APRIL 2021 → Sunnyside Records releases BLACKSALT, Abraham Burton & Lucian Ban blistering duet concert recorded live at The Baroque Hall in Ban’s native Transylvania in 2018. The new recording encapsulates the sympathetic nature of their pairing in a freely played collection of pieces, composed and improvised.

JAZZ WEEKLY says, ” Burton and pianist Lucian Ban deliver free from conversations, both in tribute to Pharoah Sanders, but in inspiration throughout” NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD “Burton is on fire, drawing inspiration from Pharoah Sanders to whom “Opening-Free Flow” is dedicated . . . the highlight is Ban’s “Not That Kind of Blues” (previously recorded in duo with Harding and Maneri). This version reaches the very heart of the blues.”

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