Gary Burton Musical artist

Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943, Anderson, Indiana) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer and jazz educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be heralded as an innovator and his sound and technique are widely imitated. He is also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz, as well as being a major figure in music education due to his 30 years at the Berklee College of Music.

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Birth date	January 23, 1943
Birth place	Anderson Indiana , United States , Indiana

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Career started	1960
Career ended	1960
associated musical artist	Chet Atkins Chick Corea Pat Metheny Stan Getz Roy Haynes Thomas Clausen (musician) Carla Bley Herbie Hancock B.B. King George Shearing Bob Brookmeyer Bob Berg John Scofield Keith Jarrett Steve Swallow Hank Garland Larry Coryell
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Hard bop Jazz fusion
instrument	Marimba Vibraphone Ludwig-Musser
record label	Concord Records ECM Records Mack Avenue Records