But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's possible with the instrument. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, there's a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression that's… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
Without doubt, the foremost band for decades has been the One O'Clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. Through its many incarnations… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing. Another one is the… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were no other musicians around. — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
