Josh Berman is a cornetist, improviser, composer, and music presenter. An essential contributor to Chicago’s active free jazz and improvised music scene, his work encompasses performing in a variety of highly collaborative formats, while also creating performance opportunities for musicians, having produced hundreds of shows in Chicago over the past 25 years. He has participated in over 40 recordings, with his own projects, Old Idea, Josh Berman and his Gang, and Josh Berman Trio receiving critical acclaim in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, DownBeat and many other publications. His recordings can be found on Chicago’s legendary Delmark Records, Austin’s Astral Spirits Records and most recently on Corbett Vs Dempsey.
Ken Vandermark's Topology Nonet Featuring Joe McPhee
Impressions of Po Music
Joe McPhee: tenor saxophone
Jason Adasiewicz: vibraphone
Josh Berman: cornet
Jeb Bishop: trombone
Tim Daisy: drums
Kent Kessler: bass
Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello and electronics
Dave Rempis: saxophones
Ken Vandermark: clarinets and tenor saxophone
On “Impressions Of Future Retrospective” the Nonet exercises a pulsing blues ringing with vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz’s metallurgy and cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm’s relentless attack. Vandermark weaves the music with searing solos from cornetist Josh Berman, saxophonist Dave Rempis and McPhee himself.
-Mark Corroto, All About Jazz, 2013
