David Berkman Quartet

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Blutocracy

Album: Communication Theory

Released: Jan 15, 2007

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Genre: Jazz
Location BROOKLYN, New York, US
Profile Views: 38785
Last Login: 8/10/2010
Member Since 1/15/2007
Website www.davidberkman.com
Record Label Palmetto Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Since moving to New York in 1985, David Berkman has been an important part of the jazz community. He is an award-winning composer/bandleader (2000 Doris Duke/Chamber Music America New Works Creation and Presentation Grant), a recording artist whose 4 Palmetto recordings have appeared on numerous best records of the year critic's lists (the New York Times, the Village Voice, Downbeat, JazzIz, Jazz Times and others) and an award-winning jazz clinician who has performed and taught at numerous jazz camps, universities and conservatories around the United States, South America and Europe. He has played in countless bands including those of Cecil McBee, Tom Harrell and the Vanguard Orchestra and has performed with and/or recorded and/or arranged for numerous jazz luminaries, including: Sonny Stitt,, Brian Blade, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart, Dick Oatts, Tony Malaby, Chris Potter, Scott Wendholt, Lenny White, Scott Colley, Craig Handy, Steven Bernstein, Bill Stewart, Dave Stryker, Fathead Newman, Hank Crawford, and Jane Monheit. Now appearing more and more often as a bandleader, David Berkman has performed solo and with his quartet, quintet and sextet at festivals and clubs in the United States, Europe and Japan, most recently at the North Sea Festival, the Edinburgh festival, the Belfast festival and the Cork Festival. Recent tours include: clubs and concert performances in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Sao Paulo, Japan and around the United States. Recent projects include piano/trumpet duo performances with Dave Douglas (2005 International Trumpet Guild Convention in Bangkok) and Tom Harrell (around Italy). NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW The Jazz Musician's Guide to Creative Practicing available from Sher Music Publishing Co. http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5158/goodbookcoverey3.jpg
Members
Current quartet is David Berkman piano and compositions, Jimmy Greene-saxes, Ed Howard-bass and Ted Poor-drums.
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