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with bassist Jonathan Robinson and drummer Gerald Cleaver, reinvigorates the classic piano trio format by combining the beauty and simplicity of melodic playing with the creative spontaneity of collective improvisation. "The difference between Burk's trio and other "mainstream" pianists of his generation is in the way he relates to tradition. It is seen as a form of continuous evolution...a language to use for dialogue, a common denominator in the moment of artistic creation." Vittorio Lo Conte, AAJ. Burk has recorded in this configuration on Checking In (2002, Soul Note) and Ivy Trio (2007, 482 Music).
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