“Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.” MusicMusicianJazzMusicalWanderLandscapeTravelerImprovising Author:Gary Burton
“Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travelers, voyagers. We want to join in on whatever we hear. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.” WantCommonFieldsMusicianCapableJazzMusicalWanderLandscapeDiscoveringTravelerImprovisingCommon Experience Author:Gary Burton
“But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument.” IfsPlayerEmotionalColorExpressionHugeInstrumentsJazzRangePianoDynamicsEmotional Expression Author:Gary Burton
“I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.” KnowsTogetherHateModernMusicianJazzDecadesQuartets Author: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 called jazz rock in 1967 when I started my first band, later became jazz fusion by the 1970s.” FirstsFourRocksBandJazzStartingHopefullyPioneersFusion Author:Gary Burton
