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Show: Apr 30, 2010 @ Owl and Thistle

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ages: All Ages

Show: Apr 23, 2010 @ Owl and Thistle

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ages: All Ages

Show: Mar 12, 2010 @ Bison Creek Pizza

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ages: 21+

News: New Ryan Burns CD on Odd Bird Records

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

I am pleased to announce my new CD "Birds" is in stock and ready to ship! Though the CD officially releases March 11, 2010, in conjunction with our Tula's CD Release Party, you can get your copy today! I am very excited about this, as it is my first electric CD as a leader. and it features my longtime friends and bandmates Geoff Cooke, Jose Martinez, and Mark Taylor.

The CD features all original compositions, and is presented in special CD tins packaged and designed by Tina Routt. My 3rd release on Odd Bird Records, "Birds" was recorded and mixed by Josh Evans at Albro Swift Studios, then carefully mastered by Drew Locke of Seattle Drum School. You can purchase the CD directly from this link: http://ryanburns.fourfour.com/discography?id=624 You can also check out samples from the cd there. Thanks for listening and hope to see you at a show!

-Ryan

News: First Piano Lesson

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

You've decided you want to play piano. You've chosen a teacher, have a lesson coming up and don't want to go in cold. Or you've tried to learn with books and online tutorials, and decided you need some one on one instruction with a live person. for a beginner, the first lesson almost always entails these three things:

1) Find Middle C: On the piano, look at the black keys. There are 2 black keys, then there are 3 black keys, then there are 2 black keys then there are 3 black keys, and so on... Middle C can be found at the center of the piano, the first white key to the left of the 2 black keys.

2) Moving Your Fingers: With your RIGHT HAND, place your thumb on middle C. Move one finger at a time up to your pinky and back down. C-D-E-F-G ascending, G-F-E-D-C descending. Do this about 20 times. Then try the same thing with the Left Hand, but starting pinky on Middle C. FINGERING #'s: For either hand your teacher will explain Thumb is always the number 1. Pointer Finger = 2, Middle Finger = 3, Ring Finger =4, Pinky = 5. Now you have a handle on each hand moving seperately. The next step is to put BOTH THUMBS on Middle C. Your right hand and left hand fingering will match each other if you play at the same time from Middle C, 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1. Note: I call this the "C Scale." The full C Major Scale probably comes in lesson 2, as you are still getting used to your hands in one position for now.

3) Play a Chord: A Chord is playing three notes or more all at once. An Arpeggio is playing a chord one note at a time. Go back to your first position of Right Hand thumb on Middle C. To Play a C Chord you will play C, E and G (all White Keys). To find this, play Middle C with your thumb, skip a note (and skip a finger) this is E, skip another note (and another finger) this is G. Your fingering for Right Hand should be 1 - 3 - 5 (C - E - G). Then try the same with your Left Hand pinky starting on Middle C. Your Left Hand fingering should be 5-3-1 (C - E -G). For now, practice playing your C Chord hands separate all at once (Chord), and as an arpeggio ascending and descending (1 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 1, or C - E - G - E - C).

So this should give you a head start, whether you want to jump in and practice before your first lesson, or if you just wanted to know what to expect at your first lesson. Fingerings are very important, especially in the beginning while you are first learning. If you have been trying to learn on your own, I'd recommend paying close attention to fingerings. The best thing you can do is get with a good piano teacher from the start, so you don't start bad habits that you may not recognize on your own.

Press: Jazz Times Review: Thomas Marriott Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Taylor’s soprano brays amid the rasping densities created by Ryan Burns’ Moog or Fender Rhodes. - Jazz Times

Press: Jazz Times Review: Matt Jorgensen + 451 Another Morning

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Mark Taylor plays mostly a sweet-toned alto, with a lyrical, unhurried and restrained improvisational approach. Keyboardist Ryan Burns has a similarly controlled style on organ, Moog and Fender Rhodes, the latter played with a gorgeous chimelike tone. - Jazz Times

News: Goessl/Taylor/Zgonc/Burns to Perform at Tulas (1st Show Since Bumbershoot '09)

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

GTZB (Goessl/Taylor/Zgonc/Burns) will perform at Tulas Nightclub in Belltown (Seattle) on Monday, February 8, 2010. GTZB debuted at 2009 Bumbershoot Festival of the Arts under the leadership of award-winning saxophonist Mark Taylor (Earshot Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year 2008). The group consists of Jason Goessl, guitar; Mark Taylor, saxophones; Ryan Burns, keyboards and Tom Zgonc, drums. The music is original material with some Mingus, Monk, Bill Evans thrown in. Modern jazz with an edge.

7:30pm; 5 dollars; Tulas Restaurant and Nightclub; 2214 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121; (206) 443-4421

News: Ryan Burns "Birds" CD Release show announced

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Keyboardist Ryan Burns' new group will perform at Tula's Nightclub in Seattle, Wa Thursday March 11, 2010 in conjunction with Burns' first electric CD as a leader. The recording “Birds” (2010 OddBird Records) prominently features analog keyboards such as Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, and Moog Synthesizer. The recording of all original material also features bassist Geoff Cooke, drummer Jose Martinez, and saxophonist Mark Taylor. An acoustic 1st set starts at 7:30pm, and the 2nd set will be electric, with lots of material from the CD.

News: Urban Acheivers to Rock Tulas Nightclub

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Led Zeppelin cover band "Urban Acheivers" is to play a one night only set of music from Midnight-1:30am at Tula's Nightclub in Belltown (Seattle, Wa) on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

Press: Ryan Burns, Geoff Cooke, Jose Martinez "Tree-O" Review

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

...Evident is the trio's chemistry. Burns, bassist Geoff Cooke and drummer Jose Martinez have played together for a decade, and their sympatico shows, with a much more interactive and modern approach than what's on Red Garlard's '50s trio outings. - All About Jazz

Press: Ryan Burns Trio "Live at The Lab" CD Review

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

For those who appreciate creative music that has one foot firmly rooted in tradition while the other steps forward, buy this album out of sheer principle. - Earshot Jazz Magazine

Show: Mar 11, 2010 @ Tulas Restaurant and Nightclub

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800