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Pianist and composer Ken Berman has appeared at Carnegie Hall in New York, Detroit's Fox Theater, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and The Sunside in Paris; he's equally at home in the bohemian grooves of the Knitting Factory and Smoke. He has performed and recorded with Bob Moses, Kai Eckhardt, John Lockwood, Yoron Israel, Bob Gullotti, Jaleel Shaw, Akira Tana, Take Toriyama and others: he's been the recent recipient of several artist grants and awards for his work as a jazz educator. He is currently on the music faculty at the University of California Berkeley.

Reviewing Ken Berman's latest CD In Mind for The L.A. Jazz Scene, jazz critic Scott Yanow writes: "When listening to Ken Berman's trio CD In Mind, it is easy to think of Keith Jarrett and Bill Evans, for Berman's chord voicings and his close interplay with his sidemen recall the work of his two predecessors. The difference is that Berman wrote all ten selections, he never copies Evans or Jarrett, and at times he sounds more advanced than either of them. The music overall is both swinging and thoughtful, spontaneous and purposeful." In Mind features ten inspired original tracks showcasing Ken's genius as a composer and pianist, leading a combo that includes the John Lockwood on bass and drummers Yoron Israel and Bob Gullotti. In Mind was recently rated one of the top 15 jazz releases of 2006 on the Jazz with Bob Parlocha website. The French newspaper Le Monde praised Ken Berman as "precise and inventive," and the "talk of the town in the clubs of the capital of jazz." His latest compositions have been featured on KCSM in San Francisco, WGBH in Boston, WFMT in Chicago, WEMU in Michigan, and KZSU at Stanford University. Ken Berman's 2003 CD, "The Ken Berman Trio" was hailed by Le Monde as a "fluid and erudite" work featuring "complex improvisations imbued with delicate sensuality and brilliance."

His CDs are available at CDbaby.com and Amazon.com, or visit: www.kenbermanmusic.com