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October 17, 2011
DCist Review - Gary Burton Quartet @ Blues Alley
There are few musicians out there who totally changed the way an instrument is perceived. What John Coltrane did for the saxophone or what Tony Williams did for the drumset, that is what Gary Burton did for the vibraphone.
October 02, 2011
The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) Christian McBride Big Band [Ottawa Citizen]
McBride’s disc, released this week, serves up the sounds and vibe of the mainstream jazz tradition in heaping, tasty helpings.
August 15, 2011
Mallet men I (CD review Ottowa Citizen)
What do the members of the New Gary Burton Quartet have in common? Virtuosity that manifests itself in incredible precision, and which is used in the service of lyrical expression, for starters.
July 09, 2011
[Review] Bass master’s quintet dazzles with hard-won jazz
Christian McBride and Inside Straight NAC Studio, Tuesday night There's nothing like a road-tested, working band to remind you why jazz has thrived as vital music for a century and to give you hope for the future.
June 20, 2011
[StarTribune.com] Gary Burton Wields A Gentle Mallet
The mallet work of jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton flows forth like water -- naturally, almost unobtrusively, seeking its own level as it nourishes and enriches everything around it.
June 08, 2011
[Review] Downbeat - Sean Jones, No Need For Words
Sean Jones is a burner. He plays with the power and swagger that so many of the great trumpet heroes have mastered. Here on No Need For Words, he applies all that swagger and just the right amount of vulnerability to the subject of love.
