Sasha Berliner Quintet

On a jazz scene bristling with brilliant young vibraphonists, Sasha Berliner has distinguished herself with a lithe electro-acoustic group sound rooted in post-bop improvisation and shaped by contemporary currents. Now based in Los Angeles, the San Francisco native spent formative years at the Workshop. On her first of three high school visits she was still focused on drums; by her return trips she had switched to vibes, soaking up invaluable experience in a combo led by Victor Lin. Sessions with Ambrose Akinmusire and Billy Hart helped prepare her for New York City and studies at the New School.

She has been soaring ever since as a bandleader, sidewoman, and composer. Last year she released her third studio album, Fantôme (Outside In Music), a supple, lyrically charged project threaded with electronic textures and imaginative production. In the fall, the storied Frankfurt Radio Big Band performed a concert devoted to arrangements of her compositions, and Berklee closed a seminar on her music with a program by the Sasha Berliner Berklee Ensemble. With artists such as Christian McBride, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Tyshawn Sorey calling her for gigs, she continues to flourish as a full-spectrum creative force.

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Personnel:

• Sasha Berliner, vibraphone
• Additional personnel TBA