JALC presents JazzStories - Gary Burton/Julian Lage

Innovative vibraphonist Gary Burton is a pioneer of the Jazz Fusion genre whose four-mallet approach to the instrument has spawned legions of imitators. Burton and guitarist Julian Lage—the latest in a line of guitar-playing Burton protégés that includes Larry Coryell, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and Mick Goodrick—discuss how the classical “chamber” group has informed their approach to jazz, the importance of guitar to Burton’s sound, touring vs. recording, and how “fusion” came about, with JALC’s Ken Drucker in this audio excerpt from a 2011 Listening Party.