Narada Burton Greene (born Burton Garrett Greene, June 14, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American free jazz and klezmer pianist and composer from Chicago. Greene studied classical music at the Fine Arts Academy and modern jazz under Dick Marx before relocating to New York City. In 1963, he co-founded the Free Form Improvisation Ensemble and joined the Jazz Composers' Guild in 1964. His early discography featured the albums Burton Greene Quartet (1966) and On Tour (1968). Greene collaborated with Rashied Ali, Albert Ayler, and Gato Barbieri before moving to Europe in 1969. He integrated synthesizers into his compositions and established the groups Klezmokum and Klez-Edge. Greene published his autobiography, Memoirs of a Musical Pesty-Mystic, in 2001. His later recordings included Throptics (1998) and Ancestors, Mindreles, NaGila Monsters (2008).
