Ryan Burns at Hey Nonny

Ryan Burns studied piano at Berklee School of Music in Boston, and has been teaching and playing music professionally for over 20 years. Burns spent time on faculty at University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University. He currently owns and operates Burien School of Music, teaching piano, bass, and guitar. He has performed with Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), Duff McKagan (Guns and Roses), Peter DiStefano (Porno For Pyros), Bobby Previte, Wayne Horvitz, Skerik, Matt Jorgensen, Thomas Marriott, and others. Burns has played piano with the Tacoma Symphony, wrote music for the Food Network TV show “Food Nation with Bobby Flay,” and recorded on dozens of CD’s, including six as a leader. Jazz Times Magazine writes “Keyboardist Ryan Burns has a lyrical, controlled style on organ, Moog and Fender Rhodes, the latter played with a gorgeous chimelike tone.” Discography As leader: 1998 - That’s The Ryan Burns Trio 2000 - Yo-Ho-Ho (single on Silver Platters Northwest Harvest Christmas CD) 2007 - Tree-O 2008 - Live at the Lab 2010 - Birds 2012 - London Bridge Live As sideman: 2000 - Fendel Burns “Ring The Bells” 2001 - Geoff Cooke Quintet “See You at the Bridge” 2002 - Being John McLaughlin “Shoot the Moon” 2002 - Steve Luceno Band “Get Up Blues” 2003 - Peter DiStefano and The Black Vinyl All-Stars “Everett” 2003 - Steve Luceno Band “Constant Conversation” 2003 - Bebop and Destruction “Live at the Owl and Thistle Volume 1” 2005 - Skagit Valley Mafia 2006 - Katherine Moore Situation “Walk on Water” 2008 - Thomas Marriott “Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson” 2008 - HarryBu McCage (with Matt Cameron and Geoff Harper) 2008 - 17th Chapter “Around the Bend and Then Some” 2010 - Brian Erickson “Other Things Like You, Vol.1” 2011 - Dirdy But Trio “Live at Kearney Barton” 2013 - Wayne Horvitz The Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble 2014 - Steinwagon (with Dawn Clement) With Matt Jorgensen +45: 2003 The Sonarchy Session 2004 Hope 2008 Another Morning