Gary Burton News

Jim Kanas, consummate jazz and folk guitarist, will perform with the Jim Kanas Trio at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

Actual Proof was formed in the fall of 2007. The group consists of Eric Mullis on mallet percussion , Silas Aldridge on keys, Phillip Berkley on electric bass, and Scott Brower on acoustic and electric drums.

Celia Malheiros Saturday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate the new CD release of Celia Malheiros, brazilian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist and the tRIO.

Pacifica Performances presents Celia Malheiros, Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m., at Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica, in the building with the colorful mural.

Until the late 90s, the history of the jazz vibraphone could be written in five names: Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Gary Burton.

Vibraphonist Christos Rafalides and Pianist Sergio Salvatore Announce New Album Duo "Dark Sand" And Upcoming Concert at Carnegie Hall, Vibraphonist Christos Rafalides and Pianist Sergio Salvatore Announce New Album Duo "Dark Sand" And Upcoming Concert at Carnegie Hall, October 30 at 8PM Special Appearance and Performance This Morning on NBC s Today ...

Lovano has found new inspiration in a young group with "fresh eyes and ears." American saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano is touring with his new quintet, Us Five, and their upcoming show in Prague is the highlight of this season's Agharta Jazz Festival.

A guitar prodigy at 8 years old, Julian Lage was the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary, "Jules At Eight," while he was jamming with Carlos Santana.

Guitarist Julian Lage was playing gigs when he was 5 years old. By age 7, he was the subject of a documentary.

Vibes master Gary Burton gave the opening of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild season a virtuosic touch and a display at his grasp of jazz talent.

Vibes master Gary Burton seems more than willing to deal with a busy "retirement." "I'd doing things that I want to do, so I'm not going to complain," says the vibraphonist who has created classic recordings in his career and worked in some notable ensembles.

Acclaimed Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel Gets Intimate With 'Standards Trio: Reflections" On The Wommusic Label Trio session with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Eric Harland set for release October 27 'There's this kind of fluidity and architecture in the lines that he plays that I don't think I've heard anybody else do.

In August, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, starting the third of its four scheduled years at Loyola, welcomed the class of 2011.

TOMMY Smith and the SNJO keep delivering. Their foray into saxophonist Wayne Shorter's brilliant and idiosyncratic repertoire with ten newly commissioned and notably diverse arrangements was another triumph.

Considering that Julian Lage first made a splash as a second grader, it might seem strange to applaud his restraint in advancing his career.

Forty-five years playing jazz at the highest level has taught Gary Burton that there are two kinds of jazz musician.

BACK in 1985, at Boston's Berklee School of Music, the newly appointed dean of curriculum, Gary Burton a ' who was already established as a ground-breaking jazz vibraphone player and fusion pioneer a ' had a promising 18-year-old saxophonist pointed out to him by the pianist Chick Corea.

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

Even given Stanford University's reputation for fostering innovative thinking, Stan Getz was an unlikely choice to be the school's first jazz artist in residence in 1986.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 14 for the 2009-2010 featuring Don Was , Jack DeJohnette, Gary Burton, Mark O'Connor and Issac Delgado performing with their own groups and student or faculty ensembles.