Claudia Burson Quartet at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes the Claudia Burson Quartet to the Jazz Depot stage. With pianist Claudia Burson, bassist Drew Packard, guitarist Ben Harris, and drummer Steve Wilkes, the quartet is thrilled to offer and celebrate their newest album, Peace.

Claudia Burson grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas. Her interest in music was sparked at an early age and she began playing piano at age 8. She began taking classical lessons, and then met a player who was in her uncle's band who turned her on to jazz.

Claudia's musical training continued through her school years, and upon entering college she studied classical piano with Beatriz Pilapil at the University of Arkansas. This period also found Burson performing in venues near campus in Fayetteville....

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The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame welcomes the Claudia Burson Quartet to the Jazz Depot stage. With pianist Claudia Burson, bassist Drew Packard, guitarist Ben Harris, and drummer Steve Wilkes, the quartet is thrilled to offer and celebrate their newest album, Peace.

Claudia Burson grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas. Her interest in music was sparked at an early age and she began playing piano at age 8. She began taking classical lessons, and then met a player who was in her uncle's band who turned her on to jazz.

Claudia's musical training continued through her school years, and upon entering college she studied classical piano with Beatriz Pilapil at the University of Arkansas. This period also found Burson performing in venues near campus in Fayetteville.

In 1976 Claudia enrolled at Berklee School of Music in Boston, followed by a fruitful period of performance in Houston Texas where she met and played with people like Lionel Hampton, Charlie Rouse, Arnett Cobb, and Joe Henderson to name a few.

Since returning to Fayetteville in the late 1998, Burson has been an in demand performer. She has anchored the house rhythm section for the North Arkansas Jazz Societies Summer Jazz Concert Series, and been the featured artist at the Tulsa Oklahoma Women In Jazz Festival, The Walton Arts Center Jazz Series, and is the featured pianist with the 17 piece jazz big band, The Fayetteville Jazz collective.

Claudia's mastery of the piano is punctuated by her gutsy style and charisma. She is among the rare artists who have has risen above technique to deliver her music from a place deep within. Stylistically she is equally at home with jazz standards and ballads as she is with free improvisation.

To enjoy the jazz, call (918) 928-JAZZ or visit www.JazzHallTickets.com. Members and Seniors enjoy discounted ticket prices at $10.00 each. General Admission tickets are only $15.00, or $20.00 for Reserved Table Seating. High school and middle school students admitted for only $5.00.

The event is a part of the Jazz Hall’s 2015 Summer Concert Series.

The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cultural and educational organization, with a mission to inspire creativity and improve the quality of life for all Oklahomans through the preservation, education, and performance of jazz, our uniquely American art form.

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