The Critically Acclaimed Album:

Inner Circle Music 2016

Inner Circle Music 2016

“George Burton represents what many of jazz’s most exciting figures hoped the genre would become: precarious, dynamic, revolutionary...unable to be contained. ”
— NEXTBOP

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George Burton Group @ Blues Alley inWashington D.C. 10.2.18

George Burton Quintet @ The Jazz Jantar festival in Gdansk, Poland 11.9.18

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Review, Koa Jazz festival performance, CitizenJazz (French publication) November 2018 Translation: "....a concert focused exclusively on music - without fussing, spectacular posing or extravagance....Burton gives the impression - it is obviously much more than an impression - that he masters a thousand facets of jazz. One often has the feeling that he considers his harmonic lines as a chorus that weaves with those of the horns.... - Frank Bigotte, Piano Towards the Future: review from the Koa Jazz Festival, Montpellier, France

Review, Koa Jazz festival performance, CitizenJazz (French publication) November 2018

Translation:

"....a concert focused exclusively on music - without fussing, spectacular posing or extravagance....Burton gives the impression - it is obviously much more than an impression - that he masters a thousand facets of jazz. One often has the feeling that he considers his harmonic lines as a chorus that weaves with those of the horns....

- Frank Bigotte, Piano Towards the Future: review from the Koa Jazz Festival, Montpellier, France

Front page news for the Jazz Jantar festival in Gdansk Poland- November 2018

Front page news for the Jazz Jantar festival in Gdansk Poland-November 2018

Washington Post: George Burton takes audience on wild ride

"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." - Read More February 2018

"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." -Read More February 2018

 
KOA Jazz Festival in Montpellier France -November 2018

KOA Jazz Festival in Montpellier France-November 2018

Zeal NYC: Pianist George Burton Explores Complexity at Dizzy’s

"With piano finesse, rollick, impressionism, power and risk taking, George Burton made his rousing Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola debut on Wednesday, February 21....taking delicious melodies for long rides."- Read More February 2018

"With piano finesse, rollick, impressionism, power and risk taking, George Burton made his rousing Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola debut on Wednesday, February 21....taking delicious melodies for long rides."-Read More

February 2018

Front Page For the Newport Jazz Festival August 2017

Front Page For the Newport Jazz Festival August 2017

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2016 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist recognized as a “Top Debut” Read more

2016 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll

The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist recognized as a “Top Debut”

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Nextbop's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016 The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist recognized as a “Top Ten Jazz Albums 2016” “Burton’s debut…..is an absolute joy to experience. Burton is at his most exciting when he is pushing the boundaries of the already limitless genre of jazz.” Read more

Nextbop's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016

The Truth Of What I Am > The Narcissist recognized as a “Top Ten Jazz Albums 2016”

“Burton’s debut…..is an absolute joy to experience. Burton is at his most exciting when he is pushing the boundaries of the already limitless genre of jazz.”

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Album Review "A fantastic statement of modern jazz."

Album Review

"A fantastic statement of modern jazz."

Album Review "[Burton's] vision, a smart melodic postbop with strong elements of R&B and hip-hop ... The Truth [Of What I Am] bursts with promise." read more

Album Review

"[Burton's] vision, a smart melodic postbop with strong elements of R&B and hip-hop ... The Truth [Of What I Am] bursts with promise."

read more

Live Concert Review "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." Review 2.20.18 at Blues Alley Read more

Live Concert Review

"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."

Review 2.20.18 at Blues Alley

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Album Review "Burton speaks the language of Logan Richardson and Ambrose Akinmusire - modern harmonic choices and rhythms with a strong influence of hip hop and R&B, the melody always at the center of the conversation." Read more - ( Translation )

Album Review

"Burton speaks the language of Logan Richardson and Ambrose Akinmusire - modern harmonic choices and rhythms with a strong influence of hip hop and R&B, the melody always at the center of the conversation."

Read more- (Translation)

Newport Jazz Festival Front Page Feature “The Long Wait is Over” Read more

Newport Jazz Festival Front Page Feature

“The Long Wait is Over”

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Review/ Podcast- Newport Jazz Festival Preview “ The pianist finds truth in a world of phoniness.” Read more

Review/ Podcast- Newport Jazz Festival Preview

“The pianist finds truth in a world of phoniness.”

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Album Review/Feature "Wildly diverse but conceptually cohesive." Read more

Album Review/Feature

"Wildly diverse but conceptually cohesive."

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Album Review "Strong writing and deep pulses make this a winner . " Read more

Album Review

"Strong writing and deep pulses make this a winner."

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Album Review “George Burton represents what many of jazz’s most exciting figures hoped the genre would become: precarious, dynamic, revolutionary...unable to be contained. ” "Burton's album is an absolute joy to experience ... one of the most exciting debuts I have heard in years." Read more

Album Review

“George Burton represents what many of jazz’s most exciting figures hoped the genre would become: precarious, dynamic, revolutionary...unable to be contained. ”

"Burton's album is an absolute joy to experience ... one of the most exciting debuts I have heard in years."

Read more

Live Concert Review "With piano finesse, rollick, impressionism, power and risk taking, George Burton made his rousing Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola debut on Wednesday, February 21....taking delicious melodies for long rides." Review 2.21.18 Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Read more

Live Concert Review

"With piano finesse, rollick, impressionism, power and risk taking, George Burton made his rousing Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola debut on Wednesday, February 21....taking delicious melodies for long rides."

Review 2.21.18 Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

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Album Review "[A] strong and often surprising debut ... There is a prevailing hard bop intensity as well as an inward lyricism in Burton's writing."

Album Review

"[A] strong and often surprising debut ... There is a prevailing hard bop intensity as well as an inward lyricism in Burton's writing."

Review Rochester City Newspaper "Pianist George Burton's debut album instantly puts him on the jazz map." Read more

Review

Rochester City Newspaper

"Pianist George Burton's debut album instantly puts him on the jazz map."

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Album Review/ Podcast George Burton talks his debut album on WBGO's "The Checkout" Read more

Album Review/ Podcast

George Burton talks his debut album on WBGO's "The Checkout"

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Podcast: Newport Jazz Festival Performance A Conversation with George Burton Before His Newport Jazz Festival Debut Listen Here

Podcast: Newport Jazz Festival Performance

A Conversation with George Burton Before His Newport Jazz Festival Debut

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BEST OF 2016: J Hunter’s Top Jazz Albums "The depth and soul in The Truth makes your head hurt, because your jaw keeps dropping to the floor on every tune." Read more

BEST OF 2016: J Hunter’s Top Jazz Albums

"The depth and soul in The Truth makes your head hurt, because your jaw keeps dropping to the floor on every tune."

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“Formidable….” — NPR

“Formidable….” —NPR

“Inventive…..” —Cadence Magazine

“Inventive…..” —Cadence Magazine


Podcast: “Burton’s Quintet hits the stage at Scullers Jazz Club” Listen here

Podcast:

“Burton’s Quintet hits the stage at Scullers Jazz Club”

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GB Quintet At KOA Jazz Festival, Montpellier 2018

Gb Quintet at Jazz Jantar Festival, Gdansk Poland 2018

GB Quintet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC 2018

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Torn Trio at Mezzrow, NYC 2018

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GB Quintet at Newport Jazz Festival 2017

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