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About Don Burrows
Don Burrows (AO, MBE) has been at the forefront of the jazz world for most of his 60 years in the business. He's a household name in Australia, renowned for his musicianship and his enthusiastic support of the jazz arts. He's also highly respected internationally, where he's toured to great acclaim annually since 1960.
This superb multi-instrumentalist plays flute, clarinet and all the saxophones, from alto to baritone. He's a composer and arranger of great note and one of the world's finest interpreters of the jazz tradition. A Don Burrows concert is a journey from classic swing and the gentle sway of Brazilian bossa nova to exciting modern jazz.
His career has been one of many firsts including first Australian jazz artist to: win a gold record, the first to play Europe's famed Montreaux and the USA's Newport festivals, the first to play in China, the first to be awarded a Creative Arts Fellowship and the first inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. He has also found time to host his own television show, The Burrows Collection, for six years on ABC TV and has released close to forty albums.
His recording and concert partners include many names in the Jazz Who's Who such as Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Mel Torme, Stephane Grappelli, Tony Bennett, James Morrison, Frank Sinatra, Kate Ceberano and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Now in his 74th year, Don Burrows has not even begun to think about slowing down. He continues to tour Australia and the world regularly. His musicianship and his ability to communicate his passion for the music have become legendary. He remains one of Australia's pre-eminent artists, veritably a Living National Treasure.
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