Abraham Burton - Punta Lullaby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham Burton & Eric McPherson Quartet - Punta Lullaby

 

 Abraham Burton on tenor sax and Eric McPherson on drums.

 

Abraham's professional career as a musician was initiated with the renowned drummer Arthur Taylor. During his five years with "Taylor's Wailers" Burton claims “I learned so much about music with A.T. He taught melody and the importance of space, phrasing and swinging …listening and playing together, group sound you know…” Burton recorded on "Mr. A.T." and "Live at the Village Vanguard" on Enja Records, began touring throughout Europe and performing at notable New York clubs such as: The Village Vanguard, The Blue Note, Sweet Basil, Condons and Birdland.

He went on to form his own band in '94 entitled "The Abraham Burton Quartet" which recorded "Closest to the Sun", "The Magician" and “Cause and Effect” the latter being a collaboration with drummer extraordinaire Eric McPherson, on the Enja Records label. The group's talent received worldwide acclaim, paving the way for frequent engagements over seas touring and giving performances in countries such as Austria, Portugal, Norway, Israel, France, Italy, Malaysia, Germany, Greece, Spain, Slovenia, Holland, Japan, England, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Virgin Islands. The group has also been showcased at venues such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Moors Jazz Festival, The JVC jazz Festival, the Panasonic Jazz Festival, and Pori Jazz Festival.