As a five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, Gary Burton is one of the most commercially successful mallet players in history. For the better part of his...
As a five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, Gary Burton is one of the most commercially successful mallet players in history. For the better part of his professional career, Burton has used his position to help educate and mentor the next generation of musical talent, teaching at institutions around the world.
Vic Firth is excited to present Gary's 8-part Vibraphone Masterclass series to you, recorded backstage in Boston's Symphony Hall. In this series, Burton covers the full gamut of common questions on the instrument - from it's history to his famous 4 mallet grip.
In this interview with Jazz legend Gary Burton we discuss his career playing with Jazz icons like Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett along with his 30 year teaching career at The Berklee College of Music. Gary discusses playing with guitarists Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, Julian Lage and Mick Goodrick. He also talks about the little known secret of him producing Pat Metheny's materpiece "Bright Size Life" featuring Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses.
