| Dwayne Allen Burno | |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Death Place: | New York City, US |
| Instrument: | Double bass |
| Genre: | Jazz, post-bop |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
| Years Active: | 1989–2013 |
Dwayne Allen Burno (June 10, 1970 – December 28, 2013) was an American jazz bassist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who became a first-call musician on the New York City jazz scene.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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.[1] [2] [3] [5] 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.[1] [2] [5] 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[3]
With Eric Alexander
With Carl Allen
With William Ash
With Don Braden
With Marc Cary
With Sharel Cassity
With Joe Chambers
With George Colligan
With Ravi Coltrane
With Stanley Cowell
With Jesse Davis
With Steve Davis
With Xavier Davis
With Dena DeRose
With Digable Planets
With Mike DiRubbo
With Johannes Enders
With Duane Eubanks
With Taeko Fukao
With David Gibson
With Greg Gisbert
With Benny Golson
With Jimmy Greene
With Tom Guarna
With Roy Hargrove
With Philip Harper
With Stefon Harris
With Donald Harrison
With Roy Haynes
With Kevin Hays
With David Hazeltine
With Todd Herbert
With Vincent Herring
With John Hicks
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Ingrid Jensen
With Randy Johnston
With Willie Jones, III
With Peter Leitch
With Brian Lynch
With Harold Mabern
With Joe Magnarelli
With The New Jazz Composers Octet
With Jeremy Pelt
With Luis Perdomo
With Eric Reed
With Justin Robinson
With Jim Rotondi
With John Sneider
With John Swana
With Michal Urbaniak
With Myron Walden
With David Weiss
With Scott Wendholt
With Pete Yellin