Dwayne Burno

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.

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 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
 * Man With A Horn (Milestone, 1999)
 * The Dark Side of Dewey (Evidence, 1993)
 * The Phoenix (Smalls, 2004)
 * The Voice of the Saxophone (RCA, 1997)
 * Fire Within (RCA, 1999)
 * Brighter Days (HighNote, 2001)
 * Cary On (Enja, 1995)
 * Relentless (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2009)
 * The Outlaw (Savant, 2006)
 * Horace to Max (Savant, 2010)
 * Moving Pictures Orchestra (Savant, 2012)
 * Activism (SteepleChase, 1996)
 * Newcomer (SteepleChase, 1997)
 * Tenor Conclave: A Tribute to Hank Mobley (Evidence, 1997)
 * Hear Me One (SteepleChase, 1997)
 * As We Speak (Concord Jazz, 1992)
 * Young at Art (Concord Jazz, 1993)
 * Meant to Be (Criss Cross Jazz, 2004)
 * The Dance of Life (Metropolitan, 1999)
 * Another World (Sharp Nine, 1999)
 * Blowout Comb (Pendulum/EMI, 1994)
 * Keep Steppin'  (Criss Cross Jazz, 2001)
 * New York Accent (Cellar Live, 2007)
 * Repercussion (Positone, 2009)
 * Bright Nights (Enja, 1998)
 * Second Take (TCB, 2001)
 * One Love (Flat Nine, 2007)
 * Maya (Nagel Heyer, 2002)
 * The Path to Delphi (Nagel Heyer, 2005)
 * G-Rays (Nagel Heyer, 2008)
 * Harcology (Criss Cross Jazz, 1992)
 * Up Jumped Benny (Arkadia Jazz, 1997)
 * Tenor Legacy (Arkadia Jazz, 1996 [1998])
 * One Day, Forever (Arkadia Jazz, 1996 [2001])
 * Brand New World (RCA, 2000)
 * Major Minor (SteepleChase, 2009)
 * Nothing Serious (Verve, 2006)
 * "Soulful Sin" (Muse, 1993)
 * A Cloud of Red Dust (Blue Note, 1998)
 * Full Circle (Sweet Basil Records, 1990)
 * Funky New Orleans (Metro, 2000) with Dr. John
 * New Orleans Gumbo (Candid, 2013) with Dr. John
 * Praise (Disques Dreyfus, 1998)

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
 * Crossroad (SteepleChase, 1995)
 * Blues Quarters, Vol. 1 (Criss Cross Jazz, 2000)
 * The Path to Infinity (Metropolitan, 2007)
 * The Tree of Life (Metropolitan, 2008)
 * Dawnbird (Landmark, 1993)
 * Cry Me a River (Venus, 1997)
 * New Colors (Hip Bop Essence, 2001)
 * On the Real Side (Times Square, 2008)
 * For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue, 2007)
 * Here on Earth (Enja, 1997)
 * Is It You? (HighNote, 2005)
 * Vol. 3 (WJ3, 2006)
 * Blues on the Corner (Reservoir, 2000)
 * Autobiography (Reservoir, 2004)
 * Brian Lynch meets Bill Charlap (Sharp Nine, 2004)
 * Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Venus Jazz, 2005)
 * Live at Smalls (SmallsLIVE, 2013)
 * First Steps into Reality (Fresh Sound New Talent, 1999)
 * Walkin’ the Line (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2003)
 * The Turning Gate (Motéma, 2008)
 * November (MAXJAZZ, 2008)
 * Men of Honor (HighNote, 2010)
 * The Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote, 2011)
 * Soul (HighNote, 2012)
 * Links (Criss Cross Jazz, 2013)
 * Soldier’s Hymn (Candid, 1990)
 * From My Heart (Savant, 2002)
 * The Challenge (Arabesque, 1998)
 * In the Spur of the Moment (WJ3, 2012)
 * Alana’s Fantasy (Criss Cross Jazz, 2014) recorded November 4, 2013
 * Introducing Jim Rotondi (Criss Cross Jazz, 1997)
 * Panorama (Double-Time, 2000)
 * Tug of War (Criss Cross Jazz, 1999)
 * Ask Me Now (SteepleChase, 2000)
 * Hypnosis (NYC Music, 1996)
 * Like a Flower Seeking the Sun (NYC Music, 1999)
 * The Mirror (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2004)
 * Endangered Species: The Music of Wayne Shorter (Motéma, 2013)
 * The Scheme of Things (Criss Cross Jazz, 1993)
 * How Long Has This Been Going On? (Jazzed Media, 2008)