Euan Burton: Occurrences – review

(Whirlwind)Scottish composer and bassist Euan Burton won the Emerging Artist/Rising Star category in June's Scottish Jazz awards, but he has already worked with leading younger-generation Scottish groups and in international bands featuring hip New York guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg and drummer Ari Hoenig. Burton's deftly crafted pieces – with their hints of Pat Metheny's song shapes, the stuttery melody mazes of contemporary jazz, and occasional sunny, Andy Sheppard-like relaxations – are go...

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