Ryan Burns was in the house for Jazz in The Georgian on Saturday, May 4. Ryan is a tremendously talented pianist and musician. I could call him a great jazz pianist and that would be accurate, but that is also too narrow to say he is only a jazz pianist. He is very adept at playing many musical styles in commercial situations. I've known Ryan for over twenty years. We are actually both alumni from Highline HS in Burien from different years. I graduated there in 1984 and he did in 1990. We met on the music scene in Seattle shortly after he graduated. He then went to Berklee College of Music in Boston for a brief stint, and returned to the Pacific Northwest. Ryan has recorded his own albums as a leader and plays with many of the most prestigious musicians in the region as well as nationally. He is a prolific musician that finds all sorts of avenues to work and perform. He also plays bass guitar in a Led Zeppelin tribute band.
Educator is another title to add to Ryan's name. He opened his own music school called the Burien School of Music located in....well, Burien. His school is going strong for over three years.
Ryan has been a regular guest musical artist at Jazz in The Georgian for the past four years. He also has played in my New Year's Eve band in The Georgian at The Fairmont Olympic Hotel for the last eight consecutive years. Ryan is very musically deep in knowledge, experience, and performance. He's a great guy with a good sense of humor in his playing and offstage.
We had a fun night of playing many great tunes. Here are a couple videos from the gig. The first one is a nice waltz called Jitterbug Waltz.
Jitterbug Waltz
Here's a Miles Davis tune called Solar.
Solar
Check out Ryan Burns' music school, the Burien School of Music. He offers lessons in piano, guitar, and bass. My daughter and niece took piano lessons with him last summer. They liked him a lot!
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Jazz in The Georgian every Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm-10pm at The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University Street, Seattle, Washington 98101, 206-621-7889.
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