Person · Male
Kevin Norton
drums
- From
- Brooklyn, United States
- Since
- 1956–present
- Releases
- 11
- free jazz
About
Kevin Norton (born January 21, 1956) is an American percussionist and composer active in the New York City jazz and contemporary music scenes. He has performed and recorded with a diverse group of musicians, including Anthony Braxton, Paul Dunmall, Milt Hinton, Fred Frith, David Krakauer, Joëlle Léandre, Frode Gjerstad, Wilber Morris, James Emery, Bern Nix, and many others. In 1999, he founded Barking Hoop Recordings, a record label dedicated to releasing new and original music. Kevin Norton has also spent summers at camp Encore/Coda in Maine teaching music theory classes and private percussion classes. The label has released 11 CDs to date, which feature Norton's own groups as well as artists such as Anthony Braxton, Kevin O'Neil, Billy Stein, and the String Trio of New York.
Member of
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To Be Continued percussion, drums (drum set), vibraphone
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John Lindberg’s Tripolar drums (drum set), vibraphone
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Steve Swell’s Unified Theory of Sound percussion, drums (drum set)
Discography
Albums
Links
Official
Concerts
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ed675c49-2e19-4abd-be6a-e9ebce753813
- ISNI
- 0000000072641553
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.