Gary Burton
Jazzjazz vibraphone innovatorpost-bop modernistchamber jazzeducational jazz authority
Gary Burton (born on 23 January 1943 in Anderson, Indiana) is a jazz vibraphone player, known for developing the innovative technique of playing the instrument with four mallets, rather than the usual two. He studied with Herb Pomeroy at the Berklee College of Music, where he met the composer and arranger Michael Gibbs, with whom he subsequently collaborated frequently. Burton, who released his debut album in 1961 at the age of 18, spent the early
Influenced by: Herb Pomeroy, Milt Jackson, Red Norvo
- Active:
- 1961-present
- Scene:
- Indiana/Boston jazz education nexus
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