Gary Burton Quartet; Billy Jenkins and the BBC Band – review

Southbank Centre, LondonIt's part of the paradox (and charm) of jazz that its older practitioners can seem more radical than its young lions. College-schooled prodigies feel obliged to honour and recreate its great traditions before they attempt to subvert them. Some never even get round to more than paying homage, albeit in freshly pressed shirts.This potential area of conflict was delineated, in a positive way, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, by the quartet of vibes maestro Gary Burton with Julia...

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