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 and un…

- Gary Burton

Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travele…

- Gary Burton

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 starting what was first …

- Gary Burton

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.

- Gary Burton

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strin…

- Gary Burton

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…

- Gary Burton

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

- Gary Burton

I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the …

- Gary Burton

Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.

- Gary Burton