Byline: R.J. DeLUKE Special to the Times Union
Like July's Freihofer Jazz Fest in Saratoga Springs, this year's version of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, Mass., will be especially sweet for lovers of the piano. Two of the finest artists working the ivories appear on the bill for this weekend's blowout in the Berkshires.
Kenny Barron, a pianist's pianist, plays Saturday night; the Dominican-born virtuoso Michel Camilo performs with his trio on Friday night.
The two men appear this weekend along with Marian McPartland, who will tape a session of her ``Piano Jazz'' radio program with special guest Norah Jones. Also in the lineup: Wynton Marsalis, Hiromi, Jay McShann and many more.
Camilo is among the legion of Barron's admirers: ``I love his playing,'' the 49-year-old says. ``My very first visit to New York, believe it or not, I asked him to give me a lesson. …
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