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Ronnie Burrage

A versatile drummer who also plays vibes and marimba, Ronnie Burrage has forged a style as much at home with the bristling pace of hard bop and bebop as with the heavy backbeats of funk, soul and R&B. Burrage's mother was a classical pianist, and he sang in the St. Louis Cathedral boys' choir and played drums with various funk bands. He accompanied Arthur Blythe, Jackie McLean, Andrew Hill and McCoy Tyner during visits to St. Louis while working with the St. Louis Metropolitan Jazz Quintet in the early '80s. Burrage played in the Woody Shaw quintet in the mid-'80s, then formed Third Kind of Blue with John Purcell and Anthony Cox in 1986. They recorded that same year, and Burrage later did a session with Barbara Dennerlein. Both dates are available on CD.

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Album Review

Lajos Dudas: Radio Days Vol. 2

Read "Radio Days Vol. 2" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


The previous compilation Radio Days: The Music Of Lajos Dudas (JazzSick Records, 2016) was released to celebrate German-Hungarian jazz clarinetist/composer Lajos Dudas' 75th birthday. It collected performances dating from 1984 to the early 2000s: about twenty years. The new volume's coverage is both wider and deeper. The dates range from 1976 to 2017—over forty years—and the total time is about the length of three CDs. It comes on a special memory card, an unusual format well-suited to what Dudas describes ...

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Ronnie Burrage: In It

Read "In It" reviewed by Russ Musto


The multitalented Ronnie Burrage has shown himself to be one of the most exciting drummers in jazz as a sideman with McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Jerry Gonzalez's Fort Apache Band, and Sonny Fortune. As a leader he's also demonstrated his abilities as a composer, arranger, percussionist, and keyboard player. On In It he adds scat singing to his already impressive list of credentials.

Burrage has a crisp rhythmic attack and a pleasant voice with a timbre reminiscent of a young ...

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Performance / Tour

Drummer Extraordinaire Ronnie Burrage's Artist In Residence / Masterclass / Performance Schedule

Drummer Extraordinaire Ronnie Burrage's Artist In Residence / Masterclass / Performance Schedule

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

Ronnie Burrage has performed with Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner... Holographic Principle Tour Thursday Jan. 25th: Masterclass at Berklee- Ryles Jazz Club (Cambridge, MA) Friday Jan. 26th: Side Door (Old Lyme, CT) Sunday Jan. 28th: Baby Grand Jazz (Hartford, CT) Feb. 2nd: Sixth Street Community Center (New York, NY) Feb 3rd: The Beanrunner (Peekskill, NY) Feb. 4th: Sixth Street Community Center afternoon workshop & evening concert (New York, NY) Feb. 9th: News Spires Spaces (Frederick, ...

Music Industry

Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more

Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is jam-packed, with three notable big band performances, two shows benefiting an ailing elder statesman of the local jazz scene, an evening of free-form music from two intriguing improvisors, and much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 30 The eclectic acoustic ensemble The 442s perform for the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, and pianist Greg Mills plays free improv and contemporary compositions ...

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Jazz this week: Ronnie Burrage, a trio of local festivals, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and more

Jazz this week: Ronnie Burrage, a trio of local festivals, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

It's another busy weekend for live jazz and creative music in and around the St. Louis area, with homecoming visits from a couple of distinguished expats, local festivals taking place in three different parts of the metro area, a performance from a notable participant in Chicago's thriving improvised music scene, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, June 25 The Gateway City Big Band plays a free outdoor concert at Chesterfield Amphitheater, and the Tavern of Fine Arts presents ...

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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The return of Ronnie Burrage

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The return of Ronnie Burrage

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week, let's take a look at some video clips featuring University City native Ronnie Burrage, who's coming back home next weekend to perform on Friday, June 26; Saturday June 27; and Sunday, June 28 at Voce, 212 S. Tucker. A percussionist, keyboardist and composer who currently teaches at Penn State University, Burrage has drummed with a long list of well-known jazz musicians, including McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul, Archie Shepp, and many others. He's also appeared on gigs ...

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Jazz This Week: The Wee Trio, Yellowjackets, Ronnie Burrage, Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin, Diana Krall, Ahleuchatistas, and More

Jazz This Week: The Wee Trio, Yellowjackets, Ronnie Burrage, Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin, Diana Krall, Ahleuchatistas, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

It's a jam-packed week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, so much so that there's no time to even attempt a clever opening paragraph for this post. So let's go straight to the highlights... Tonight, the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra presents “A Tribute to Maynard Ferguson" with guest soloist Jim Manley on trumpet at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Also tonight, The Wee Trio, featuring St. Louis native Dan Loomis on bass, is in town to support the ...

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Ronnie Burrage Plans Homecoming Weekend of Performances (and More) for September

Ronnie Burrage Plans Homecoming Weekend of Performances (and More) for September

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Drummer, bandleader and composer Ronnie Burrage is returning to St. Louis in September for a series of gigs and a ceremony to mark his induction into the University City High School Hall of Fame. Burrage, who now lives in Pennsylvania and teaches at Penn State University, also will be celebrating the release of Heal, a new album from his group Band Burrage, and will be bringing some of his East Coast musicians with him to St. Louis. A multi-instrumentalist who ...

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Ronnie Burrage Performances This Friday and Saturday Moved to Probstein Golf Club in Forest Park

Ronnie Burrage Performances This Friday and Saturday Moved to Probstein Golf Club in Forest Park

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This just in:  There's been a last-minute change in venues for the previously announced performances by drummer Ronnie Burrage's quartet this Friday and Saturday.  The shows for both evenings have been moved to the clubhouse of the Norman Probstein Golf Club, 6141 Lagoon Dr. in Forest Park. Set times will be 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. In an email to StLJN, Burrage (pictured) said problems with the ownership of the original venue for the shows prompted the switch. Those who ...

Music Industry

Jazz This Week: Kurt Elling, Ronnie Burrage, Phil Woods, Andre Delano, and More

Jazz This Week: Kurt Elling, Ronnie Burrage, Phil Woods, Andre Delano, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

It's another busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with the return of one of the top male singers in jazz; a rare local appearance by a legendary saxophonist; homecoming gigs featuring three different musicians who grew up in the area, and much more. Let's go the highlights.... Tonight, the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra, directed by bassist Jim Widner and featuring top musicians from all around the metro area, plays the music of Count Basie at the ...

Performance / Tour

February Brings Homecoming Gigs for Quincy Troupe, Jeremy Haynes, Ronnie Burrage

February Brings Homecoming Gigs for Quincy Troupe, Jeremy Haynes, Ronnie Burrage

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Given what St. Louis weather usually is like in February, there may be better times to visit. But cold, snow and slush notwithstanding, there are three noteworthy St. Louis expats returning home this month with shows of interest to local jazz fans: Poet, author and teacher Quincy Troupe will lead another edition of his “SoundArt" project in a performance at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16 at the Metropolitan Gallery, 2936 Locust St. downtown. Troupe, who's originally from St. Louis and ...

Education

Ronnie Burrage Coming to St. Louis Next Month for Performances, Workshop

Ronnie Burrage Coming to St. Louis Next Month for Performances, Workshop

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

Drummer and U City native Ronnie Burrage is coming back home to St. Louis at the end of next month for a busy weekend of activities that will include three performances and a workshop: On Thursday, February 28, Burrage will perform a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, leading a trio with pianist Ptah Williams and bassist Darrell Mixon. The show will get underway at 8:00 p.m. in Holmes Lounge on the Wash U campus, ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Radio Days Vol. 2

RaRecords & Film
2022

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Brother Soul

CIMP Records
2007

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In -It

RoBurrage Music Productions
2005

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In It

RB
2005

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Been Down This Road Before

From: Been Down This Road Before
By Ronnie Burrage

Eleanor Rigby / Norweigian Wood Medley

From: Angel Blue: A Tour of Jazz
By Ronnie Burrage

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