Since emerging in the 1960s, Gary Burton has quickly become one of the primary litmus tests for four-mallet vibraphonists in jazz. From his early days with Larry Coryell through to his groundbreaking ...

You can imagine how delighted he is to showcase his quartet’s other major soloist, guitarist Julian Lage (whose duet disc with Fred Hersch, “Free Flying,” will appear next month). Lage began recording ...

Gary Burton Quartet, featuring Pat Metheny (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums), performing Carla Bley's "Olhos De Gato" at the 2008 North Sea Jazz Festival.

For this vibraphonist and veteran bandleader, blending the whimsical and the weighty is old hat; he’s been bringing his singular elan to deeply thoughtful tunes since the ‘60s. The new Common Ground ...

Bettye LaVette and Gary Burton play the Freihofer’s Jazz Festival this weekend at Saratoga Performing Arts Center as rejuvenated elders. Now 63 and 66, respectively, both became stars while young, ...