Christopher Burnett

Mr. Burnett is a critically acclaimed alto saxophonist, educator, arts business leader, and award-winning composer who began his professional career with military jazz bands "going pro" directly upon graduating high school at 18 years old.

He released his fourth commercial album as a leader titled "CbQ+5: The Standards Vol. 1" distributed worldwide in October of 2021 on the ARC record label to critical acclaim. All About Jazz, the world's largest Jazz portal at AllAboutJazz.com, rated the album 4 STARS praising Mr. Burnett's arrangements and calling its musicianship "superb." And the prominent Kansas City Jazz blog, PlasticSax.com stated: “An imaginative arrangement breathes new life into “Corcovado.” Stan Kessler’s shimmering trumpet solo elevates “Dolphin Dance.” “Freedom Flight,” a sprightly original Burnett composition, features a sterling guitar solo from Charles Gatschet. Burnett soars throughout.”

Over the course of his career, Mr. Burnett has performed professionally around the world, recorded noteworthy albums as a leader, taught at the college-level, and co-founded a significant independent recording label, Artists Recording Collective.

He held adjunct professor of music positions with the University of Missouri Science and Technology (10 years) and at Metropolitan Community Colleges (5 years). Most recently, Mr. Burnett has been selected as a featured clinician by both the Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop in Wichita and the Missouri Music Educators Association Conference at Tan-Tar-A in the Lake of the Ozarks.

A member of the official touring roster for the state of Kansas, Mr. Burnett's jazz quintet is an eclectic instrumental music ensemble comprised of accomplished professional artists who are also experienced, music educators. Concert performances feature Burnett's original compositions and select repertoire jazz masterworks. He most recently performed on the first Saturday of each month during a year-long residency at Black Dolphin in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City. Mr. Burnett plays Selmer (Paris) saxophones exclusively and is an official Conn-Selmer artist and clinician.

He has performed alongside and worked with many wonderful artists. He has shared the stage and studio with great musicians such as Bobby Watson, Will Matthews, Bob Bowman, Marcus Hampton, Ahmad Alaadeen, David Basse, Sumi Tonooka, Erica Lindsay, Dino Massa, Marco Zurzolo, Lutz Herbig, Jeff “Siege” Siegel, Greg Carroll, Michael Jefry Stevens, Stanton Kessler, Jim Nesbit, Keith Philbrick, Jerry Coker, Kevin Cerovich, Roger Wilder, Gerald Dunn, Clarence Smith, Matt Otto, Mike Parkinson, B.J. Jansen, and Gerald Spaits among others.

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