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Dan Berg
After graduating from Hampshire College, Philly native Dan Berg now lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. His music is unique, drawing from many different sources and styles. He says he tries his best to strike a balance between groove and art--between the familiar and the esoteric. His current band, The Gestalt, covers a lot of genres featuring his own originals and covers and the standards that he has revamped. The word "gestalt" means something that is greater than all of its parts. In the music you may find certain rhythms or other elements that are familiar but the overall picture is something original
Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto
by AAJ Italy Staff
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
By Dan Berg
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Track listing: Waiting for a Hit; Why is a Crooked Letter; Relish Your Fears; Timshel (Thou Mayest); Conexions; Hook it Up; Vibrant Phases; Magnetisma.
Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto
by Dan Bilawsky
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 ...
Dan Berg & The Gestalt: Manifesto
by Karl Ackermann
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 ...