Jazz Articles about Dan Berg

About Dan Berg

Album Review

Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 19, 2011

Dan Berg, tastierista e compositore nativo di Brooklyn, è stato allievo di Marty Erlich. Non c'è quindi da stupirsi se una particolare attenzione all'aspetto compositivo, alla rigorosità e profondità dell'approccio strumentale e soprattutto una mente aperta e senza preconcetti, siano divenuti elementi imprescindibili nel bagaglio artistico del giovane allievo. E ciò emerge a chiare lettere in Manifesto album di debutto licenziato con il suo gruppo Gestalt e autoprodotto. Tintinnare di campanellini, un celestiale vocalizzo di Kristin Young, il ritmo binario ...

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Album Review

Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto

Read "Manifesto" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
November 20, 2010

The idea of creation through inclusion seems to be lost on a lot of musicians today. Jazz--like every other area of music--has become highly compartmentalized. A need to place oneself as a direct descendant of a particular artist or style often limits horizon-expanding opportunities and results in stunted creativity. Pianist/composer Dan Berg and his band, The Gestalt, seems to see things differently, with open arms and an open mind. Berg's debut album, or Manifesto, if you will, is a bold ...

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Album Review

Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto

Read "Manifesto" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
September 5, 2010

Manifesto, the debut release from Dan Berg & The Gestalt, may be one of 2010's best recordings. The composer/keyboardist--a Brooklyn native and former student of reed man Marty Ehrlich--has created a smart, versatile and accessible collection that bridges genres and techniques, while remaining at home in the jazz idiom. With touches of Tin Hat Trio, bits of rock, Latin and the occasional operatic vocal, Manifesto has a broad appeal that fits contentedly within the overall scheme of the collection. Berg's ...