Karl Berger
Karl Berger became noted for his innovative arrangements for recordings by Jeff Buckley ("Grace"), Natalie Merchant ("Ophelia"), Better Than Ezra, The Cardigans, Jonatha Brooke, Buckethead, Bootsie Collins, The Swans, Sly + Robbie, Angelique Kidjo a.o.; and for his collaborations with producers Bill Laswell, Alan Douglas ("Operazone"), Peter Collins, Andy Wallace, Craig Street, Alain Mallet, Malcolm Burn, Bob Marlett a.m.o. in Woodstock, NY. New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, London, Paris, Rome.
He recorded and performed with Don Cherry, Lee Konitz, John McLaughlin, Gunther Schuller, the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ingrid Sertso, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Ray Anderson, Carlos Ward, Pharoah Sanders, Blood Ulmer, Hozan Yamamoto and many others at festivals and concerts in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, India, Phillippines, Japan, Mexico, Brazil.
His recordings and arrangements appear on the Atlantic, Axiom, Black Saint, Blue Note, Capitol, CBS, Columbia Double Moon, Douglas Music, Elektra , EMI, Enja, Island, JVC, Knitting Factory, In&Out, MCA, Milestone, Polygram, Pye , RCA, SONY, Stockholm, Vogue a.o.
Founder and director of the Creative Music Foundation, Inc. , dba The Creative Music Studio, a not-for-profit corporation, dedicated to the research of the power of music and sound and the elements common to all of the world’s music forms; and to educational presentations through workshops, concerts , recordings, with a growing network of artists and CMS members worldwide .
Special areas of interest: Improvisation; world musical communications in ensembles/orchestras of soloists through modular compositions/arrangements; Rhythmic Training ( the GaMaLaTaKi system ): timing/attention/expression; R+ D of the elements governing the universal power of sound and music with emphasis on the healing power of sound and music.
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Album Review
Live From New York
Album Review
- Where Fortune Smiles by Roger Farbey
- The Lake and the Music by C. Michael Bailey
- The Lake and the Music by Mark Sullivan
- Complete Communion & Symphony For Improvisers Revisited by Mark Corroto
- Where Fortune Smiles by Maurizio Comandini
- Complete Communion & Symphony for Improvisers Revisited by Stefano Merighi
- MBefore by Karl Ackermann
July 30, 2015
Creative Music Studio Announces Fall Workshop, October 5-9, 2015
January 29, 2015
8th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival Takes Place June 14 & 21 In The Urban...
April 24, 2014
Creative Music Studio's Spring Workshop June 9-13
June 22, 2011
Mondays at The Stone in NYC: Karl Berger's Stone Workshop Orchestra
April 02, 2011
The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University Presents: The...
January 14, 2008
Karl Berger & Friends at the Stone Saturday, January 19th Sets at 8 and...
November 23, 2007
Jean-Louis Matinier Meets Karl Berger & Friends at the Thalia Thursday,...
September 17, 2007
Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Legacy (Tues) Karl Berger & Friends: "In the...
September 12, 2007
Karl Berger + Friends: "In the Spirit of Don Cherry" Sept. 19th at the...
May 30, 2007
Karl Berger & Friends and Imani Winds Open 2007 Season Maverick...
“Karl Berger’s a great pure player: without getting into stylistic pigeonholes and without any amplification, he delivers a constantly satisfying mixture of colorative nuances and straight ahead swing.” —Downbeat Magazine
“The way Karl plays the vibes he should be president of the United States.” —Dave Brubeck