Gary Burton
Gary Burton
Gary Burtonis an American jazz vibraphonist, composer and jazz educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated. He is also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz, as well as being a major figure in music education from his 30 years at the Berklee College of Music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth23 January 1943
CountryUnited States of America
Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.
I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.
I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I've had.