New Gary Burton Quartet

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Jazz at the Neurosciences fall series begins on Wednesday, October 12, with the New Gary Burton Quartet, featuring Athenaeum debuts by vibraphone legend Gary Burton and rising star guitarist Julian Lage, along with top-flight bassist Scott Colley and master drummer Peter Erskine. One of the premiere vibraphonists in the history of jazz, Gary Burton’s stellar career stretches back to the mid-1960s, when he first toured nationally in the bands of George Shearing and Stan Getz. He soon was leading his own ensembles and in 1968 was named the youngest-ever Jazz Artist of the Year by DownBeat magazine. Burton’s subsequent recordings have earned him multiple Grammy awards and have featured collaborations with artists such as Pat Matheny, and most notably, Chick Corea, with whom he has shared four Grammys. In addition to his influential career as a performer, Burton is responsible for training generations of jazz artists through his 33 years as an educator at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. It was at Berklee that Burton mentored young guitar phenomenon Julian Lage, whom he featured in his “Generations” bands from 2003-2006. Hailed by All About Jazz as “a giant in the making,” the 23 year-old Lage has already garnered his own Grammy nomination and has collaborated with artists such as Mark O’Connor, Bela Fleck, and Chris Thile.