By 1990, Burno was twenty years old and living in New York City working as a member of Betty Carter’s backing trio.

[1][2][3][5] 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.

[1][2][3] Two days before his death, Burno played his last gig at Smalls on December 26 with Peter Bernstein, Steve Nelson, and Billy Drummond.

[3] 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

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