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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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Joey Berkley
Born:
Tenor Saxophone
Composer
Arranger
Recording Artist
Educator…
…migrating south from Toronto, Canada in 1978, Joey Berkley
immersed
himself in the competitive
New York City jazz scene. The musician benefited from his
experiences in
Manhattan, and maintains
that these early years of struggling were not only necessary,
but also crucial
to his musical
development. In fact, his CD that was released in 1999 and
marks his debut
as the bandleader of the
Joey Berkley Quartet, is aptly titled
Made
in
NYC. The disc,
which features many of Joey’s original compositions,
came out on A-
Records.
Both as a freelance musician on the NYC music scene or with his own groups
including The Joey Berkley Quartet, Joey has
performed in many of the prestigious venues past and present-
Birdland, The Village Gate, The Apollo, Radio City Music Hall
and the Bottom
Line.
In 2002 Joey co-founded the Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO)
Moving Forward
By Joey Berkley
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2019
Track listing: Moving Forward; Loss and Found; Dunce-Cap; Good-Bye; Killing Me Softly; Once Upon a Time; 3/4 of 4/4; Alamo; Hymn.
Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Pettiford and More
by Joe Dimino
This week we start with veteran Toronto jazz sax cat Joey Berkley and then move to legends like Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Clifford Brown and Louis Armstrong. We also profile new work by Dave Bass, Gretje Angell, Miguel Zenón and Roberto Magris. From there, we hear some Twin Peaks music from Johnny Jewel and wrap it ...
Joey Berkley Band: Moving Forward
by Troy Dostert
A saxophonist with a penchant for exploring multiple genres, Joey Berkley has a foundational love of straight-ahead jazz, as exemplified on his More n' Four (Self-released, 2009) and his work as director of the Westchester Center for Jazz and Contemporary Music in Yonkers. But his other projects allow him to explore his avid passions for R&B, ...
The Jens Wendelboe Big Band: Fresh Heat
by Edward Blanco
A superb follow-up to his well-received Inspirations, Vol. 1 (Rosa, 2010) ensemble excursion, veteran trombonist, band leader, and award-winning Norwegian composer/arranger, Jens Wendelboe unleashes a little Fresh Heat from The Jens Wendleboe Big Band. The disc features contemporary interpretations of classic compositions by trumpeter Clifford Brown, saxophonist Joe Henderson, and bassist Steve Swallow, along with several ...
Funkasaurus Rex Release "I Hear Voices"
Funkasaurus Rex has released I Hear Voices. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed Etched in Stone. This EP features a medley arrangement of Stevie Wonder's “I Wish/Superstition" plus an original by leader Joey Berkley entitled “Star." I Hear Voices also features a group of very talented singers. Yes, Funkasaurus Rex sings! Available now for download worldwide ...
Joey Berkley Quartet hosts Monday Night Jam in NYC
Tenor Saxophonist Joey Berkley and his Quartet host a regular Monday night jam session every Monday night at The Saloon on the upper-east side of NYC. The music begins at 8pm with a set by the Joey Berkley Quartet, then all musicians and singers are welcome to sit-in. There is a $10 cover charge for non-performers ...
Seven Steps to Soul
by Chris M. Slawecki
In a narrow view, soul music is a style of rhythm and blues in which the object of affection is most often a lover who's either in view or long been out of sight. But from a wider perspective, soul music can also tell the story of a nation's memories and dreams, and articulate the spirit ...
Joey Berkley: More 'n Four
by Mark F. Turner
A single listen to the pop/jazz standard “Nature Boy" is proof that saxophonist Joey Berkley's tenor is as robust and accomplished as they come. Living in New York since the late 1970s, the Canadian expat has survived and thrived in the “City That Never Sleeps"--performing with top musicians, running his own music company and teaching, while ...
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