Biography
1973 was a watershed year for Burrows in which he received the first gold record won by an Australian jazz musician for his record Just the Beginning; instigated the first jazz studies program in the southern hemisphere at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (under the direction of Rex Hobcroft); and was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). In 1979 he was appointed Chair of Jazz Studies at the Conservatorium.
Burrows was invited to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 and later the Newport Jazz Festival.
Burrows has performed to normally classical music audiences through tours with Musica Viva and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation concert series.
Burrows fronted the nationally televised show The Don Burrows Collection for six years. He has an extensive recording career in his own right with his groups and has performed on many more albums with other artists.
In the 1980s, he associated closely with the then young James Morrison.
In the 2000s, Burrow's public profile has receded somewhat as he performs less than he used to.
In 2005 he toured with a small band including renowned Australian jazz pianist Kevin Hunt. Burrows is using his photographic images with his music in a show called Stop, Look and Listen.
He is currently teaching music part time at Bairnsdale Secondary College in East Gippsland.
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