GEORGE BURTON
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Raised in Philadelphia by musician parents, Burton began his musical training as a classical violinist and violist but turned to jazz while a student at CAPA, Philly’s renowned Creative And Performing Arts High School, which ultimately led to him studying Jazz Performance at Temple University. After Temple, Burton’s career took off. He won the prestigious Peter Nero Piano Competition, soloed with the Philly Pops, was the featured musician in Leslie Burrs' acclaimed opera "Vanqui," and became the pianist for Odean Pope and his world-famous Saxophone Choir.
Over the last decade he has traveled the world sharing the stage and sideman duties with some of jazz’s greatest musicians, such as Michael Brecker, James Carter, Joe Lovano, Wallace Roney, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Me’Shell NdegeOcéllo, Sean Jones, and Odean Pope, and is currently the pianist for the Sun Ra Arkestra. He is also known as an innovative, risk-taking bandleader and a
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