan
Saxophonist
Best known for his relaxed, melodic improvisations, Stan Getz was one of the most celebrated jazz musicians of his time. He fi… Wynton Marsalis , Marsalis, Wynton
Trumpet player
Wynton Marsalis is “potentially the greatest trumpet player of all time,” proclaimed Maurice Andre, the famed classic…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Kernfeld, Barry (Dean)