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.
The Bridge #15
Thursday | 15 November 2018
Elastic - 9:00pm
The fifteenth and final incarnation of the first round of the ongoing transatlantic collaboration The Bridge makes its way back to Elastic Arts as part of their fall 2018 tour of Chicago and the Midwest.
Josh Berman – cornet
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Didier Petit – cello
Edward Perraud – drums
