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White Noise
the latest from visionary artist and composer
GEORGE BURTON
praise for WHITE NOISE
“★★★★… With his ambitious tapestry of jazz-plus musical and spoken word elements, keyboardist George Burton gamely breaks new ground.” — DOWNBEAT
“Think of it as a modern day mashup of Max Roach, Sun Ra, Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, and to some extent Curtis Mayfield. Contemporary projects such as Dana Murray’s Negro Manifesto, D’Angelo’s Black Messiah, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly as well as projects from avant bluesman Fantastic Negrito come to mind as well.” — MAKING A SCENE
“George Burton shares a call for collective liberation and an invitation for self-transformation with his new album, ‘White Noise’.” — Matt Micucci for JAZZIZ
“On White Noise, pianist and composer George Burton weaves together a rich tapestry of musical influences, seamlessly integrating electronic music, jazz, hip-hop and Xhosa music with his singer/songwriter approach to lyricism.” — from 10 Albums You Need to Know: September 2024 (JAZZIZ Magazine)
“‘WHITE NOISE’ is brimming with righteous ambition and productive tensions … a meditation on Black creative survival.” — Nate Chinen for WRTI
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“Burton’s jazz is multidimensional. It incorporates influences from hip-hop and R&B, electronic music and indie rock into a surprisingly cohesive sound shaped by his mastery of vibe — a soulfulness that underlies all of his tunes, whether the surface feels more like hard bop, avant-garde explosiveness, or blissed-out atmospherics.” — PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
“Pianist GEORGE BURTON is nonetheless a different beast in concert than he is on record. This critic has rarely, in 11 years and hundreds of concerts, seen a musician who fed off the energy of the room as voraciously as Burton. On Tuesday night at Blues Alley, he brought his band members in on the feast. ... The quintet made magic.” — THE WASHINGTON POST
“Even as he jumps off into free sprints, [Burton’s] performance reliably amplifies the heart of intricate compositions like stochastic resonance.” — RELIX MAGAZINE
“George Burton represents what many of jazz's most exciting figures hoped the genre would become: precarious, dynamic, revolutionary… unable to be contained.” — NEXTBOP
praise for THE YULE LOG
Feature on NPR’s Jazz Night In America
"Categorically different ... stunning."—NYC Jazz Record
"Burton blends classical music, avant-garde, and traditional jazz into a stunning package of musical surprises."—LA Jazz Scene
"Burton colors well beyond the lines of the traditional jazz seasonal offering ... and proceeds to dismantle the Christmas canon in a most modern way."—Wild Mercury Rhythm
"Coy, cagey, and predictably ingenious ... a sensational spin on a traditional winter holiday Jazz album.” —33third.org
“Fascinating!” —The Toledo Blade
praise for RECIPROCITY
"Burton is painting with a vast palette … creating a variety of moods and textures. It’s clear that both exuberance and daring are in abundant supply.” — JAZZIZ MAGAZINE
“The pianist George Burton has a shadow identity as a singer- songwriter … Burton likes to use his jazz quintet to ends that don’t always fit a jazz quintet’s typical method, pulling indie rock and chamber music and occasional electronic soundscaping into the mix.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES, critics pick
Nominee, Outstanding Jazz Album — Instrumental // 2021 NAACP Image Awards
Winner, Best Music Video (“Finding”) // Festigious Film Festival
Winner, Best Music Video (“Finding”) // Oniros Film Festival
Finalist, Best Jazz Song (“Finding”) // International Songwriting Competition
Winner, Best Original Song (“Finding”) // Unsigned Only Competition
praise for THE TRUTH OF WHAT I AM > THE NARCISSIST
Top Debuts of 2016, NPR MUSIC Jazz Critics Poll
Top Ten Jazz Albums of 2016, NEXTBOP
"A fantastic statement of modern jazz.” —DOWNBEAT
"The pianist finds truth in a world of phoniness." —WBGO
"George Burton's piano playing has a ... shining quality to it. ... [Burton's] vision, a smart melodic postbop with strong elements of R&B and hip-hop. The Truth... bursts with promise.” —JAZZTIMES
"Thought provoking"—LA JAZZ SCENE
"Wildly diverse but conceptually cohesive.”—WXPN THE KEY
“Pushing the boundaries of the already limitless genre of jazz … An absolute joy to experience … one of the most exciting debuts I’ve heard in years.” —NEXTBOP
"A strong and often surprising debut.” —NYC JAZZ RECORD
"Strong writing and deep pulses make this a winner."—JAZZ WEEKLY
George Burton is a YAMAHA PIANOS artist, a MOGAMI CABLES artist, and a brand ambassador for SEAVEES and JAN LESLIE.
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Quintet: Piano/Rhodes, Vocal, Sax, Bass, Drums
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Piano/Rhodes, Sax, Bass, Drums
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Piano, Rhodes/Wurlitzer, Bass, Drums
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[A] Piano, Vocalist, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Drums
[B] Piano, Two (2) vocalists, Violin, Bass, Drums + Full Orchestra
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charla@georgeburtonmusic.com