Abraham Burton

Abraham Augustus Burton Jr. (born March 17, 1971) is an American saxophonist and bandleader.

Biography Burton was born in New York City on March 17, 1971, He studied at the Hartt School from 1989 to 1993, graduating in music. His teachers there included Michael Carvin and Jackie McLean.

In 1994, Burton formed his own band, known later as Forbidden Fruit, whose members at various times included pianists Marc Cary, Allan Palmer, and James Hurt, the double bass players Billy Johnson and Yosuke Inoue, and the drummer Eric McPherson.

Burton is a faculty member at the Hartt School.

Playing style Grove wrote: "Burton's most obvious influence is his mentor McLean, but elements drawn from the style of John Coltrane are also evident. His recordings reveal him to be a highly capable ballad player; on fast pieces he performs with an inspired level of controlled abandon." Exactly Right! (Savant, 2023) Artform Revisited (Savant, 2024)

With Mingus Big Band I Am Three (Sunnyside, 2005) Live in Tokyo (Sunnyside, 2006) Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard (2010) Mingus Sings (Sunnyside, 2015)

With Art Taylor Mr. A.T. (Enja, 1992) Wailin' at the Vanguard (Verve, 1993)

With Jack Walrath Heavy Mirth (SteepleChase, 2010) Forsooth! (SteepleChase, 2011) To Hellas and Back (SteepleChase, 2013) Unsafe at Any Speed (SteepleChase, 2015)

With others Steve Davis, For Real (Posi-Tone, 2014) Santi Debriano, Artistic License (Savant, 2001) Duane Eubanks, Things of That Particular Nature (Sunnyside, 2015) Dusko Goykovich, Bebop City (Enja, 1995) Ali Jackson, Groove@Jazz En Tete (Space Time, 2000) Jimmy Smith, Damn! (Verve, 1995) Horace Tapscott, Aiee! The Phantom (Arabesque, 1996)