Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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
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
Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travele…
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
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 …
It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough. - Gary Burton
It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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 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…
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 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…
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
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 …
I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out. - Gary Burton
I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.
Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape. - Gary Burton
Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.
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