Burgess Gardner is a noted jazz musician, educator, and composer. He has played the trumpet with jazz legends such as Count Basie, Horace Silver, and Louie Belleson; as of 2003, the Burgess Gardner Orchestra performed regularly in Chicago. He is particularly noted for hard bop as a music form.
External links
- Burgess Gardner bio
- Burgess Gardner performing with Barbara Morrison, on Chicago Public Radio (requires RealPlayer
