Big Joe Burrell, the gregarious saxophone player who towered over Burlington's music scene for three decades, learned from Count Basie and B. B. King and passed his knowledge on to a new generation of musicians, including Trey Anastasio of Phish. His sweet sax drifted into the ears of untold thousands across the world, across the county and across Vermont after the Michigan native arrived in Burlington in 1976. His reach went as far as blues festivals in Europe and as close to home as Halvorson's Upstreet Cafe on Church Street, where he played every Thursday.
 

By Brent Hallenbeck Feb 3,2005
Burlington Free Press

 

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