- He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1972 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Music.
- Well-known Australian jazz musician/composer. Formed the Don Burrows Quartet and plays clarinet to international renown.
- He was awarded the A.O. (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music in Australia.
- He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for his services to music.
- He founded the jazz studies program at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music in 1973.
- He studied music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, Australia.
- Mosman, New South Wales, Australia (April 2010)
- Held an Honorary Doctorate in Music from both the University of Sydney and Edith Cowan University in Perth.
- Mentor and close friend of James Morrison.
- During the war years in the 40s, he became principal clarinettist with the Australian Broadcasting Company's Symphony Orchestra. He subsequently worked in radio and television.
- Had a six year residency at the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney in the 60s and 70s. In 1972 he played the Montreux Jazz Festival and after the Newport Jazz Festival.
- Became a music teacher and flautist in Sydney in 1937.
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