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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.

Michael Zerang and the Blue Lights

Friday | 03 August 2018
Alarm Festival | Berlin - 9:00pm



Michael Zerang – drums
John Dikeman – tenor saxophone
Dave Rempis – alto saxophone
Josh Berman – cornet
Kent Kessler – double-bass

“Songs From The Big Book Of Love” is the title of the first Blue Lights-album on Michael Zerang very own “Pink Palace” label. Michael Zerang & the Blue Lights, Chicago’s rough and tumble quintet features musicians that are longstanding members of the scene performing the drummer’s original compositions which are equally influenced by American and Middle Eastern musics, with the emphasis placed on rhythm, melody and improvisation. At A L’ARME!, the Chicagoan gallery of personalities will be completed by the Amsterdam-based Shooting Star John Dikeman on tenor saxophone!