Kevin Norton
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.
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