{"id":2681,"date":"2012-01-15T15:54:19","date_gmt":"2012-01-15T20:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vermontartguide.com\/content\/?p=303"},"modified":"2012-01-15T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T20:54:19","slug":"big-joe-burrell-sculpture-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vermontartguide.com\/content\/big-joe-burrell-sculpture-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Joe Burrell Sculpture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Molly Maguire<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Joe Sculpture
\nArtist: Chris Sharp
\nLocation: Top Block, Church Street, Burlington<\/p>\n

On June 4th, 2010, the opening night of Burlington\u2019s 27th annual Discover Jazz Festival, more than the sounds of music graced Church Street. Chris Sharp\u2019s bronze sculpture of Big Joe Burrell was unveiled in front of Halvorson\u2019s Upstreet Caf\u00e9. Sharp, a figurative sculptor and native Vermonter with life-long ties to the Burlington arts community, seems a fitting artist for the task of representing a local music legend. Burrell arrived in Burlington in 1976 after touring worldwide with the likes of Count Basie and B.B. King. The statue, based on a photo of Burrell taken in 2004 at a live performance in Grantham, New Hampshire, shows the musician pointing out at the crowd. He performed regularly at Halverson\u2019s and now he stands, saxophone to his lips, watching over the vibrant creative community he helped to establish. The commemorative sculpture is a permanent reminder of his unforgettable contribution to music in Vermont.<\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Sara Katz, Burlington City Arts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Sharp’s bronze sculpture of Big Joe Burrell was unveiled on the Top Block of Burlington’s Church Street on the opening night of the 27th Annual Discover Jazz Festival, June 4, 2010.<\/p>\n

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