Greg Burk

The son of classical musicians, Burk spent his formative years on the explosive Detroit jazz scene of the 1980s. The young pianist and composer followed this formative experience with studies with the likes of Dr. Yusef Lateef, George Russell, Danilo Perez & Paul Bley, These diverse currents flow together fluently and unpredictably to forge the original sound of the american pianist and composer. Burk is a prolific composer and recording artist. Recordings as a leader include: Soul Note/Blacksaint: Checking In (2002) Carpe Momentum (2004) Berlin Bright (2006) 482 Music: Nothing, Knowing feat. Bob Moses and Steve Swallow (2005) The Way In (2006) The Ivy Trio (2007) Many Worlds (2010) The Path Here (2011) SteepleChase: Clean Spring (2016) The Detroit Songbook (2018) Ra Kalam Records: We Are One (2004) Fatherhood (2017) In 2019 Burk founded Tonos Records. Since it’s inception, Tonos records has proved the ideal artistic outlet for Burk's evolving work: As A River (2019) Benign Madness, Profound Gladness (2019) Middle End Beginning (2020) Tekna w/John B Arnold (2020) Message in the Clouds Greg Burk Expanding Trio (2020) Sound Neighbors (2021) Simple Joys (2021) And The Sea Am I (2023). "Burk plays with the inquisitive drive of an experimentalist yet with the relaxed authority of a mainstreamer allowing his expressive urge to emerge" Claudio Sessa, Musica Jazz "Burk's improvising is lucid, unconventional, on target" Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe