
This page is a digest of our news! Itโs based upon a concept devised by Derek Sivers called ๐a now page, he says if you have your own site, ๐you should make one, too.
new vinyl LP numbered limited edition discontinued

UPDATES: Our new “The Standards, Vol. 1” recording campaign has been discontinued because we didn’t get to our goal of 100 preorders. However, we had enough preorders to consider manufacturing 100 LPs through another provider and offering the music as a numbered limited edition audiophile quality vinyl (140g) LP priced at $24.99 each. Only 100 will be made of this collectors edition album featuring the artwork of Professor David Terrill (Kansas City Art Institute) and the critically acclaimed performances of masterworks by Hancock, Jobim, Henry, Corea, Kern, and a Burnett original composition. Thanks! More soon…
curated mix and radio playlists
Check it out ๐Christopher Burnett at Spotify
youth jazz season 7

The 2024 ๐Kansas City Area Youth Jazz Fellowship was a resounding success. 2025 Fellowship Auditions are Feb 16!





The spring and summer program enters it’s 7th season, has released 6 commercial albums of music on a professional record label, and continues to attract the top talent from our regionโs youngest generation of brilliant jazz musicians.

Youth Jazz is a professional music industry experience that is based upon being a no-cost and merit-based scholarship opportunity, take a look and listen ๐here.
โORIGINALSโ is here


We finished recording and producing our next album titled “ORIGINALS” in December 2023 and ๐we released it worldwide on our 45th anniversary in March 2024.

“ORIGINALS” is out ๐worldwide and is our 5th professionally published album. It turned out great!

“ORIGINALS” complete PDF sheet ๐music scores are also available through Hal Leonardโs Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct!
he’s was the president

Christopher Burnett finished serving as the volunteer board president of the nonprofit jazz catalyst organization here in the Kansas City area named, ๐Kansas City Jazz ALIVE, Inc. Get involved with the new team. Lots of cool things coming!
lifetime achievement


Christopher Burnett said, โPaola was a very special place to grow up and embark upon adulthood during our era. I am both humbled and honored by the sentiment of ๐this award representing the people who have known me from the beginning.โ
musicians never retire

We still practice every day, teach music students, perform with our ensembles and in several community groups, as well as write and publish music.

Every musical mentor we’ve had over the years has told us that musicians actually never retire at 65 years old, at least in the sense that people with 9-5 jobs generally do.

As long as our health allows us to continue professionally performing, composing, teaching… and our artistic inspiration is there, we will continue on this path until we leave this realm. We both think that’s cool.
Updated February 5, 2025, from our home in the KC metro.