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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.
September 07, 2011
The Guy With Four Sticks
During the 1960s, jazz aficionados came to know Gary Burton—a skinny, longhaired vibraphone sensation who wielded four mallets at a time, spinning out beautiful musical lines in intricate counterpoint at lightning speed.
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.
April 08, 2011
Vibraphonist Gary Burton Debuts New Quartet on Mack Avenue Records with Common Ground June 7
On Gary Burton's debut release on Mack Avenue Records, Common Ground, the Grammy-winning pioneer of the four-mallet technique of playing the vibes is not only delivering his first studio album since 2005, but is also introducing his latest band. Known as the New Gary Burton Quartet, the group is comprised of guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez.
