Description
Jeffrey Arthur Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American jazz fusion bassist. He first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the band Bruford led by drummer Bill Bruford.
Berlin was born on January 17, 1953 in Queens, New York. He studied violin from 4 until 14 years of age, when he was inspired to play bass guitar after seeing the Beatles. He attended Berklee College of Music to study bass.
After session work with Patrick Moraz, David Liebman and Patti Austin, he gained widespread international attention in 1977 when British musician Bill Bruford handpicked him for his debut album Feels Good to Me. He played in Bruford’s namesake band until 1980. His Bruford bandmate Allan Holdsworth employed Berlin for his 1983 Warner Brothers album Road Games.
Berlin continued to record and tour throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
On August 30th, 2013, Berlin married Gabriela Sinagra, a jazz singer and vocal coach from Rosario, Argentina.
In a review for his album Low Standards, Bass Musician Magazine said, "Anytime I mention [Jeff Berlin], there seems to be a ripple in the force and the wave of Berlin supporters or antagonists come to the surface and spout-off their opinions. No matter where you stand regarding Jeff's musical philosophy, no one can reasonably deny the simple fact that Jeff seriously knows his craft and is one of the major players of our time."
Berlin's playing style has been compared to that of Jaco Pastorius; however, Berlin has repeatedly stated his distaste for Jaco imitators...(Wiki)
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Vox Humana - American jazz-rock fusion band, active in the mid-1980's. The group included: Clare Fischer, Keith England, Roger Love, Scott Henderson, Steve Smith, T. Lavitz.
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Jeff Berlin & Vox Humana - Champion (1985).
Tracklist:
1. Three Nighter (Jeff Berlin).
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Personnel:
1. Jeff Berlin – bass, piano, keyboards, vocals
2. Terry Lavitz – keyboards
3. Scott Henderson – guitar
4. Steve Smith – drums.
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Genre: Jazz/Fusion
Recorded: at the Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA; March, 1985.
Release: 1985 (US)
Label: Passport Jazz – PJ 88004
Art Direction – Kathleen Covert
Co-producer – Jeff Berlin
Cover [Computer Art] – Neil Zachary
Engineer – Roger Wiersema
Engineer [B2 And Vocals On B4] – Ron Malo
Executive-Producer – Jim Snowden
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Photography By [Back Cover] – Kristen Dahline
Producer – Ronnie Montrose
Programmed By [Dx-7] – Walter Afanasieff
Programmed By [Oberheim Analog] – Ronnie Montrose.