Narada Burton Greene

Narada Burton Greene was born in Chicago, Illinois, June 14, 1937. He had seven years of training in classical music with Isadore Buchalter Fine Arts Building. Burton studied jazz theory and harmony with Dick Marx, and continued his music studies at school, "the streets" from 1950 to mid-luminaries as Billy Green and Ira Sullivan. He arrived in New York in 1962 and formed probably the first spontaneous composition group with bassist Alan Silva in '63: The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble. He joined the Jazz Composers Guild in 64 (organized by Bill Dixon and Cecil Taylor) and formed his first quartet recording in '65, which includes Marion Brown and Henry Grimes. He performed in New York in 1960 with people like Sam Rivers, Rashied Ali, Albert Ayler, Patty Waters, Byard Lancaster, Gato Barbieri, etc. Burton was involved with the New Music Concert Series does not include Town Hall and YMHA organized by Max Pollikoff that panel discussions with Morton Feldman and Earl Brown.

Burton moved to a Europe in 1969 - first to Paris and then to Amsterdam. Since that time he traveled and recorded extensively in Western Europe and Eastern Europe, with occasional visits in America. Mr. Greene has recorded over 50 albums and CDs of his compositions in many different contexts. As an artist and eclectic composer, his works are Kikyo with jazz, contemporary classical, electronic products, and a great variety of folk music.

Several Burton has collaborated with musicians, among them John Tchicai, Johnny Dyani, Archie Shepp, Anthony Braxton, Willem Breuker, Han Bennink, Keshavan Maslak, Sunny Murray, Steve Tintweiss, Shelly Rusten, Frank Wright, Sean Bergin, Paul Stocker, Theo Loevendie, Maarten van Altena Regteren, Martin van DUYNHOVEN, Clarence Becton, Perry Robinson, Roswell Rudd, Tjitze Vogel, Raoul van der Weide, Tom Jones, Tobias Delius, Michael Moore, Akki Hak, Lou Grassi, Wilber Morris, Roy Campbell, Mark Dresser, Adam Lane, Paul Smoker, Russ Nolan, Ed and George Schuller etc, etc.
 
Recent and Events for Burton Greene and Klezmokum:
In February 2010 Burton Greene toured the U.S. in February 2010
February 10 - Trio with Ed Schuller and Perry Robinson at Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street, Downtown NYC at 8:30 PM.
Feb.13 - Trio concert with Ed and George Schuller on Bean Cafe in Peekskill, NY, 201 S. Division St. 7:30
Feb.16 - Trio with Ed and George Schuller on Korzo, 657 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY. 9:30
February 19 - Concerto for piano solo: WMUA World Piano Series in Amherst, MA Northhampton Center for the Arts, New South 17th St. 7:30
February 21 - Duo performance with the clarinetist Perry Robinson Repertoire. Tzadik our recent CD "Two Voices in the Wilderness" Museum at Eldridge St., 12 Eldridge St., NYC. 3
February 25 - Duo with Perry Robinson to Ars Nova in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 8
February 26 - Trio with Brian Groder, Adam Lane at Outpost 186, 186 ½ Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA. 8
Winter, 2009/2010 A CD release to be planned in a recording in New York, Burton Greene Trio: "Green Mansions", with Ed and George Schuller on bass and drums. Compositions recent Burton Greene, Jill McManus, and a new version and redevelopment of a play by Jon Winter: "Green Mansions" (1963-2007)
November / December 2009 With the help of the Foundation Maror, a series of concerts of new works of Klezmokum under the title: "where we came from, where we're going." 5 concerts scheduled in the Netherlands. (see http://www.klezmokum.com/)
June 2009 "Two Voices in the Wilderness," Perry Robinson / write dual Burton Greene. Released on Tzadik Records. All new compositions by Silke Rollig, Burton Greene, Perry Robinson, and "Desert Suite," with compositions by Silke Rollig / B. Greene and John Zorn.
May, 2008 Launch of new Klez-Edge CD "Ancestors, Mindreles, Nagila Monsters" on Tzadik Records, TZ8127. Compositions and arrangements by Burton Greene, Perry Robinson, and Marek Balata.