Dwayne Burno

Dwayne Allen Burno was an American jazz bassist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who became a first-call musician on the New York City jazz scene.

Biography

Dwayne Burno began playing bass at the age of 16, attended the Berklee College of Music for three semesters beginning in 1988, and played professionally in 1989 with Donald Harrison. By 1990, Burno was twenty years old and living in New York City working as a member of Betty Carter’s backing trio. Over time he recorded and performed with many major figures in jazz, including Junior Cook, Orrin Evans, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Clifford Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Wynton Marsalis, Ronnie Mathews, Mulgrew Miller, David Murray, Greg Osby, Nicholas Payton, Wallace Roney, Steve Turre, Chucho Valdés, and Cedar Walton. He also led his own quintet which played regularly at Smalls Jazz Club. Diagnosed with kidney disease in 2004, Burno had a kidney transplant in 2010, and died on December 28, 2013, at the age of 43. Two days before his death, Burno played his last gig at Smalls on December 26 with Peter Bernstein, Steve Nelson, and Billy Drummond. He was survived by his wife Wendy and their son Quinn.

Discography

With Eric Alexander

Man With A Horn

With Carl Allen

The Dark Side of Dewey

With William Ash

The Phoenix

With Don Braden

The Voice of the Saxophone
Fire Within
Brighter Days

With Marc Cary

Cary On

With Sharel Cassity

Relentless

With Joe Chambers

The Outlaw
Horace to Max
Moving Pictures Orchestra

With George Colligan

Activism
Newcomer

With Ravi Coltrane

Tenor Conclave: A Tribute to Hank Mobley

With Stanley Cowell

Hear Me One

With Jesse Davis

As We Speak
Young at Art

With Steve Davis

Meant to Be

With Xavier Davis

The Dance of Life

With Dena DeRose

Another World

With Digable Planets

Blowout Comb

With Mike DiRubbo

Keep Steppin'
New York Accent
Repercussion

With Johannes Enders

Bright Nights

With Duane Eubanks

Second Take

With Taeko Fukao

One Love

With David Gibson

Maya
The Path to Delphi
G-Rays

With Greg Gisbert

Harcology

With Benny Golson

With Jimmy Greene

Brand New World

With Tom Guarna

Major Minor

With Roy Hargrove

Nothing Serious

With Philip Harper

"Soulful Sin"

With Stefon Harris

A Cloud of Red Dust

With Donald Harrison

Full Circle
Funky New Orleans with Dr. John
New Orleans Gumbo with Dr. John

With Roy Haynes

Praise

With Kevin Hays

Crossroad

With David Hazeltine

Blues Quarters, Vol. 1

With Todd Herbert

The Path to Infinity
The Tree of Life

With Vincent Herring

Dawnbird

With John Hicks

Cry Me a River

With Freddie Hubbard

New Colors
On the Real Side

With Bobby Hutcherson

For Sentimental Reasons

With Ingrid Jensen

Here on Earth

With Randy Johnston

Is It You?

With Willie Jones, III

Vol. 3

With Peter Leitch

Blues on the Corner
Autobiography

With Brian Lynch

Brian Lynch meets Bill Charlap

With Harold Mabern

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

With Joe Magnarelli

Live at Smalls

With The New Jazz Composers Octet

First Steps into Reality
Walkin’ the Line
The Turning Gate

With Jeremy Pelt

November
Men of Honor
The Talented Mr. Pelt
Soul

With Luis Perdomo

Links

With Eric Reed

Soldier’s Hymn
From My Heart

With Justin Robinson

The Challenge
In the Spur of the Moment
Alana’s Fantasy recorded November 4, 2013

With Jim Rotondi

Introducing Jim Rotondi

With John Sneider

Panorama

With John Swana

Tug of War

With Michal Urbaniak

Ask Me Now

With Myron Walden

Hypnosis
Like a Flower Seeking the Sun
Apex - Volume I
Apex - Volume II

With David Weiss

The Mirror
Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter

With Scott Wendholt

The Scheme of Things

With Pete Yellin

''How Long Has This Been Going On?''