"...Thompson's incisive touch reveals a classical background, the touch of a Bill Evans, and a apacity to swing like mad" JAZZTIMES
Over the years Burnett Thompson has performed as soloist with several orchestras, including the Washington Chamber Symphony, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, National Chamber Orchestra, Arlington Symphony, Greenville Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, and the American Youth Philharmonic. Concert collaborations have included recitals with cellist Han Na Chang, Chinese erhu virtuoso Ma Xiao Hui, vocalist Coco Zhao, violinist Peng Fei, Arturo Sandoval, oboist Rudy Vrbsky, and the Manchester String Quartet.